Italian Chef tries Chinese Hand-pulled Noodles for the First Time

[@CantoMando]

Chef Gianluca invited Dennis and I over to his place the follow week for some traditional italian pasta- y'all can check that video out right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpbXhZ2feZqpjJo

[@ohmwai]

This channel has gone from a group of boys figuring out their place in society and culture to a group of young men introducing and guiding others into a culture they now understand and cherish. A glow up for the channel but such a beautiful time watching y'all grow up and mature as well.

[@yescwsss]

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[@pkl-yt]

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[@mathewpham9935]

W take

[@sozzled3053]

needs to be pinned to channel

[@CantoMando]

This means a lot to us- we really needed to hear this❤

[@TheRomanoChef]

This was an amazing experience!!! Can’t wait to have chef try my pasta 😄

[@Akusen_Arcade]

Super interessante la tua analisi dei suoi piatti! Non vedo l'ora di vedere la prossima puntata!

[@Ich1GoTgl]

Looking forward to it as well

[@Bob1332s]

you gave really good detailed reactions to the food that most people wouldn't think about/don't care about. You're really made to be a chef lol

[@Poisonivyy666]

I wanna see that video

[@elleem3951]

Can you also try biangbiang noodles too one day!!! With tomato and egg sauce!!! It would be interesting for u to try!!! Its one of my favourite noodles 🤤

[@rich9802]

That instant bestie vibe from the 2 chefs was amazing! Can't wait for part 2.

[@pplease]

They show so much respect for each other techniques and culture. It's cool.

[@jennyng2994]

I’ve never seen more chemistry between two chefs who have never met before. I can’t wait to see the next videos to see the sparks fly!

[@ruddygarcia146]

I agree

[@Jacksonforeversprout]

I think the reason why Italy never did noodles in soup is that, without adding alkaline, they become soggy and lose their al dente texture. The other cultures that does soup pasta, Japanese and Cantonese also like adding alkaline (kansui) so that they come out more firm. Places like Sichuan which historically didnt use alkaline also prefer thick sauce instead of soup. The other soup culture are mostly in SEA which all use rice instead of wheat.

[@greenmachine5600]

Italy does have noodle soup too, but it isn't that good in my opinion

[@siwei438]

I am from Canton and I must say soup noodle is all about the soup, and noodle quality comes second. That's why in Canton you get to choose flower noodle, rice noodle or just soup itself with some protein and veggies that match the soup.

[@chairofthebored]

Italians absolutely do noodles in soup. Look for any dish that ends in "en brodo" Su filindeu is also a hand pulled pasta noodle that's traditionally served in broth

[@marvinsulzer8258]

@@chairofthebored Minestrone… although not a noodle style pasta.

[@shiroineko13]

Man. You know stuff has been around for a very long time if the word for alkaline water (kansui) is almost the same in three different regions (Mainland China, HK / S China, Japan) with very distinct histories! Not a coincidence (!): JP: Kansui Cantonese (HK / Canton province): Gaansui Mandarin: Jianshui Notably, the JP and Cantonese pronunciation sound more similar. Cantonese as a language, historically speaking, goes much further back in time than Mandarin. There are many words in the modern Japanese language that in Cantonese also sound similar, i.e. JP "borrowed" these from China, so they did not only adapt the written Kanji characters! As a Cantonese (and trilingual) speaker, this made picking up the JP language a bit easier. This is less so the case with the Mandarin language, which makes sense because it as a language only spread in China much later. The magical pairing of alkaline solution and noodles has been enjoyed by many generations and influence reaching far.

[@edmardenosta5006]

This is like watching a cultural exchange. The chinese chef is great, very hospitable and open minded, you would expect otherwise from chef with big egos but he was very open to criticism and ideas. Would love to see him visiting the pasta chef’s restaurant.

[@AjitAdonisManilal]

Exactly and if you are like me and have a culinary background you take what you learn from other people, maybe i can use this with this thing or i think i can use that technique i learned from that chinese chef here while making this.

[@law_of_nature911]

Really wholesome video. Really enjoy how Mike just allow both chefs to interact and only jump in to ignite more conversation between the guests. I think that takes skills.

[@j.d.4697]

Chinese people might be the friendliest and most welcoming people I ever met. I am not saying there werent plenty of bad people during my time in China, but making friends with Chinese people feels a lot like family who look out for each other than just strangers you happen to spend time with.

[@dropkick5309]

I’m moved as a Chinese.❤❤❤

[@tomevers6670]

Are you white? They treat white foreigners nice. Everyone else. Not so much.

[@Curtis_Fu]

As a Chinese, I feel happy because lots of people hate us but this comment made my day :D

[@sakrifise1485]

I will say, (only experience is taiwan) in terms of east vs west in terms of culture, asians in general al very community based. Which in turn results in a more family bond connection vs the west which is more polite, keep everyone at arms reach in term of stranger meeting. And there's nothing wrong with either to clarify. It's just cultural differences

[@RM-qw3xz]

"I am not saying there werent plenty of bad people during my time in China..." Most people in the world are good, except for Chinese people who are mostly bad.

[@miss1882]

The guy explaining how the chinese noodles is made, stole my heart.

[@jim6813]

marry him

[@Fxrplays]

@@jim6813 thats wild

[@DKsilverghost]

Loved the dynamic between the two chefs. So fun seeing them connect over food.

[@woodkey1]

Seeing these 2 different culture chefs exchanging ideas and discussing food respectfully is so wholesome. They were able to understand each other thru food which words can't describe

[@willvr4]

I don't care if it's noodles or pasta, that type of carb is my weakness. Damn that all looks so damn tasty!

[@pastense]

Living in the Bay Area, I’m so spoiled to have easy access to some authentic pho and ramen noodles. And from my house, I can walk down the street to an incredible Lanzhou hand pulled noodle spot. In fact, I might just do that right now! 😋

[@AN-jw2oe]

Please tell me where! We are in the Tri-Valley and the best so far we have had is Ox 9. Please tell me where else we can get really good soup noodles (mostly Lanzhou and pho)!! Thank you! 😊

[@pastense]

@@AN-jw2oe tri-valley as in Union City/Newark/Fremont? I’m in Milpitas. The one by my house is called Highland Noodles. Doesn’t ever disappoint!

[@AN-jw2oe]

@@pastense thank you, look forward to trying it some time! Tri-Valley as in Dublin-Pleasanton-Livermore, a bit farther, but I understand! I grew up on the Peninsula, so would never have known anything about any cities East of Hayward! 😆 What specific noodle dishes do you think they do best? Thank you!

[@pastense]

@@AN-jw2oe ahhh of course. Nah, I go to Stoneridge and those outlets all the time lol. I usually go for the spicy beef, but honestly I haven’t had a bad bowl there yet. And the noodles are customizable, from super thin to super fat!

[@AN-jw2oe]

@@pastense good to know, thank you!

[@mzan2691]

I'm from Bologna and when I was young my grandmotherI used to make egg noodles (tagliatelle) in chicken broth at least once a week, but it might be the only Italian noodle soup that I can think of. I love both Italian pasta and Chinese noodles and I could eat them every single day of my life .

[@elmadas]

Io sono di Reggio Emilia. Qui si mangiano tagliolini, capelli d'angelo, tagliatelline in brodo che sono pasta lunga... ma dove vive sto cuoco...

[@sheenawarecki92]

This is so incredible! I love seeing people of different backgrounds come together and find commonality but also celebrate each others differences 💖 incredible work and kepe up the culture love 💖

[@ryana5435]

This is the origin of ancestor of Ramen. Fun fact, the word Ramen comes from Chinese

[@meikspk]

Lamian But it's still totally different. The Japanese have their own take on it. And it's amazing. Our chinese version is delicious as well. Carbs for life. It will unite us one day

[@hangover4833]

@@meikspk carbs for life, until you get diabetes

[@lamlam-bw7ev]

@@meikspk and Koreans call it Ramyeon

[@xhlynxhlyn]

Lamian not Ramen, Jiaozi not diaoza 拉面不是哈门，饺子不是屌杂

[@Ivan-bg1jp]

@@meikspk He's saying that Lamien is the origin of Ramen which is correct. He didn't say that Lamien is Ramen although the Japanese themselves know this fact. They also know that much of their culture came from the Chinese so I don't know why you guys are so adamant on discrediting China for being the originator of most of East Asian culture. Keyword is "originator" not "owner". Is it making you all upset or something?

[@ellebelle2507]

this chef has no Italian accent....but he says he has only been in North America for 5 years. How is he so good at English, very impressive!!!

[@TheRomanoChef]

Thank you! I was very lucky to spend all my summers in Canada since I was I kid and learned English that way!

[@aaronfalzerano9432]

Some people can master accents easily. It's a different type of intelligence than learning language.

[@LoggyWD]

He doesn’t look Italian either

[@SamC77]

accents are formed when someone learns a language later in life. if he learned the language early, he picks up whatever accent of the locals when he learns the language young. it's the same thing as asian americans speaking perfect english with no accent and still holding that fluency with their mother tongue. the lesson is, get your kids to learn the languages early.

[@tomevers6670]

@@TheRomanoChefI want you to pull my noodle again. #TheDiddler

[@matasa7463]

I love that the lamian master has also learned something new. It really true that while the master teaches the disciple, the disciple in turn teaches the master, because they bring new perspectives that the industry veterans haven't thought of.

[@glenn.c]

I think it was lovely how Gianluca appreciated these iconic Chinese noodle dishes from his Italian point of view - super fresh perspective. Now I think we'd be keen on having Dennis try Italian pasta, especially since he mentioned he loved Bolognese more than Zhajiangmian and Gianluca offered to make it for him! (14:30 for those who missed it)

[@stefanosong9314]

Al dente is a correct phrase for this kind of noodle

[@stefanosong9314]

and pasta share same logic with chinese noodle, try Spaghetti alio olio peperoncino comparing with its Chinese cousin named You Po Mian (hot oil splash noodle)

[@jimmytea3304]

Love pasta AND love noodles! I love how the Italian chef understood the things the Chinese chef was doing on a culinary level, shows his skill and understanding. Almost as excited as they Chinese chef for next week.

[@AggressivelyLoving]

These are the videos I live for. Thank you so much for that! Appreciation between cultures always warms my heart.

[@secillazkirk3866]

I'm just loving how you are bringing cultures together through food. It is absolutely beautiful. 👍 Keep up the excellent work. One bowl/plate at a time.

[@wnose]

This is America at its best

[@hangover4833]

also how you bring food together through cultures.

[@SpeciesGohan]

Ultimate Third Wheel 😂 Mikey is the best tho! 5:37

[@chairofthebored]

Funnily enough, Italians have a pasta that's almost exactly like the hand pulled noodle. Su filindeu (threads of God), which uses the same stretch and fold technique to make very long and thin strands of noodles. The difference ofc being they use pasta dough vs noodle dough, but also they lay the strands in a criss cross pattern to make sheets pasta that look like fabric

[@chairofthebored]

@gagaxueguzheng it's extremely rare. Only one family in Sardinia used to make it, and now apparently there's less than 10 people in the world who know the secret behind making it I only heard about it because of sorted food who did a KZbin video on it

[@janusjones6519]

It's possible that this technique came from China, which many people then mistakenly attributed to pasta being the Italian version of noodles

[@SiriusLight-vc6sk]

哇哦 要是有机会能尝一下就好了！

[@anonymous-zk3mi]

@@chairofthebored trust me, that's false. 😊Many families know ho to make it (mine too!), but most of them are very old people. The same recipe belongs to the past and you can eat fresh filindeu soup in some Italian restaurants; or during particular festivity in Sardinia.

[@anonymous-zk3mi]

​@@janusjones6519 no, absolutely. China influenced Japan, Korea... not Sardinia! It is a different culture and it has nothing to do with China. 😊

[@saltyxdogg5542]

This channel created a bromance between an Italian and Chinese chef! Love that for them

[@jialiblob]

aww this is so sweet, i think this has been my favourite style of video thus far. Sharing culture between chefs with a passion for a specific type of food. If they don't become best buds by the end of this lmao

[@allaroundanu]

Mike is just Third wheeling them the whole video!

[@TheGLOSSette]

I love how you guys are doing more professional videos inviting chefs and whatnot. I love how you and Sheldon and Edward do those silly cooking challenges and other videos too but its nice to have real chefs and whatnot in your videos too.

[@chloeeecyou8462]

Chinese noodle is called "La Mian 拉面", which means hand-pulled noodles. It was brought to Japan by the Chinese in the 19th century and became Japanese-style lamen=Ramen. They have the same pronunciation.

[@internationaldailytv6179]

Absolutely. Actually the Japanese can't pronounce "r" so it is "lamen" or "lamian" in Mandarin.

[@SikoMC]

in my oppinion, dan dan noodles are the chinese bolognese, i'm so glad that the italian chef had the same opinion 😅

[@ThinnkTwicce]

You guys are growing as content creators so much. I absolutely love all the videos you guys post and actually look forward to uploads from you guys.

[@mary-kd4pv]

the vibes of these chef culture swaps are IMMACULATE

[@marcogiuliocamurri]

9:45 Gianluca says that in Italy you would never find long pasta in soup, which is not true. There is a thin version of spaghetti called "capelli d'angelo" o "capellini" (Angel's hair / thin hair) that is commonly used in soups, particularly with broth. Apart from that, great video. I am Italian and I love travelling through China and trying all local dishes. Both Italian and Chinese cuisine have a long history and they both deserve to be discovered and respected.

[@elmadas]

Add also: Tagliolini in brodo, tagliatelline in brodo, filini... 😊

[@BerryMike-d9v]

Chinese, Italian are alike in almost all aspects of life from culture, religion, family to food

[@xinli2169]

Chinese people literally called Rome by the name the Great Qin in the ancient times, which is one of our strongest dynasties in terms of both military might and extravagant culture, the dynasty built the Great Wall and the terracotta army.

[@triantv.6824]

Great seeing passionate chefs talk about food. And understand each other and respect each other

[@mike_y1]

The part 2 of this video where the italian cooks for the chinese will be a great video

[@bey5049]

@@gagaxueguzhengI like al dente after living in Italy, you can taste the fragrance of wheat and having a lot more texture In the noodle

[@nguyenanhkhoa1437]

I like how the chef somewhat knows english but he speaks chinese for the authentic experience

[@chimichangle]

Ive been a big fan of your recent videos. Bringing together communities and cultures, educating, having a good time, shouting out local restaurants, its all good vibes and gives me hope

[@ogkendrick6392]

the gift was amazing!!! big ups to the chef hes such a great and chill guy!

[@itsalltakenup]

So beautiful to seethe Yeet Hay gang transitioning from their earlier years to content that connects people of different cultures. Amazing positivity and no toxicity.

[@XxGalacticIntrovertxX]

I thought the same. I find it funny that people were complaining about them doing more food videos instead of pranks. This is much more valuable than any prank video could be.

[@GamingForSpeed]

Really love this new series that does something constructive and meaningful instead of sacrificing your health and happiness for binge eating videos. I trust you would be able to attract a new strong viewerbase throughout this series! On a personal note, I feel these videos are very much more enjoyable and something I'm looking forward to see instead of a generic "trendy" video online which I lost interest in somewhat along the way!

[@roro-v3z]

I miss China, had the best 3 years if my life. Chinese people in general are super friendly and kind. I wish world would visit and make own conclusions instead of spreading all the hate

[@jacopohan6731]

China is definitely a good country because of its culture, attractions, food and language, but the politics made everything different from what they were meant to be. Chinese people always act in a way to not show their political views but instead politics is everywhere because it came from the education we(I was born and raised in peking) received. Hating the western world and Japan(sometimes South Korea) is etched into most ppl's mind. So it's understandable for westerners to hate Chinese ppl for the latter showing their prejudice against the former. But yes some ppl wherever they are born and raised, tend to show prejudice against a different ethnic group which is a sad fact and cannot be changed ever. Just hope ppl could judge others as an independent human being, not as a person grew under a hostile political environment or of a different ethnic group.

[@roro-v3z]

@@jacopohan6731 Firstly the amount of people that hate Japan is not as much as you think. Sure they may not like Japan, but they don't necessarily hate. Japan is one of the most visited tourist destination from China. Secondly, I understand people who hate, I mean there is a reason, I think you forgot what Japanese did, you should visit Nanjing museum. Also I think you need not worship western countries, to know why you just need to visit Beijing summer palace. That's all I am going to say. I understand todays people are not responsible for the horror, but the fact is people forget history. That's not good. I don't advocate violence, but one cannot forget the history! To give you the context, German kids are taught about what they did in WW2, but kids in Japan are not! history is being rewritten in Japan. Its not just China, but also Korea, SE Asia has been complaining about this to Japan for years and nothing changed. Secondly, Germany paid war reparations to allies and Poland. But Japan did not. Third and most importantly, Germany publically apologized and even chancellor willy Brandt, fell on his feet and apologized in Poland, you can look at the video on you tube, but Japan still does not admit to its war crimes. Secondly, this sentiment was there since Japanese war of aggression on China including in 2010s when west was in love with China, but at that time west did not care because they were making money in China and Chinese companies were not competitive. Now that China in many sectors are surpassing western counties, they are spilling anti China hate. So China's hate comes from historical wounds, Western hates is pure greed and money. I am not Chinese, but I am a history buff!!

[@jacopohan6731]

@@roro-v3z about the first part I agree, Chinese ppl's hate against Japan mostly come from Shouwa time when Japan was under imperialism monarchy, this part of history no Chinese people could ever forget. Yet in the 1980s our leading politicians came to Japan asking for support from them, to build up mechanics and vehicle industry. Japan lent us a help hand then, and even until now a majority of electronic parts used in electronic devices in China's market are still either invented or manufactured in Japan. This part of history of mutual benefits however is not widely acknowledged by Chinese ppl. I would presume that during your stay in China the side you witnessed is mainly from most modernized part of the country and from middle class people who have a better view of their environment or simply just doesn't care that much. On China's TikTok(it was developed by a Singaporean company and China's version and server is independent from universal version) there's a group of little pinkies(China's version of political correctness supporters) always spreading chauvinistic views and hates against the west, Japan and South Korea, and they gained quite an audience. Though as you put there are not that much Chinese people still holding prejudice against the west, in percentage true but in number, well, that's a lot. In the past half year 4 tourists from the US was wounded by ultranationalist(s) in Jilin, 2 Japanese pupils(there are schools built in China providing education solely for foreign children living there)attacked by 2 other individuals, in the case happened in Suzhou the pupil lived after medical treatment but a Chinese employee who tried to stop the murderer were badly wounded and lost her life after inappropriate treatment. In the case happened in Shenzhen recently though, the pupil didn't make it. Now it's far more than just hate. China's education won't emphasize that during the past thousands of years of China every time a new dynasty was founded a massacre would take place, most of the times started by their own kind, not to mention there's cultural revolution and the great famine before it. They are told to remember the incidents only fitted for political correctness instead of those which are equally tragic. I'm not saying that what imperialism Japan did to Chinese people was a lesser evil compared to the other things I mentioned above. It's just, hatred may not be solely their fault, still it's a sad fact we could not ever change. About the second part, it may seem that in some main industries China has surpassed the rest of the world, but it's like a similar version of USSR during the cold war when new findings and technologies merged from the earth like new born plants but could hardly benefit its people as much as expected. Using electric vehicle industry as an example, the industry is thriving greatly that it has already taken the largest share of electric car market all over the world. Yet the need for electric car is still not to be compared with traditional gas powered cars and over half of the sales of China's electric cars actually took place solely in China. Plus, the industry is unable to provide as many jobs for graduated students as compared to other traditional industries like education, internet, architecture, manufacture and housing, which, of the above 5 industries provide 57% jobs for newly graduated students in 2023. As for the reason that western enterprises chose to leave China's market...well, it's complicated, but in short, because of the policies and economic crisis happening in China these years. 2 or 3 days ago the gov has announced to cut interest rate... Well that was a lot to explain what I know. My thought, it's somehow acceptable to have westerners hating China for Chinese people holding similar prejudice against them, though it's not totally logical and not solely both parties' wrong thinking. Only thing I can do is get myself better educated and not to judge others easily by their appearance. Friendly people deserves an amicable treatment, compatriots or not.

[@jacopohan6731]

@@roro-v3z I missed the apologizing part when first read your comment. About Germany former chancellor Brandt, most Chinese people learnt it already from either textbook or propaganda. True that most history textbooks used in Japan was rewritten, when WWII was concerned. Still there are textbooks telling the true history, of the crimes committed by Japanese army back then. But true only a minority of children were told about that history in Japan, a treacherous political intervention that is. Summer palace though, I think you've been mistaken it for Old Summer Palace or Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden. The history went like this. During the second opium war in 1860 an emissary delegation of 39 people sent by British French army were held in prison and tortured, 20 died only because they refused to kneel before the Qing emperor during the audience. This may partially because of the crime those imperialism army did back then so the court held grudge on the delegation team. The French general first proposed to burn the forbidden city as vengeance but James Bruce suggested that they burn the Imperial Garden, which was located out of the city, to avoid too much casualties. They posted an announcement on city walls to warn common folk to avoid the Garden in advance, but ppl knew better who were a greater evil back then. The Garden was truly burnt first by British and french army but later on local people living nearby and bandits also came to rob it for fortunes and to set fire on it. After Qing Dynasty fell, some warlords also took treasures and quarry materials from the Garden. During cultural revolution, the Old Summer Palace was once again badly sabotaged by its own people. Again, imperialism and colonialism are always to be blamed, which is a righteous thing to do, there's no doubt about it. But what most people forget is who did the most damage to the Old Summer Palace, that's a taboo to be mentioned in China. Plus, I'm not worshipping the western world. Since I live in Europe for nearly 4 yrs until now and I have already found some quite disappointing aspects of western society. Still I choose to stay here because in comparison it's a relatively better place for me to live. Fewer people would judge me because I took a gap year at university, or because I have long hair as a man, or because I have tattoos on me, I go to the bar very often, or I hold a different political view on the war. Life is definitely harder here, but there's more I can get.

[@roro-v3z]

@@jacopohan6731 in tough times people do whatever they can to survive, it's human instinct. Most valuable thing in society is stability, you see why looting happened? It's because of foreign invasion that caused instability. The central power lost control, and in tough times bad things happen. I'm Indian now in Germany I see same in India too, lot of historical things are destroyed by people, buy why? It's because when people are poor then want to use everything they have. I don't blame them, people can't think about history or culture when they are hungry. You see it's all perspectives! In your world view you have your opinion, in my experience and world view I have mine. I feel people in the western world are programmed (socially) to make money and chase wealth without thinking of cost. It will only cause more and more trouble!

[@Teppan04]

Its just beautiful to see chefs changing their plates and convictions, i hope that evolves to a true friendship!

[@Mike__B]

Gotta say for a guy born and raised in Rome, and moving here only 5 years ago he has managed to completely eliminate any level of Italian accent to his English, almost like he was born and raised in the US.

[@TheRomanoChef]

I never had an Italian accent speaking English cause I was raised bilingual! 😉

[@travis1271]

from what I hear many countries have mandatory English classes from a young age

[@jacopohan6731]

​@@travis1271True but mandatory English classes focus no better on phonetics. And English phonetics is indeed complicated and even weird compared to other Indo European languages. At least my Italian teacher told me so, that for most Italian people English is hard to learn😂

[@Pewpewpiu]

this episode is so awesome ! love the vibe of both of them , they should be good friends ! Imagine going to club introducing each other to the girls saying that he's master of noodle , and he's master of pasta , what a great conversation it will be ~ lol

[@c.pm5]

As a Chinese I was taught slurping is extremely rude. It is prohibited in my family anywhere any time. I am baffled as to why slurping noodles is good in Chinese culture.

[@jeanyong2475]

new fav chef duo, can't wait to see Dennis try making and tasting Gianluca's pasta!!

[@ShiroKage009]

Hand-pulled Chinese noodles are my current food addiction. I can't go a week without eating some if I have access.

[@treasurewuji8740]

Been there.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@marcomolinero5877]

Slurping noodles, like tasting wine, is the best way to experience the full flavor as it's distributed around the whole palette of your mouth

[@Ranamon9132]

Problem is I love spicy stuff and slurping spicy noodles would murder me haha. And I hate the sound personally and I’m ethnically Chinese.

[@apple-eg5xl]

awwwww the two chefs this video were sooo cute 🥺

[@another7674]

I’m so proud of you guys like wow. I stopped watching your videos a while ago and love this new direction

[@mrTjstephens1]

This is the beginning of a food bromance and I'm here for it!

[@stefanjordan4770]

I actually pulled up with my family to this spot. My son couldnt get enough of the noodles, he absolutely loved it.

[@vcas2911]

Even though it's completely strange for the Italian chef, but his culinary experience and skills make him a fast learner.

[@jtang8768]

It's so nice to see East meets West! Italy and China has a long trading history, when they introduced so many cultures to each other's countries.

[@tarkovtxusa6626]

Chinese hand-pulled noodles are one of life's finest pleasures. it's so beautiful to see how food can bring us all together. We're not that different.

[@CufflinksAndChuckles]

You put two chefs together, no matter what nationalities they belong to, and they can speak the same language. Some of it is “what the f***, bro?!” Or “hurry up!” Or “clean your station!” But most of it is mutual respect and culinary curiosity.

[@IronKnee963]

This channel has some great variety!

[@Hieutrantheinsuranceman]

I love this. Wholesome and all LOVE.

[@remhigh]

This video is both gourmand and wholesome. I loved the vibe and I'd like to try those noodles so much ! Nice content guys keep it up ! XO from France.

[@michaelamaestas4950]

I love this video. Brothers from different Mothers. Lovely, Thanks, how fun, wonderful.

[@triptip00]

dude, just want to say what an amazing video. Food really does bring us all together. Can't wait for the next episode

[@kwokkongng4965]

Lan Zhou ramen always be No.1 ramen in my heart.😋

[@fullmoon325]

I love how they are all communicating with each other

[@moskitoh2651]

I have to admit my first "noodle soup" in china was one of the most tasty experiences in my life.

[@MegaCharger9]

Truly enjoyed this video, especially how you pair a certain type of noodle with the type of dish you make.❤❤❤❤❤

[@francescoalbanese9215]

There are many Italian pasta dishes with more soup/liquid such as pasta fagiole, and many fish dishes, we just use shorter pasta sizes

[@ryanhou162]

Do they have alkaline treatment ?

[@umangtalukdar9094]

One of the best, if not the best interactions between two amazing chefs..❤

[@Kori8ei]

they got along so well !

[@S.erwinsdottir]

Voglio assaggiarli tutti! Grazie. 😂

[@fajarsetiawan8665]

Chinese noodles tend to be low hydration and intense gluten formation makes it a really chewy and bouncy noodles. Pasta on the other hand, is rather softer and richer.

[@jasonszeto7790]

bro got some pretty good chop sticks skills.

[@onlywei]

Love this video. I want to show it to my family but that would be difficult without Chinese subtitles!

[@ChrisZ901]

There is an auto translate option in CC. It's not perfect but better than nothing

[@HepCatJack]

The word for Pasta in most languages (with some exceptions) appears to either be "Pasta" (or a derivative of it such as pâtes) or "Macaron" or a derivative of it such as "Macaroni". The Arabic word is "Macaron" the French language has both Pâtes and Macaroni. I think that perhaps that people introduced to Pasta through the Silk Road trade would use Macaron and those introduced to Pasta via Italian / Greek cuisine would use Pasta. China from what I could see with Google translate has its own words for it.

[@missdsw]

That's awesome! In mandarin, noodles are "mian" (me-ehn), cantonese is 'mien'. It's fascinating how similar they are across languages.

[@Jaredbuncher]

Marco was not the only traveler. He’s just the only one who wrote about it that survives to this day. China is the cradle of the western civilization, mostly through translation through other cultures and civilizations like the Persians and the Arabs but most impactful through direct translation and misinterpreting and implementation.

[@StephenYoung1379]

"China is the cradle of Western civilization." This sounds ridiculous even to the Chinese. We could only say that Ancient China has influenced the West more than people realize. Paper, Books, Toilet paper, Money, Guns, Fireworks, Umbrellas, Tea, and tons of daily things.

[@Jaredbuncher]

@@StephenYoung1379 where do you think the British get their form of government from? Where merit is center in governance instead of monarch? Their rich and aristocracy tried to virtually copy everything from China including lifestyle, because of the respect and fascination they had of the great superpower kingdom at the time, it’s because of a switch to “anti-china” and Eurocentric ideology that most Europeans today don’t know about everything they are surrounded with. Read some Voltaire my friend.

[@leslier302]

The holding his hands to show him (with consent) totally worked!

[@GeorgeLee85]

I can tell this italian chef really likes to learn.

[@TheRomanoChef]

i do!!!

[@Primarissmurf]

So bro look like giga chad

[@LucasSmith-vy4cn]

China and Japan are the only places that still make fresh and authentic noodles. When you go to Korea and Southeast Asia restaurants and street foods, it’s all fried processed noodles.

[@mabv688]

I went to a Thai and Lao restaurant and they had ramen in their menu. I had order their ramen and turned out it was just a bag of mama noodle that they served me. 😐

[@DominicTanTV]

Woah this channel already has 1M sub? I remember the boys were just messing around at home with like 10-20k subs, going from that to now this quality culture clash content is just mind blowing!

[@phil_matic]

This makes me think that if there are Italian restaurants in China, the noodles are probably made in house with chinese techniques first and that's pretty awesome

[@travis1271]

yup there’s also Italian restaurants in other Asian countries too

[@matasa7463]

Oh there are. Most of them don't use la mian techniques though, they just use noodle machines. Noodle making machines are actually quite popular in China. Most households have one, either powered appliance or an old school hand-crank.

[@Tussius]

First time I've watched this channel, and I love this video. The discussion of the noodles when they eat was very interesting. Unfortunately we don't have any hand pulled noodles places here, but I'll search for them when I travel :)

[@MarksmanSpecialist]

every Chinese people: ahh....so that's how Italians look like

[@ryana5435]

Wdym

[@Alexlalpaca]

Dennis taught Gianluca what need to pull noodles and Gianluca taught Dennis what you need to pull Italian chicks. Truly a beautiful story ^^

[@wumia]

Definitely see some bromance there ❤

[@KahlevN]

The slurping thing is interesting, because the perception of it that "you're enjoying the meal" is kind of a retcon. The Slurping actual has a real functional aspect that improves the eating experience. It usually means that you're pulling the noodles up from the broth much faster and into your mouth, which means that not only are you getting more broth into your mouth alongside the noodles, but you're activating your taste buds more as you aerate everything, similar to how people do wine tastings. It was later seen as a thing that showed respect, because it was something done by true noodle eating aficionados that knew how to get the most out of a bowl. But it's absolutely the best way to eat a noodle dish with broth from a functional standpoint, and the main reason it's not something seen that way in the West is because long noodles in broth is just not a common dish over here. We mostly use short noodles, or dumplings, or rice, or potatoes and things like that. This is largely because without the alkaline in the noodles, if you try to eat Western noodles in a hot broth they just continue to cook and quickly become soft and soggy and unappetizing as they go way past aldente, past well done, and by the time you get to the end of the bowl not appealing at all. The only way it would work with western noodles is if you had them to the side, and just swished them through the hot broth as you eat, kind of like tsukemen ramen or hiyashi somen but hot.

[@SanjaBot]

love hand-pulled noodles ❤

[@jrthiker9908]

Interesting to see "laganon"....exactly the same as the well-loved pasta of the Calabria region of Italy called "lagane", which is cooked with a chick pea sauce or stew...lagane e ceci. It's also a dough of just flour and water, no eggs, most southern Italian pasta doughs are eggless. I'm Eurasian (Chinese/Scottish/German) married to an Italian, so this video really hits home. Bravo!

[@JJr-ce3vv]

Amazing food introduction video！ 兰州牛肉拉面，重庆担担面，北京炸酱面，番茄牛肉炒面（新疆拌面），兰州羊肉炒面，每一种都令人垂涎三尺。

[@zzzoooooee95]

成都担担面，重庆有重庆小面😂

[@Z_Y89]

但是视频里没有那种国内街边最常见的香辣牛肉面。。。事实上我感觉加拿大好像没几家馆子能做好一碗路边的香辣牛肉面。。。以前全是甜口的台湾牛肉面，也能吃，但吃不惯。

[@kyilionleonardoqin7536]

重庆是小面 豌杂面 铺盖面 成都是担担面 素椒杂酱面 甜水面。还是有区别的

[@离大普的马上一]

羊肉那个 我认为应该是托克逊拌面 新疆最好的

[@yumoe9095]

炸酱面还不如热干面好吃

[@zigzag3349]

I could say a lot but the easiest thing to say is that this is just really good content.

[@gotmilk91]

"Al dente" equivalent in northern Mandarin Chinese would be "Jing-dou(gh)" according to my friend from Tianjin, China, when we were enjoying some hand-pulled noodles... 'Jingdough' in Chinese Kanji would be spelled '葝脰' in my best guess.

[@wenc9027]

筋道

[@Miggy19779]

We actually do have a type of noodle we use in broth in Italy, it's capelli d'angelo in brodo. They're thin long noodles ina beef broth.

[@xgguo3531]

I just visited Lanzhou last week. The beef noodle in Lanzhou is the best in China , quite different from any so called ‘Lanzhou’ noodle in other cities. It is original taste from Lanzhou city.

[@jeffreychongsathien]

0:20 Exhibition?! 😂

[@DirtyDisgustingThief]

Close enough 😂

[@alexnickel59]

Expedition, pretty close, he misspoke.

[@jim6813]

Big thumb up for promoting our chinese food to the wider community. So proud of our culture and cusine bro!!!!!!!!

[@Bunny77]

I'm Chinese and for my family and the surrounding Chinese people I know, slurping is rude. I think that Chinese people also have different ediquette in respective regions and backgrounds.

[@matasa7463]

Slurping is a Japanese ramen thing, and I guess they just kinda equated to la mian, but yeah, we're taught to not make noises when eating.

[@dizzarzSTA]

As a Lanzhou native, I am very happy to see Lanzhou beef noodles go global.

[@territicus]

6:00 “惯性”is more accurately translated as “momentum” than “routine”.

[@edwardk8477]

I think Northern Chinese (such as myself) and Italian people have similar taste in food. Compared to the usual "rice" impression, my family primarily eat dough-based carbs (steamed bread, dumplings, noodles, pancake etc). Many Italian meat dishes also reminds me of stuff from my hometown. My Italian friends and I never argue about food because we absolutely love the same thing.

[@funnyusay]

Just because Marco Polo didn’t document food doesn’t mean he didn’t bring noodles from China to share back home 😊

[@solinvictus1234]

Actually Marco Polo documented it in his "Il Milione" book. Litterally descriving Noodles like "some sort of Pasta". So Marco Polo was already knowing Pasta. So Pasta was already present in Italy.