Letting the person in front of us DECIDE WHAT WE EAT!

[@legendofnoob]

This is a PSA about donkey burgers. They originate from the Hebei province (surrounding Beijing), and there are two distinct styles, from Baoding and from Hejian. The Hejian style is what you see in this video, the bread is rectangular and warm, while the meat is generally cold, cooked in a "jiang" technique which basically means they're first boiled and then marinated in a sauce. For the Baoding style, the bread (huoshao) comes warm in a round shape and quite a bit thicker. The meat is also warm, having been slow braised with spices and herbs for an extended time (I've heard up to 24 hours). Baoding style is by far my favorite but they're not available anywhere outside of that city. Because the recipes for the meat is generally kept secret and the Hejian style's cold meat makes it easier to vaccuum pack and store for longer periods. So most of the donkey burger shops throughout China are essentially franchisees, they just buy the meat and get them shipped to their location.

[@tatooxx6412]

“Fuck the duck until exploded” really made me laugh!!!!

[@hellokitchen]

干炸鸭？

[@ruiwang8024]

@@hellokitchen 笑死,直译.

[@lauragrt]

@@hellokitchen 干爆鸭子🤣

[@steventan385]

Oh dear

[@tatooxx6412]

well, it accidentally described the cooking method pretty well. Stir fried(fuck) the duck until you hear duck fat sizzling(exploded).

[@louisshengliu]

Double 9 festival is a traditional Chinese festival for centuries with a special meaning of paying respect to the elderly and climbing up high to enjoy the scene. My mum and Aunty took my grandpa, who is 95 this year, for exactly what the festival meant every year. It’s amazing grandpa is more active than most of my friends at 95. He plays badminton for 3 hours from 5am everyday.

[@Johnwalkstheworld]

Oh I miss our food adventures so so much. Maybe would take a pass on that duck mentioned in the menu but otherwise would like all the rest I think. Btw miss you babe!

[@xiuChang]

You can order the same dishes next day!

[@rhj9268]

I miss you too 🥺

[@parameswarar2]

Hi Dad 👋

[@biugeng6313]

come to China,you’re always welcome

[@mustardseed9969]

sweet

[@user-co5dy9ed5z]

Amy you have the cutest most positive personality! That’s why I love watching g you videos

[@Nicofilms]

Ahhh I loved this so much!! It was such a fun day and so exciting to try lots of things that I’ve not ordered before. Can’t wait for the next collaboration together! 🥰

[@manalin6917]

Hi Nico, I am one of your youtube Fan, been watching both your and Amy's Channel for a while, hope you reach 1 Million one day, keep making beautiful and meaningful videos!

[@oomboo7648]

nico！i am your fans

[@dddmiao]

I’m a big fan!!

[@Nicofilms]

@@manalin6917 Thanks so much! haha maybe one day!

[@Nicofilms]

@@oomboo7648 That's awesome!!

[@tc2334]

As a foreigner living in Beijing (for quite a while), it's still fun to watch yours and Nico's videos. You both have actually given me some ideas of new things to try. haha Also, I love donkey burgers.

[@aaaaaaaaaa97]

West Taiwan is a pretty great place...hope to visit someday.

[@tc2334]

@@aaaaaaaaaa97 South Mongolia is nice as well as southern Manchuria. If you're feeling adventurous, Northern Hong Kong has lots of hidden gems to explore.

[@chrisjohn1284]

@@tc2334 I've heard good things about East Xinjiang as well

[@tc2334]

@@chrisjohn1284 It’s gorgeous in the spring.

[@heavyfoot_jp2951]

I gotta say, the "Fuck the duck until exploded" completely caught me off guard. I haven't laughed so hard in a while...

[@KhayWong]

It's dry stir fry duck.

[@DanielLee-qz1yd]

foie gras is that you?

[@miniwu66]

As a Chinese living abroad, I really enjoy watching your videos which bring me joy and homesickness for the food!

[@gempass]

Your description of the food and its taste is the absolute icing on the cake!

[@instsunshine]

Jack’s like a food scientist 😂

[@yerri5567]

Amy: "Im willing to go sh*t for this" 🤣

[@Vntoronto]

I would like to try all the food you’ve tried… they look sooo delicious!👍🏻🤤 Love the idea of random adventure! Awesome video! Mouth watering...🤪👍🏻😜👏🏻😋👋🏻

[@BlondieinChina]

All so delicious!

[@Vntoronto]

@@BlondieinChina hope you didn’t get stuck in the w/c because of the rose flavour milk 😂😂😂 Kidding….. have a safe travel!

[@clocktower1164]

@@BlondieinChina I am *_sooooooo_* envious of you ! You can eat so much and still remain so skinny. If I eat half as much as you do, I'd be fatter than the Michelin dude.

[@echeverriaashley81]

My two favorite KZbinrs in one video!!! Loved this video! Makes me miss Beijing so much! Thank you guys for sharing this with us!

[@liyuerenzikotien2756]

Loved this! So full of surprises, you should do another one of these!

[@ssl2928]

Amy也太拼了 为了做节目真豁出去了 感人啊

[@MrLuca998]

Here in 🇮🇹Italy🇮🇹 it's very common to eat donkey meat, the dish name is "Stracotto di asino" and it's very delicious ! Btw other weird dishes that we eat are: snails, frogs but also rabbit and horse meat (both are sooo tasty) !

[@MegaCavatina]

I had donkey meat in Verona and also recommend it to my friends who go there. It’s really delicious!

[@icecat4823]

This is awesome. I'm chinese and there are so many chinese food that I didn't even try before! It is alwasy nice to go out of comfort zone to try something new!

[@billng6526]

Just love blondies’ character, always wearing a smile on her face, bravo!

[@sigerlion8608]

Poor Amy risking lactose intolerance for us! We are blessed to have such a dedicated vlogger!

[@cashmerecat9269]

So much fun watching you guys venturing out for food. Drooling...

[@selfiecomic997]

I've watched so many of your vlog's on TV and I can't give you a well deserved thumbs up so now is the time to work through all your videos. :)

[@hisousihou]

In many Chinese dishes, raw eggs are added into the hot soup and allowed to form a flocculent solid. This texture is common for the Chinese, but I don't seem to see it much in the diets of other countries.

[@nxul2454]

牛奶蛋花湯

[@kongming2005]

I notice that people you talk to whether patrons or restaurant staffs are responding very honestly and natural not like years before. Chinese people improves and advance extremely quickly

[@breathingbutnotthatgreat]

Ohhh this was so fun to watch! Hope you can do more of videos like this 😂 I'm glad you tasted the eggy milk!!

[@junlinzhang6248]

Hey Amy, it is safe to say that you have experienced more China than me, being a Chinese I am actually learning more about my own culture and food lol

[@shnmak2958]

Same here 😅

[@deeran275]

Donkey burger is literally my greatest childhood memory! The one you had in Beijing is from a suburb called HeJian(河间), their burger/HuoShao(火烧) is in a rectangle shape. There is a different type of donkey burger in HeBei province, originated from a small city called XuShui(徐水). HuoShao from XuShui is in a round shape and with a different texture from HeJian HuoShao. You should give it a try if you have chance. Remember to order MenZiRou(焖子肉), and ask the people there to mix some gravy to the fillings. Bon appétit!

[@aaaaaaaaaa97]

Hope to try donkey burger in west taiwan someday.

[@8kw7mx9]

donkey meat 🤮

[@sirgallant5000]

@@8kw7mx9 delicious

[@TZCOOKS]

@@8kw7mx9 probably better then the McDonald’s u eat everyday

[@legendofnoob]

I remember from my childhood that every donkey joint had to have 漕河正宗 written on their banner. Good ol' days when they cost 2 rmb huh.

[@rorschachgotnicemask9449]

In Hebei, you can get another version of a donkey burger, or more like a donkey roll. It's not made separately like this but baked as a whole roll, which is denser and moister inside.

[@LegendaryPoo89]

So nostalgic, most of this video was filmed where I grew up. Various snack shops around DongSi is literally walking distance. Thank you for this video Amy.

[@darrellwong4097]

Such a great video Amy! So adventurous, fun and inspiring! Awesome! 👍👍👍

[@jc8886]

Definitely love your strategy and effort to step out of your comfort zone! That’s actually the best way to experience local!

[@damienyang8995]

Such a great video! Seeing all the streets and hutongs in Beijing just made me really nostalgic!

[@jiabinzhang9234]

I love the colab! I love watching you and Nico's channel!

[@jerometsowinghuen]

I have to say, "letting the person in front of us to decide what we have" is really a fun challenge for everyone, with some humor at the end. 😄 Not only the vegetable bun looks delicate and healthy, but also I am pretty shocked with the donkey burger, even donkeys can be edible.😱

[@mindethereal6627]

Donkey meat is very good meat in China. It is good for health. Donkey skin can be made into high-end ointment.

[@Zerpentsa6598]

Cantonese boil donkey skins for collagen. Eaten esp after childbirth.

[@richard_ren]

My now.1 still goes to a local restaurant sign says "server error" right under their restaurant name in Chinese, which I think they didn't realize the connection was off while using the online translator. But "viciously violated duck" surely raise a bit of concerns too... The chef need a pay rise, too much hard work😂

[@BenjiSun]

That looks like a fun adventure, order whatever the person in front of you orders. i've had donkey burgers before in Hangzhou, but it's served in a guabao and not huoxiao, so it might be a bit different, but the meat has such a fragrance to it. so good!

[@chanm01]

Of all the parts of Chinese cuisine that might put a foreigner off, I never thought I'd see the day when someone was done in by milk and egg. lol

[@frankie2022]

Amy is so lovely and funny. Watching her videos is always a joy.

[@zhuangcorp]

I also love Donkey Burger. I specifically went around looking for it when I visited China. I am also surprised that its your first one, because its a pretty big staple of street food in China.

[@BlondieinChina]

yeah can't believe it was my first one! Definitely won't be my last

[@zhz243]

@@BlondieinChina also lamb beff…

[@jielinzhou1442]

@@BlondieinChina Try donkey hotpot when you happen to see one.. it is amazing!

[@JC-kl1sw]

Amy: I am willing to shit for it! 🤣🤣🤣 That's some next level commitment for trying exotic food on behalf of us all!

[@seephinlim7688]

You really know how to make your videos interesting. Good job.

[@sosochio4374]

so cool to see you guys all having fun together. the food looked fantastic!

[@mandyluo1371]

You’re so authentic Amy!! ❤️

[@jonah_lau]

谢谢您的每一期视频！跟着您的双语字幕，我学会了很多地道的口语！

[@C3PO_]

Hahaha! The "milky soup" has a lot of traditional ingredients that are believed to be nourishing. It also has some sweet rice wine in it, so should not taste too eggy, as long as you're not as egg-intolerant as Jack.😜

[@Runningbowels]

Great collaboration! I would give Donkey burgers a try. I agree with Nico about adding some onions to it.

[@hannahz8030]

I love your videos, wish you can post more than once a week!

[@shengboluan4833]

steamed corn bread itself is very classic but in modern days, especially when going back to the olden days is like some sort of fashion (a lot of things are being 'revived' in Chinese culture as to not to forget our past or something I guess) has a bit of a twist to them. Corn bread is traditionally not tasty at all, is really dry and tasteless is probably the best way to describe it....but if you buy them anywhere now....they taste lovely and different types of it are floating about as well.....

[@ranger9211]

So funny at the last dish of milky soup, shedding tear with joyful smile!

[@laurenf6539]

Have had donkey burger quite a few times whenever I would visit my husbands family in Beijing. It really is delicious. Definitely worth a try. The restaurant is near the Houhai Park.

[@baatarbeifong7869]

Her videos are so relatable lol! I would also just be ordering what those in front of me ordered, if I didn't know what was good and wanted to be adventurous~ Also, if I thought a food was delicious, I would just stick with it and order it daily for a week like she said she did with guo bao ruo and Shunde goose~

[@SohThirsty]

Jack really does a way with words haha. But man those glutinous rice balls look so pretty

[@sarahjin5005]

omg the burger looks so good, def gonna try it out for myself sometime..

[@ASpec818]

I’m happy whenever I get a Blondie upload notification!

[@omni3670]

Haha......this was really fun to watch! To be honest, you could say I felt cheated not having the opportunity to taste the goodies you guys ordered. They all looked super delicious! Being lactose intolerant myself, don't think my system could hold up but the milk drink thingy looked tempting to me though hehe....The 3 Beijing musketeers out on a fun food foray! Great idea this order as the front fellow ordered challenge hohoho!

[@ilai7893]

Donkey burger sounds intriguing, wonder if it compares to and is gamey like bison (tried that in Yellowstone Park in the US)?

[@cochan7347]

it's not very gamey...even less smelly than lamb meat in my opinion.

[@bhz6349]

The taste of donkey meat is different from that of pig, cattle and mutton. When people get used to the special taste of donkey meat, they will find that they can't live without it. Do you know cigarettes? Donkey meat is much more elastic than other meat, but the muscle fiber is still delicate. Chinese people like to use spices to reconcile the aroma of donkey meat. There will be "dragon meat in the sky and donkey meat on the ground."

[@WENJILIU]

I always watch your video with a smile, your video is very infectious, thank you for bringing us happiness❤️

[@jackxie1073]

Amy knows so much about Chinese food,those who appreciate the delicacy of donkey meat are gourmets

[@shapirofamily39]

Hi Amy, close to your best video to date.. what a great idea!!! So easy to just order the familiar when you go somewhere.. this should be a 'must do' for everyone!!! Thanks once again..

[@leedean1696]

Gordon Ramsay: Donkey!!!! Restaurant Owner: Here is your order sir, a donkey burger.

[@elaineg60]

Ok…now I gotta go find a recipe for the milk-egg soup. I’ve had COVID the past 2 weeks and haven’t been able to get anyone to bring me fresh veggies..darn it! I’ve been drinking a LOT of jujube + goji berry “tea”. AND I had a few bags of other dehydrated fruits-mixed in with ice cream & frozen yogurt. I also finished my Pho and other noodle soups..,along with my last jar of LaoGanMa..(pizza and LaoGanMa are the only 2 things I can taste). I’m currently waiting and HOPING I can get some fresh veggies today…ready to cook!

[@notthatyouasked6656]

When I was in college, a friend and I would go out for ice cream sundaes and he would insist that I choose the ice cream flavors for him. I would always take the obnoxious route and pick things that really, really didn't go together, like peppermint stick, maple walnut, and orange sherbet. Somehow he would still manage to finish the sundae every time.

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

Random info, the "dragon meat" actually refers to hazel grouse, which commonly exist across northern Eurasia. The nickname foe the hazel grouse is actually 飞龙, flying dragon, but it was a phonetic translation of the name of the grouse in Manchu. It is literally "in the sky there's hazel grouse/flying dragon meat", the saying is more literal than metaphorical.

[@mingzhang2590]

谢谢科普！

[@ef5566]

Hi Amy, you recommended a VPN that can be used in China. Can I ask what it was? I can't find your video.

[@RoadDestination]

My first trip to China I knew no chinese at all, so in restaurants I couldn't point at food items I usually just pointed at a few random items on the menu.... resulted sometimes in questioning looks, weird combinations and being completely clueless about what I was actually eating. But no complaints about the food. My second trip I knew just enough chinese to make bad educated guesses resulting in even weirder combinations :-) The one I remembered best was pig ears with peanuts. I recognised 花 and 猪, projected flowers to be veggies and some pork sounded good, but when served I realized immediately I should have known. Both were in the vocabulary I had learned....

[@sidekicks1403]

must’ve been 猪脑花 pig brains😂

[@jennywu4920]

猪脑花 pig brains 😀😂😛

[@oomboo7648]

hahaha

[@idesorld]

LMAO😂😂

[@seolamin2347]

Always look forward to your videos thank you for sharing such amazing experiences 🥰🥰🥰

[@henningzander9815]

dont know how you could miss out on it. alrrady one of my favorites food when i studied 20 years ago in china. another great undervalued treat is 熏肉大饼 which i regulary at one shop in qingdao in 2004.

[@mingyuanhuang9061]

haha, Amy is so cute when saying "QQtan"

[@patrickleung3664]

Well I personally don’t think milk and egg bits desert is an odd combination for the Chinese food. Even though I am not a milk byproduct lover, I would think it should taste fairly good 😊

[@batigol6456]

传统食物里是没有这个组合的，传统的是醪糟蛋花汤（醪糟是用糯米酿制的一种甜米酒），不会加牛奶，牛奶就够腥了，再加上鸡蛋的腥，这种加牛奶的我也不会尝试😂

[@jennyohara4011]

Another Aussie Girl here who found your channel, just love people who love China!

[@siqhishsqqqshsi6958]

the last one was northwestern chinese food probably halal also, and northwestern spice usually has a bright red color but never really that spicy, it is just to add a bit of fragrance of the chilli

[@TheSummeryly]

Your video is so informative！ I love it so much！ thank you！

[@jay_leng]

You so funny! You know in old days what kind of people squatting on curb eating "wotou" ? The poors, so called "coolies".

[@catinabox3048]

lmao that's what I was thinking! I'm Chinese and I grew up reading all these folk tales where these poor but hardworking laborers are being mistreated by their landowners. The stories would always mention that they ate wotou to drive home how badly they're treated. I've never had it myself because my parents perceived it as cheap, difficult to swallow, and not something they wanted to feed their only child. Growing up, my dad didn't touch corn at all because he's had so much of it when he was working in the countryside during the Cultural Revolution that he's learned to hate it and to associate corn with a bad life. To be fair though, modern wotou is generally mixed with regular flour to make the texture more acceptable.

[@dragade101]

I dont know the time pressure (if you have 10 or 30 people queued behind you) but tell the staff that you are feeling adventurous and want to try something different. What is the speciality and what would they recommend. Some places clearly mark their speciality items but the ones who dont and assume locals only visit; they might give you 30 seconds of insight.

[@madeeasydistribution9086]

So how do you access KZbin and upload your videos in China

[@anchovyangela]

Wait I really love your sweater that you're wearing in this video. Would you mind sharing where it's from?

[@RespectOthers1]

Donkey: ‘Sh*t! Finally got detected by their food radars!’ :D

[@abdirahmanhussein3899]

Nasty! But Funny if you work @ ASPI.

[@djdad2482]

The only time i can watch your channel is late night time... it is SUCH a bad idea! 🤣 makes me hungry!! 😬😬😬😬🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@violetviolet888]

Think of the egg in the milk soup like the egg in egg drop soup. Milk and eggs are the main ingredients in dan tat (egg custard at dim sum).

[@rhj9268]

Oh amyyyyy, you look even prettier lately!! How’s that possible

[@kathrynh7358]

Yes you’ve been missing out on the donkey burger haha! It’s absolutely delicious!

[@leehew2]

This one is so funny! Hope to see Nico & Jack again in your videos

[@jcgao5319]

Donkey burger was originated from my hometown, so glad that you guys love it!!! I'm also a super fans of it, I can eat 5 burgers a meal hahahahaha!

[@virginiawu3177]

Donkey burgers are literally my favorite food from Beijing and one of my favorite foods in general. So good!

[@luluvega9901]

We visited Hebei County on April and we tried the round donkey burgers…. They were absolutely delicious!!! I was a bit scared of trying them but i’m happy that i did it, my new fave dish !!! 🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@sic8098]

Your funny I love your enthusiasm for food ☺🤗

[@YummYakitori]

I'm overseas Chinese from Singapore and I'm definitely drooling at all the food!! Most of Singapore's population is ethnically Chinese but the Chinese cuisine we have here doesn't have so much variety since our ancestors mostly hail from Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan areas, hence I've actually never had any of the food mentioned in the video. Also our food is a lot more lighter on the palate compared to say northern China or Sichuan. I definitely want to try the donkey meat burger, 宽粉 and 牛奶鸡蛋醪糟 the most. Huge fan of the usual 酒酿醪糟. I think the egg drop texture is quite usual for Chinese and not anything out of the ordinary lol. Would be better if it came with glutinous rice balls in the milk soup. Probably won't try anything from the first place though, I'm not particularly into corn veggie buns or the pastry with red bean paste

[@RedHotTopicsNow]

Everything looks so delicious, unfortunately we can not get these in the US.

[@lexilove4n6]

I used to live in beijing I miss it so much ! :( youre so smart and know so much about China I love living though you!

[@janethankinson8849]

Love your food tasting experiences. You guys look like you are having so much fun. Never tried donkey anything and not sure if I would. While we here in Australia are feeling so segregated and dictated to. Can you believe what going on in Aus?

[@yinhoukhor7109]

Great triple combination/team as always!!! Three exclamation marks, one for each team member! Love the names on the menu at 1:36 and 1:41. With the first one, it makes me curious as to who F's the ducks that severely. Love the crunch at 10:05! Great quote at the end: "I am willing to s**t for this." Strong finish!

[@水蛭o]

There is one thing neglected in the milk soup, but it is very important. It is the "醪糟", the dessert after the glutinous rice is cooked and fermented. It has a touch of wine and sweetness and is delicious.

[@ayanm1867]

The colorful rice ball looks sooo good : )

[@Thumtwiddler]

You need to get some merch t-shirts with 'Far out brussel sprout' on it.😄

[@user-nn1130]

I am envious that you can live in China under the epidemic. I haven't returned to China for more than 2 years. I miss my parents. I miss my hometown.😭😭😭

[@halfassedplay]

作为一个兰州人看到马三洋芋，口水和眼泪一起流下来了。

[@buttergrandma6778]

Lmao took me till now to realize ur Chinese handle is a pun on ur name and food 😂 amyzing!!

[@Veronica_Boer]

I've tried a donkey burger in Milano's Chinatown and its fabulous. But in Italy they also eat horse meat, literally has no fat and it's all good proteins. The same goes for donkey meat. Glad you liked it.

[@沈澜天]

The two KZbinrs i love

[@edog025]

Nanjing was one of the "three furnaces" back to 民国 but not anymore in recent years. The new "四大火炉 (four furnaces)" are Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, and Nanchang.

[@wt88.]

Love the fun challenge. I should try this challenge. 💕👍