I'm Chinese and I'm not offended. Because hes right. US Chinese food are pretty bad.
@InitialRain5 жыл бұрын
but the question is, are you chinese american? there's a difference. It's pretty similar to Trevor noah's comedy bit about south african people not being offended by being called the n-word becaus ein their country that's not the derogatory term that is used. If people didn't bully me as a kid and made fun of me for eating what is authentic Chinese food and actually embraced what authentic chinese food was from the very beginning of chinese immigrant restaurants then there would be no "american" chinese food.
@Murmurrr5 жыл бұрын
You being Chinese doesn't give you more credibility to speak on the issue lol. Chinese people from China are not the same as American born Chinese. Mainlanders if you will, only understand what it's like to come from a country that is majority their culture, they don't understand what it's like to grow up in a country with a dominant culture that is not their own. US Chinese food originated during a different time. You can't blame Chinese immigrants for modifying their food to adjust to the "western palette". It came out of survival. The average citizen in the early 1900s were not "#foodies" like they are now. People didn't like foreign things. If you didn't adopt, you went out of business.
@tinaqi74865 жыл бұрын
May I ask what makes a person "Chinese American"?
@RabidHobbit5 жыл бұрын
The important thing here as that here we see two Americans having an uncomfortable discussion like adults on public media. They don't see 100% eye to eye, they realize it, but they allow the discussion to happen without resorting to being offended, ignoring the other side or walking away and killing off the discussion. We're too sensitive TBH, we don't want our entertainment to make us cringe, we want to be comfortable and for people to say what we want to hear.
@KarniToTheKaz3 жыл бұрын
@@tinaqi7486 when one has chinese parents but was born and raised in the USA
@nvm03 жыл бұрын
Andrew is one of the most inspirational human beings/hosts I have ever seen. Such a down to earth and intelligent guy...a great host!
@TheWhitefisher Жыл бұрын
This interviewer isn't in charge of the conversation lol. Zimmern handled him like a chef knows how to handle people.
@eringaughn80825 жыл бұрын
I ate at Lucky Cricket a few days ago. It's not that good, to be honest. I've visited China before, so I'm not entirely unaware of what authentic Chinese food can taste like, but Lucky Cricket is a big ol' 'meh' so far. The problem with him saying that chinese food in the midwest is horseshit and that it's all PF Chang, etc. is that it isn't. Minneapolis has mom and pop chinese restaurants that have been serving the community good food for years. (More reliably and for less money, too) I don't care if a white guy wants to open an authentic (insert whatever ethnicity here) restaurant, but I do think it's unwise to shit on the locals who have worked their asses off to make a place for themselves in their communities. Sometimes those people were immigrants who would have loved to have served authentic food, but discovered that the locals just weren't ready yet. And again, Lucky Cricket wasn't particularly good. If you're going to talk shit, you better bring your 'A' game. :/
@K2_Wellness5 жыл бұрын
Good point.
@Angel-ym2op5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Andrew.
@BestEverFoodReviewShow5 жыл бұрын
Why would you edit in the parts where he tells people he can't take a photo cause he's shooting? "Fast Company is the world's leading progressive business media brand" Yes, these days saying all republicans are racist is "progressive". You guys had a lot here to work with. This could have been an objectively good piece if you took your ego out of it.
@MAB-bs3zf3 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about Sunny? Why you hate Andrew?
@welllazvdo22162 жыл бұрын
Let em know, Sonny!
@pohlerbear78612 жыл бұрын
@@welllazvdo2216 you are so wrong and make it hard to turn the other cheek. You the problem.
@welllazvdo22162 жыл бұрын
@@pohlerbear7861 what are you talking about? I do think it was unnecessary to show Andrew saying that, like he was a bad person. And I do think not all republican is a racist. That's all! What is all this about, man? 😂
@GoldFaceFella3 ай бұрын
Not all republicans are racists, but racists support republicans.
@kinneyyee34955 жыл бұрын
I didn't hear anything offensive in this interview. As a person who grew up in a Chinese restaurant, I agree that most "Chinese" food is adjusted to the American palate. But in many cities with Asian populations, if you want to find "Authentic Asian/Chinese Food" all you have to do is find where the Chinese/Asian communities are, and eat where they eat. LOL... Eat like a local.
@TERRENCEJJR2 жыл бұрын
This guy is a genius and a hero.
@rajragune76325 жыл бұрын
idw, but I do agree that most chinese restaurant in USA offer some strange food that worse than the Chinese food in China.
@rajragune76325 жыл бұрын
The page about this video has already gain 1000+ posts and almost all the people agree my idea.
@isaiahedwards5952 Жыл бұрын
Man I love Andrew always have he has a big heart and isn’t for himself
@duenaya5 жыл бұрын
I'm unfamiliar with Zimmern, the Minneapolis food scene or its socio-political context. This guy's focus isn't on race or cultural appropriation: he sees a gap in the current market and feels an urge to fill in that gap. Existing stakeholders are going to criticize and jump and scream for sure. No need to apoligize really.
@ssaquiettraveler5 жыл бұрын
The thing is that there really really isn't a gap. The Twin Cities has a massive amount of authentic asian restaurants, particularly Chinese, Thai, and Korean. One of the main streets between the two cities is positively littered with them. He either is intentionally ignorant of the restaurant scene around him or he is openly insulting the very scene he's trying to "create".
@K2_Wellness5 жыл бұрын
@@ssaquiettraveler Good point!
@thinklafiction15 жыл бұрын
Good for you Andrew Zimmern! Say it like it is - that’s what a critic should do. PF Chang’s is overpriced and it’s not even Chinese food!
@konstant84375 жыл бұрын
Talking about his restaurant around 9 mins. , controversial words 10:30 mins. I’m Chinese and I don’t think he said anything offensive. Watch the whole interview and judge for yourself.
@taWay217 ай бұрын
Love you Andrew. Cant believe they tried to cancel this kind man over a phrase taken out of context.
@pohlerbear78612 жыл бұрын
PLEASE bring your Chinese restaurant to Cincinnati/Dayton Ohio. PLEASE 🙏
@Opochtli3 жыл бұрын
Wow GREAT channel, subscribed!!!!
@kannykak.71735 жыл бұрын
Give him his shows back. Chinese American food is largely horse shit compared to authentic, well spiced Chinese food. I'm sure there are some quality Chinese American restaurants in the Midwest, but he's a world traveler with experienced tastebuds. I'm Asian American & I'm #TeamZimmern. I definitely don't care for P.F. Chang's.
@pamelaryan31596 жыл бұрын
The dude interviewing in a touch arrogant. Very best of luck for Lucky Cricket and Andrew Zimmern.
@K2_Wellness5 жыл бұрын
Best of luck to PF Chang's too!
@gregsimoes86455 жыл бұрын
BOTH Zimmern and the guy interviewing him are condescending pricks in the second half of this video.
@mactastic1445 жыл бұрын
He isn't wrong. I ordered P.F. Changs a couple of weeks ago and it's overpriced garbage. They put Milk in the Curry of their Thai Harvest Curry With Chicken dish.
@mnbr68845 жыл бұрын
Milk?! :0
@blusasuke875 жыл бұрын
Many places and cultures use coconut milk in curry. Not sure about cows milk but coconut milk is legit.
@mnbr68845 жыл бұрын
Coconut milk is an ingredient in most curries but when people say milk without qualifiers, they mean cow's milk. Cow's milk is considered an inferior substitute
@EmperorKagato5 жыл бұрын
There's more than just pf chang in the midwest though
@NathanOen5 жыл бұрын
PF Chang is not a chinese food restaurant. As my son said it: "oh yeah, a restaurant with a big horse". And yes the foods usually comes with heavy, sweet and salted gravy and look like a horse****. Food is our soul and culture identity for us and Mr. Zimmern really more Chinese than most of midwesterners (including me) in regard to chinese food. I'm glad someone as famous like him to finally speak. He is right to the point that PF Chang like its owner, look chinese on the outside but deep down it's american food. Nothing wrong with that, both american and chinese food has market and room for it. What we need now is a chain chinese restaurants as someone like him finally doing it. As PF Chang, next time we go I'll tell my son "let's eat at that horse*** restaurant" as in horsey ;-) because deep down what is PF Chang? it's a restaurant with a big horsey, nothing more nothing less.
@subversivedoll5 жыл бұрын
Another person offended, another celebrity 'lost'. When are we going to send the message that we can't fire everyone on TV that offends someone or they'll all eventually be gone?
@cobaltgrc5 жыл бұрын
huh, I can get chili oil at Dragon Star and awesome roast duck at the Hmong Market. What does he mean that this market doesn't have good food like that? There's tons of it around the Twin Cities. Sorry Zim, lots of folks get it around here.
@Mio2485 жыл бұрын
I don't know why so many dislikes (I haven't even read the comments yet), but I can guess why; maybe because that little discussion at the end of the video. Listen guys & gals. This two people are talking. That's all they are doing. They are not fighting, they are not arguing even. They stated their opinion on the matter of culture food exposure and how it should be executed and no one got hurt. I knew someone who told me once that the most important thing any person can do when things get challenging and turn dark is talk and listen. And if things do get too heated, take a break and go live life and get experience because life does have a way of changing you physically and spiritually. And when the time comes where you're reunited with the person you had the debate with, you can look at that conversation through a new light that hopefully betters everyone. And even if you don't return to finish out the conversation, at least no one got hurt and everyone can continue to live life with a possibility. So, though I have no experience in the food industry in depth and let alone traveling to get to know a culture, but I can see why both parties was conflicted. But they ended up laughing it off at the end which is one of the things it's all about. Just keep the good vibes. We're just discussing.
@vibuthankabali3 жыл бұрын
He is my inspiration... :) You are doing so well Andrew... :)
@K2_Wellness5 жыл бұрын
"...PF Chang’s, founded by Philip Chiang. “Was P.F. Chang’s not a ripoff because Cecilia Chiang’s kid owned it?” Zimmern argued. (Cecilia Chiang was the owner of San Francisco’s legendary Mandarin Restaurant.) “Because despite how he looks on the outside, he’s a rich American kid on the inside, right?” A couple of thoughts: + Not sure where Zimmern was going with that specific line because Chang's bio online said he was born in China. + The few PF Chang's restos I've seen (in CA, MO, etc) all were popular and quite lively. I don't see the problem with PF Chang's. Is that one of the "horsesh--" restos he's referring to? The diverse types of customers appeared to be enjoying their food (incl. my own midwestern relatives who I think would laugh if they heard that Zimmer wants to "save" them). Kudos to them.
@gregsimoes86455 жыл бұрын
I think he references PF Changs as a "success story" that he wants to emulate even though he's not Chinese. I think his "horseh-" comment is referring to all the mom&pop American Chinese restaurants that serve takeout in polygon boxes. I'm not sure why people are conflating the two comments. That said, I think he and his interviewer friend were also BOTH condescending asses in the back half of the interview trying to "save" the flyover states with all their coastal experience.
@monteharrison14786 жыл бұрын
How about this: Stop giving a shit if someone is going to be offended, because there is ALWAYS that someone that is looking for reasons to be offended.
@ssaquiettraveler5 жыл бұрын
You're a white dude, yeah?
@ebnrong5 жыл бұрын
@@ssaquiettraveler I'm chinese and I agree with him
@scratchpoint5 жыл бұрын
@@ssaquiettraveler So, you believe Whites have an inherently thicker skin when it comes to not taking offense? Sounds pretty racist!
@ssaquiettraveler5 жыл бұрын
@@scratchpoint ..... no. I do think that most of the time the people shouting to stop being offended are the people who have lived their lives having society geared toward them. I.E. in America, white dudes.
@scratchpoint5 жыл бұрын
@@ssaquiettraveler If getting offended is the worst thing happening to you, then you have it pretty good in life.
@mahrihaque49445 жыл бұрын
All that poor woman wanted was a picture 😥
@HarbingerofHyol940 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I get he was filming, and ideally should've let her take a super 10 sec selfie, but the problem is that then he'd have to let EVERYONE do it.
@pennyhidy1562 Жыл бұрын
That’s the kind of restaurant I want.A real Chinese restaurant that doesn’t Americanize the food.
@bigjared89465 жыл бұрын
This is what happens when you eat way too much soy.
@InitialRain5 жыл бұрын
To all the people who are saying that they, "are Chinese and are not offended by this." You really don't understand the nuance behind why Chinese American Chefs are pissed off. Chinese immigrants who first came to North America couldn't cook authentic Chinese food because White America didn't want to eat authentic Chinese food. So instead of sticking to making authentic Chinese food and committing financial suicide, Chinese immigrants had to make a bastardized version of Chinese food: kung pao chicken, chop suey, etc. The kids of Chinese immigrants were bullied for the lunches they brought to school because it didn't consist of peanut butter jelly sandwiches or lunchables. Now its "trendy" to eat "ethnic" foods. Now its cool to open restaurants that are "authentic". But it isn't Chinese people or Koreans or Filipinos opening these "authentic" restaurants. It's the White Saviour who has "discovered" real authentic ethnic foods. The same white man who probably bullied some asian kid for having dumplings for lunch in grade school. This is why people are upset and calling it racist. Asians were literally ridiculed for eating dogs and cats, and in some cases still are. Then these same people 10-20 years down the lines have now somehow miraculously discovered the deliciousness of "authentic" foods. Like really? we don't need a white guy to tell us how to make authentic chinese food, when we know how to do it.
@odd-eyesdragoon5 жыл бұрын
So that’s why Bizarre Foods hardly airs anymore.
@mikebarta9155 жыл бұрын
Most "Asian" food has been americanised to the point that it is a load of shit. I am half Taiwanese and grew up with chinese food.
@crimsonsky973 жыл бұрын
If he dolled out food to anyone interested is a good idea
@ssaquiettraveler5 жыл бұрын
As someone that lives in the Twin Cities and frequently ends up at one of our many hole in the wall, authentic Asian restaurants, if you want to introduce your friends to authentic cuisine, show them the people making it. Take the time to educate yourself on the local cuisine before acting like it doesn't exist. You are not only famous but an established chef and you're shitting on immigrants with no fame or power for not being able to boldly create the same food with the same outcome as you. That is the very definition of privilege.
@viperslate5 жыл бұрын
Damn this guy screwed himself. The interviewer knew Andrew screwed himself by disrespecting the owner of PF Chang's for no reason.
@jonfungg4 жыл бұрын
I'm not subscribed, but I would love to unsubscribe.