Chifa: The Chinese Peruvian Food You Never Heard Of

We are diving into the world of Chifa. This Chinese Peruvian food fusion is just one side of the fascinating story of the Tusan, Peruvians of Chinese descent. In this first episode of the new Chifa web series, we are joined by a Chifa expert to get an introduction to the classic Chinese Peruvian meal.
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[@tilelate9718]

As a Chinese person, this really fascinates me. The dishes and their cooking methods are reminiscent of many dishes and cooking methods in China but with a unique Peruvian twist. Would love to try it some day.

[@davidzegarra3386]

Im Peruvian. If you ever come here, be sure to go to a recommended place. Not all chifa restaurants are delicious.

[@cseijifja]

Its a working class food, there are many clases but overall its very good, of course , theres also de 5 bucks meal deal, dont ask for your tastebuds to be blown off but dont spect bad food either.

[@SewerB]

marry me

[@eldragonball14]

Gracias por inventar el Chaulafan mi estimado hermano Chino.

[@lilylima6481]

@@eldragonball14 qué es el chaulafan? adios al fan? 🤣

[@joelsocavergara3396]

Flaco , la Inca kola no ha venido . JAJAJAJJAJAJAJAJJAJA que buen guía .

[@JoseloArdiles]

6:54 ja ja ja me hizo el día

[@WolfSlumber]

Peruanísimo xD

[@saulocanales8699]

Jajaja todos le hubiéramos dicho eso , como va faltar la inka cola

[@jaladopra197]

no entendi el video v: :v

[@LeonPajuelo]

"A da fidme batedia sedia" pero a mí no me gusta la Inca Kola.

[@djlucasxm]

The food is almost a religion in Peru

[@rodrigopezo1596]

As a peruvian myself your 100% rigth

[@Ridisword]

@@rodrigopezo1596 Im also from peru and its not

[@ronmymendezancca5238]

Amen

[@romelstuart8312]

Claro ps csm, al peruano le puede llegar al huevo la religion pero no la comida :v

[@luismuchotrigosiguel1916]

Lucas MQ true af

[@gguksbananamilk871]

I'm half Peruvian and Afghan but living in the uk and I love chinese-peruvian !!

[@bruxi78230]

Golden Bunny ----- I'm Brazilian but I agree, Chifa is the best. Delicious.

[@TierraSurNow]

No offence but what interesting combination on genes you have... a bit of Peruvian, Afghan, Chinese and more and also living in UK. I m Peruvian and I love chifa too! cheers.

[@gguksbananamilk871]

@@bruxi78230 yepp

[@gguksbananamilk871]

@@TierraSurNow no worries Im not offended what so ever most of father's side is made up of arabs and central asians too and thank you :)

[@TavoDev]

w8 , this situation is quiat familiar , did i ever writte u a commet?

[@NeoYgdrassyl]

6:50 Holy shit, that is the most Latin American moment ever, not "Excuse me waiter." but "Hey bro, you missed one!"

[@geno121686]

@Donald Trump kind to all, but dont tolerate the ignorant.

[@geno121686]

@@GReinsther Indian people are from India. Otro trucho ignorante.

[@geno121686]

You mean true american.

[@geno121686]

Watch gangs of new york.

[@geno121686]

Us natives. Born here reitwise. Or the foreign hordes defiling it. Then the priest says. Let it be known that any hand that tries to keep us from this land will be swiftly cut down. Prepare to meet the real lord. Don't ever look away. Happy Saint Patrick's Day. It doesn't matter if you're " native " or not. Don't ever look away.

[@fangirl00x]

Cuando no quieres cocinar , es un chifa o pollo a la brasa 😂😂

[@rix.a.c.7760]

Eso es una de las leyes de la vida!

[@charliekp2]

O los dos :v

[@jessikaeguia1946]

La firme no más 🙌🏼

[@greciaainohasoraluzhidalgo2868]

@@charliekp2 su pollito con arroz chaufa

[@isaramirez3270]

@@greciaainohasoraluzhidalgo2868 eso se llama monstrito o mounstro :V chaufa y pollo a la brasa juntas

[@YumFoods]

Peruvian Food is by far the best food in this planet!!! Chifa is something you can only taste in Peru!!!

[@tdanoticias3315]

You make no sense 🤔

[@tdanoticias3315]

Chinese are owners all chifas in peruano

[@devilangel1244]

You can also find it in Bolivia, its not as relevant as in Peru tho

[@friedrichwerbowy6631]

Lol, there are chifa in Ecuadoor too

[@tdanoticias3315]

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[@mamborambo]

As a Chinese person, Chifa dishes looks great and yummy! Hope to visit Peru one day and try out these fusion food.

[@blublutimez]

Finally, someone said the original flavor of Inka Kola! yes, is Hierba Luisa!!!

[@unidielts]

That's lemongrass in English.

[@bladdnun3016]

@@unidielts Lemon verbena, actually. But both taste great. Inca Kola really doesn't, but that's just my opinion.

[@cseijifja]

@@bladdnun3016 as far as soft drinks go , its quite good, at the very least , people openly prefer incakola to cocacola where its available

[@juaneduardocg2382]

XD

[@Wrench-007]

My American friends say it is bubble gum soda.

[@fulca4389]

I’ve tried Chinese food all over the world and in my humble opinion Peruvian-Chinese is simply the best there is! I have to add that Chinese-Peruvian is quite different from original Chinese... and they both could stand alone in their own right!

[@catholic3dod790]

Exactly

[@entropyanonymous3385]

I invite you to come to China to try out the authentic Chinese food and I always say nothing beats original

[@nattype8981]

@@entropyanonymous3385 Chifa isn´t Chinese food, it´s Peruvian Chinese fusion with peruvian flavor

[@FortunePathVenerable]

Wonton soup is my religion. -random Peru dude 2k19

[@LordAgamiS]

Until 2k20 still be our religión.

[@juaneduardocg2382]

No ones in Perú say that. XD

[@DanaGomez1D]

Juan Eduardo CG i actually think wonton soup is my religion when I’m having a hangover 🤣

[@Erizo801]

Actually wantan soup is my religion xF

[@lear7407]

It's Wantan* with a

[@alexdeperu4966]

One thing that you forgot to say is that we Peruvian use Chinese word to say: Soy Sauce (Salsa de Soya in Spanish) for Peruvians is Sillao, and Ginger(in Spanish (Gengibre) for Peruvians is Kion. Or Rock-Paper-Scissor (Piedra-Papel o Tijera in Spanish) for Peruvians is Yan-Ken-Po. :D

[@Yamaneko81]

yan ken po is japanese though

[@yeseniamallqui4869]

Totally true

[@sthefanochavarria4474]

@@Yamaneko81In the past a migration of japanese people took place in Peru, so we learnt lots from them

[@MisAmandaful]

I think it’s so funny they use the Cantonese word for soy sauce. Shows that they really integrated their cultures together

[@sebas4951]

​@@sthefanochavarria4474 learn alot from them*

[@Sephiroth365]

"You`re either a wonton person or a wonton soup person" Sooooo true dude

[@luisgustavogonzalessanchez8464]

Not really

[@memetrashhh8936]

Im a wonton soup xddd

[@jorgeespinoza9265]

Defenly wantan soup after a volantin 😋

[@maura6438]

team wantan or team wantan soup ... CIVIL WAR

[@yeysonvidaldiestra2991]

Por ahi escuche dark side

[@realsmichelle]

As a Peruvian, chifa was always my go to for a great meal. It's so amazing how two cultures can come together to form one cuisine full of goodness. It's even more great since my boyfriend who is Chinese (he was born in Guangzhou but lives in LA) and I share something in common when it comes to food. It brought our families so close together ♡

[@saarland2china]

This Chifa looks like it derives from the chinese "chi fan" (吃饭) which means "to eat"

[@Freshy300]

Peruvian here. As a matter of fact, I think it means cook or eat rice. I am not a historian, but there are many Chinese words (and names) that were misspelled by Peruvian customs officers and citizens when the first Chinese immigrants arrived in Peru. For example, a very common Peruvian-Chinese last name is "Chang", but I don't think you will find Chang in China. I believe the first generation "Changs" were actually "Zhang" but the "Zh" sound in Spanish sounds close (not the same) as a "Ch".

[@saarland2china]

Thanks a lot! I already thought so. My Chinese is not very good, but that was more or less obvious :) Do you speak Chinese well? @@Freshy300

[@Freshy300]

I don't speak Chinese at all, well, maybe some words. I initially agreed with what you said, about chi fan meaning "to eat" because that's what I always thought it meant, but then, scrolling down the comments, I read from a lot of people with some Chinese background, that chi fan actually meant to eat rice or to cook rice, so I edited my comment. Andong later replied to a post I made that I was actually right, that chi fan meant "to eat" so I guess we were both correct. I'll just go with the "to eat" meaning.

[@miguelwang9905]

Chinese raised in Peru over here, indeed it does mean eat rice. Southern Chinese people usually say "eat rice" for time to eat! Tencantalá!

[@challenge159]

It sounds more like 炒饭.

[@willintian]

As a Chinese, I think Chifa may come from the word Chifan which means have dinner/lunch/breakfast.

[@willintian]

Yes, I think it means fried rice. Chaofan=Chaufa=fried rice in Chinese. :-)@Daniel G

[@ginal9683]

Exactly the word is Chifan what's mean comer in mandarin . Remenberg most of the peruvians Chinese speak mandarin and cantonese ..the fusion of madatines cantoneses and peruvians made the best Chifa on the world.

[@jonathan198117]

Yes yes you right!! 😁

[@striderhiryu2]

Exactly.here in Peru we say:vamos a chifar = lets go to eat.

[@Horaxus]

@@striderhiryu2 it has other meaning (¬w¬)

[@audyw4411]

thanks to Peru for loving Chinese culture. now i'm craving to try Chifa and Inca Kola!!

[@striderhiryu2]

We actually asimilate other people culture instead of segregation.

[@victormanuel9370]

At least five % of our population have chinese ancestors but they are mostly mixed. We love our chinese - peruvian fusion food, but we also have japanese-peruvian fusion food, spaniard-peruvian fusion food, italian-peruvian fusion food and indigenous peruvian food that our mothers and grandmothers use to prepare in our houses.

[@TMBnVegas]

You should try USA Chinese style food where China immigrants and food have Ben assimilated since 1800 unique dish’s originated in USA that are not m China like crab Rangoon also the delivery Chinese food was pioneer in USA

[@nicolle7661]

I’m a Peruvian living in Italy, I haven’t eaten chifa since 2016 and this video made me extremely hungry lol

[@TheXuism]

wow, as a Chinese, I never knew Chifa. It looks delicious!

[@danielapaz2623]

TheXuism im peruvian chifa is a mix of chinese and peruvian food ingredinnts sth like that

[@sukjosan4359]

chifa mean is 吃法

[@zx9724]

just chinese food southAmerican style

[@timidalchemist8475]

Combines two of the best food style in the world into one heavenly cultural food.

[@renzocanevaro9037]

@@zx9724 Not exactly, because there are some dishes very uniques, even using guinea pig (Cuy).

[@Yersifanel]

I have a dear friend from Perú, she's always talking about how Chifa is great.

[@Ennyesplace]

I have family in Peru and the second time I went there my auntie bought chifa to welcome my mom and me, I became obsessed specially with the pollo chifa that is chicken with tamarind sauce ofc.

[@frankiealtamirano4517]

Eres peruana?

[@ChewieHuey]

Here in Clifton NJ, there is a Peruvian community, and I've often wondered about the food. I've learned that there is a large population of Toisan (the original Chinese migrants. e.g. San Francisco) in Peru. Frankly, I think Peruvians make better fried rice than Chinese people do.

[@Kimmyyy1999]

Eddie 😂 I literally live 10 mins away from you and yes Chifa is amazing this is coming from a Halfie Japanese and Peruvian. I’m blessed! They should also do a documentary about the Japanese/Peruvian Fusion ! It’s the best as well ! 💕 it’s called Nikkei

[@jrmint2]

No way. You've never had good fried rice then.

[@samuelng6441]

Bruh that’s not possible man; you rarely can be better than the original source. Maybe you just haven’t taste good fried rice, or that your taste is just different. But the standards are there

[@pipiolon1000]

@The alien in your backyard peruvianss are so good un the kitchen. I don't know where is better, but every people should try peruvian fried rice. Ford example, "aeropuerto" or "chaufa de mariscos" can be your favorite fried rices un the world.

[@marioortiz6560]

Check out jade garden on main street in paterson for some good chifa

[@effey5195]

Im a Peruvian ethnologist and I screamed in delight when I saw that I’ve actually eaten in one of the “they are even in Andean villages” examples you guys put in the video!!!

[@martinxma6949]

Chinese living in America here, went to Peru last December, loved the Peruvian food. As for Chifa, I’ll put it as a much better version of fusion Chinese food than Americanized Panda Express stuffs.

[@TMBnVegas]

You have to go New York or San Francisco to the family owner restaurants you can’t compare fast food corporate with family owned

[@jacklee279]

Peru, does have Chinese restaurants in the Amazon area. Iquitos, Pucallpa, Puerto Maldonado, have chifas. Of course, native Peruvian food are stews of potatoes, hot peppers, some kind of meat, vegetables, and herbs, from people's home gardens. Stews like estofado, carapulcra, seco, aji de gallina, cau cau, chanfainita, and on, and on. But potatoes, and hot peppers, are essential of native Peruvian food.

[@alexdeperu4966]

In every city of the Peruvian Jungle there are Chifas. My city is Chanchamayo and there are a lot!

[@patrickyan5465]

Never thought that Chinese element can go that far. And Chifa is amazing, so grateful for Peruvians bring Chinese food into Peruvian cuisine, GREAT job! Definitely I should try it!

[@tonypalmer6779]

Peruvian chinesse food is the best of all the World.

[@williamenglish8847]

So, you have eaten food from all over the world.

[@tonypalmer6779]

@@williamenglish8847 You have said it carnal.

[@vr_x7364]

Cool my great grandfather did business in Peru and traveled back and forth from Hong Kong that’s so cool I hope to visit one day

[@KajiXD]

CHIFA+INCA KOLA=YAASSSSSS!! This is my faith

[@Naz-ub9jb]

He said it taste like what at 7:44?

[@cmbkcaruso621]

@@Naz-ub9jb bubble gum

[@mtndharma6042]

Try the Inca Cola with fresh-squeezed limones. The acid balances the bubble gum flavor, but with same sugar level. Hold the trash-no rind, por fabor!

[@desahuevate0]

@@mtndharma6042 eeeeeh no no no please don't

[@laaarry5533]

as a Chinese I would like to try these Chifa food, they look delicious！

[@axeltech9914]

laaarry malaysian chinese food too !

[@ritatjahjadi508]

What's Chifa? Chinese Flavour? Chinese Food A..🤔🤔?

[@mliv695]

Rita Tjahjadi It sounds like 吃饭 to me.

[@aahph]

@@ritatjahjadi508 it sounds similar to "eating" in Cantonese, which most of the early Chinese immigrants speak

[@ritatjahjadi508]

Think I've to agree with you guys... yup 吃饭！😊

[@SimonE-qt9dv]

In Perú when you dont wanna cook something or you tired, instantanelly go to the Chifa

[@armstrongchan1417]

It is so exciting to see mix cultures and food evolution! Food taste better with new elements

[@3689dyf]

No wonder!!!! I used to eat at this Peruvian restaurant & they served chinese food which confused the heck out of me. Lol glad to see this video, I just assumed the restaurant was serving it just for the heck of it lol.

[@jiminluvi]

You could say that Chinese food in fusion with Peruvian food is already part of our gastronomy. Literal everywhere in Lima there is a chifa. (I am a Peruvian using translator xd)

[@ianchan4931]

First of, great video! Have heard about Chinese food is big in Peru but no idea it's this big! The king of the sweet @04:45 definitely is a thing in China, in face he made the right pronunciation at 4:52 in Chinese, it's called 錦鹵雲吞 or Jumbo Wonton. It's a traditional dish in Hong Kong and Southern China. It was a very popular dish in the last century where every large restaurant in HK would serve it. As people are getting more healthy conscious, and probably wish for more finesse, now it's only common in traditional restaurant. The dish is essentially mixed chicken and vege in sweet and sour sauce poured over deep fried wonton wrapper. The Chinese name means an assortment of food (錦) in a sauce (鹵) over wonton (雲吞). Generally wonton is a kind of dumpling with very thin wrapper with a mix of shrimp and pork filling. 錦鹵雲吞 can be considered as a 'unwrapped' version of deep fried wonton.

[@btaleonard02]

You may be incorrect on 錦鹵雲吞 .

[@victormanuel9370]

Peruvian kam lu wantan has pieces of beef, pork. chicken, shrimp, many chifas add duck and quail eggs with a tamarind sauce pieces of pineapple and veggies and We use to eat Kam lu wantan with chicken or pork fried rice.

[@MCandCarriecf]

Oh my god! I’m sooo pumped!! I’m peruvian and I looove Chifa!! So I can’t wait to see all the research you have done. Totally apreciate it. Definitely subscribing, guys!! Excelent content 😊

[@nuki82]

OMG!! Dude Im in love with your channel. Im chilean and 3 weeks ago traveled to celebrate lunar new year in Lima for first time. Chifa food was great at Paruro st.

[@nuki82]

@@mynameisandong Well, Lomo Saltado is very well known here but all the merits belongs to peruvian restaurants. In Chile there is not a chinese influence like in Peru. What we have is a very importan palestine comunity that arrived at the begginings of 1900. The palestine PM came in a visit and was amused because he was served dishes that are usual for the chilean- palestine communities but extinct in modern Palestine

[@TakittyLove]

@@nuki82 wow!! eso no lo sabía. Hay algún plato que sea fusion, es decir, Chileno-palestino o que haya sido tan asimilado a la cultura chilena que ya sea considerada un "clásico" en su gastronomía ?

[@TheKx]

Like si eres de Perú :v

[@issacTT]

Ecuador pero si tenemos chifa

[@konzhe6605]

Claro p

[@lilylima6481]

@@issacTT El chifa se expandió desde el Perú donde nació por la gran inmigración china que junto a los peruanos crearon esta rama de la gastronomía peruana.

[@nelsonbolainas145]

Silence peruvian 😎👊

[@chaos10804]

*Callao peruano* okei no te ofendas maquina

[@gz3540]

wow. that's amazing. i know that chinese food have evolved outside china, including in south east asia where we have our own chinese food style, but never thought that the culture cross until the latin america and become so ingrained with the culture at peru. i have no idea why this video shows in my recommendation, but it's really a nice and unexpected video. please show more...

[@ErikReyOficial]

*Que rico es mi Perú!!* 🇵🇪 #PaísBendito

[@xeziliha2975]

I loved this first approach to what our Chifa is ❤️ I totally agree with the choices Alex made, and yes...there’s no Chifa without Inca Kola 😍 I’ve tried some fried rice and Chinese food here in Bogota and they were very simple. I’ve tried some Peruvian Chifa as well, and that’s a different story. I look forward to watch the following episodes. Got here because of my favorite Chifa’s post, so I assume they will appear pretty soon. I’m hungry!!!

[@xeziliha2975]

I am, @@mynameisandong! I really look forward to go home and have some of their delicious food :)

[@whateverwhat816]

fun fact: many houses in Peru hold Ajinomoto (MSG) as a quintessential spice in their kitchens

[@etchalaco9971]

So does chinese food, two of the oldest countries on the planet, so there is nothing wrong with it.

[@striderhiryu2]

And soya sauce too.

[@etchalaco9971]

@@striderhiryu2 Not in many dishes.

[@user-xh2ml5yc8t]

But you can ask without Ajinomoto.

[@TakittyLove]

and Ajinomoto is Japanese :v

[@DocPetron]

FYI. Toisan is a tiny region in China in province of Guandong (formally Canton). Most of the early Chinese immigrants to the Americas were from that region. As a matter of fact the Toisan dialect was the lingua franca of every Chinatown in the US until the 1970s. Since then it's been more standard Cantonese and nowadays Mandarin is creeping in. But if you find any elderly immigrants, say in their 80s, you will find that the vast majority of them only speak the Toisanese dialect.

[@stevespace_4809]

I live in queens and been knowing about this food for over 10 years...love it!!!

[@haneytomoko8918]

Ya I can understand because I’m indonesian chinese staying in Indonesia 😂 we are like everywhere! Gosh! Chifa is life!

[@ydalaborcaucus4376]

I loved this. Especially as im heading to Peru. I went to a great chinese restaurant in panama...cool to see more chinese influence in other hispanic countries.

[@hannahhee6338]

This is amazing! I really love how the video showcases the nuances of Peruvian food culture. I'm a new subscriber and I really appreciate the high production quality of your videos. Much love from Singapore! P.S. Alex casually snapping a pic of the food at 6:18 made me LOL

[@axeltech9914]

Hannah Hee heyy , nice to see you here laaaaaa

[@ヒメナ-y4o]

Perú is the prove that mix cultures is just amazing!

[@aquafishcspeia2921]

Awesome concept! Looking forward to the Chifa documentary, and to the Nikkei one as well. Always interesting to learn about migrants and how different cultures can integrate and find a way to co-exist peacefully, and maybe even come together to produce something amazing. Maybe no journey is ever smooth sailing, but each bump on the way is a lesson. Biggest reason history is relevant at all; let's learn from it. Thanks for making that accessible to the rest of the world! 👍

[@胡恩成]

as a Chinese citizen,it's really an aspiration to explore the oversea Chinese food and culture to enrich myself

[@kgr_0715]

We need more about Peru please, I just subscribed for more🍴

[@kgr_0715]

@@mynameisandong thank you man, hope also you do longer videos haha 😂. Videos get short when it's about food 🍲, wish you luck in your channel hope you get sooner the 100k

[@juannah]

Wow this is so interesting!! I love cultural blending, just shows that different cultures/traditions/beliefs etc can actually work well together peacefully with love, and create such beauty like this. It looks so good I would definitely want to try it!!! Chinese really are everywhere! Just like how my prof said, Chinese were actually one of the earliest that had their footsteps all over the world, long before you could imagine! But they never intended to colonize/to start a war, they were just there working hard to trade, to make a living, and I think maybe to spread good foods also!!! I have so much respect for them!! Which makes me proud of being a chinese. And ofc super thankful for the great foods as well!! 💕💕💕🤗🤗🤗

[@EDSupay]

The "Peruvians want a little bit of everything" part is one of the most defining aspects of our culture, at least in Lima... We also have a historical kenophobia that affects our art and way of doing things still to this day.

[@Uselessmineral]

This is one of the best video i've seen in 2019 on YT!! Simply Amazing!!!!

[@romandogbird]

dude this is some of the most spot on and hilarious food journalism i've ever come across - totally subscribing!!

[@NevadaFederalBites]

I’m not Peruvian, but that made me hungry for chifa!!!! That crunchy noodle had me drooling 🤤

[@mia-pn2jx]

Loved your video. As a Peruvian who adores chifa I'm very happy to see that you've made a video about this amazing and delicious fusion. I eat it at least once a month, lmao. Also I can't believe he made a wantan comparison with Star Wars, I love him.

[@alexdarkside115]

Thank you so much for your work And congrats with 15k subs! I hope one day you will have 500k!

[@joalberi4658]

In Peru there is a saying: El que no tiene de inga tiene de mandinga. Basically meaning that peruvians are very diverse and are made out of all Bloods if you don't have some of this you got some of that... Kinda like theircuisine very surprisingly diverse. If what you are looking for it's good hospitality Discovery fun an adventure you will love Peru as much as I did and trust me here you will not go hungry. ♥️🇵🇪 Nice video guys.

[@Frenzy-pz3ft]

Alex, my man, you are the shining star of Latin America!!!

[@lucianoalex302]

thanks friend!, appreciate it! :D

[@monoloro]

Went to Cusco, suddenly craving for Chinese food, found a chifa called kiong. Stayed in Cusco for 3 days, ate there 3 times. Lol. Loved it.

[@monoloro]

@@mynameisandong niiice, I thought the appetizers were phenomenal! And don't mention the menu design, it was truly a great experience!

[@PeruchoPastrulo]

My Chinese-born friends say that Peruvian Chifa is the best Chinese food out of China (I live in the US and most of the Chinese restaurants in this country are disgusting unless you go to Chinatown or an expensive Chinese place). Also, when in Peru, never go alone to a Chifa, and start by ordering just ONE dish. Most of the dishes are served in trays and is usually too much food for a person alone. That's the reason why many dishes are combinations, so you can have two or even three dishes in one single tray. Also in most restaurants, during lunch time the Wontons (wantán in Peru) or the Wonton soup is included in the menu for free.

[@therasheck]

I am blessed to live in a small town that had and has really awesome Chinese food. The people are really part of the community. I do like A.B.C. in Chinatown Los Angeles as well!

[@brunothebear4267]

Too much food? Hahahahahaha good one, there’s no such thing as too much food when you’re Peruvian :)

[@b_colque]

@@brunothebear4267 that's true🤣🤣🤣

[@milagrosrodriguez4121]

Glad you came to Perú, as a native am so glad you are spreading the love peruvian people hace forma food.

[@importedriceco]

As a Chinese I really wanna try Chifa! Chifa is getting more attention from Chinese people these days because it was mentioned in a famous Chinese food documentary series

[@salonhi2841]

I don't think that's the real "Chaofan". 😁

[@importedriceco]

Chaofan means literally just fried rice, so any fried rice can be called chaofan. Unless you are talking about some specific chaofan dish

[@salonhi2841]

I mean the real chinese chaofan. The food in the video is quite different from that in China.

[@importedriceco]

@@salonhi2841 don't know what means a Real Chaofan. 福建炒饭，扬州炒饭，咸鱼鸡粒炒饭，海鲜炒饭，酱油蛋炒饭，腊肠炒饭？It's like saying there's a real sandwich. I know in China we don't usually put exotic fruits or deep fried wontons on side, but their chaofan look pretty regular to me.

[@salonhi2841]

@@importedriceco 我说真的炒饭的意思就是，中餐馆提供一些地道的中式炒饭，当然你提到的任何一种都行啦。不过我也理解餐馆运营也要迎合当地人的口味。不过我在阿姆斯特丹遇到的一家中餐馆，提供的中餐和国内的几乎没有差别。估计是当地华人多的原因吧。所以，我就感觉这个中餐馆提供的不是真正意义的炒饭。

[@sjsjsjsj357]

Man, the title hits so hard. I have been following you for 2 years, but I figured out yesterday that chifa existed. Today I wanted to dive deeper into the subject and now I see that you have already done a video about it almost two years ago 😮

[@antoniosalazar6564]

Peru is amazing!! I love it!!!! Best foodie city!!! and awesome cuisine!!!

[@slayer2546]

I'm Peruvian and chifa is just one of the many types of food that we eat You should make more videos of our amazing gastronomy

[@wangjacksitong]

Another episode of Why am I watching this but it is so good. Gotta visit Peru for this

[@ana-mariaduran9051]

bravo !!! queremos chifa y conocer los restaurantes donde exite chifa especial de peru lima

[@ana-mariaduran9051]

aprender acocinar con fideos pero no animales de ese pais y chine nauces donde comprar??

[@mliv695]

Only to think that there’s a Chinese group tens of thousands of miles away is mind blowing.

[@TakittyLove]

It says, according to a census many years ago, 10% of population in Perú has chinese descend. Chinese emigration took place more than 300 years ago, and aproximatly we have more than 50 generations here in Perú.

[@AzureKite191]

@@mynameisandong Are you part Asian?

[@wric01]

It's the efficiency and the magic of wok cooking that gives you the affordable prices that make chinese food accessible everyday and anywhere in the world. Chinese have been using wok for thousands of years for a reason, nothing comes close to it's efficiency in cooking. While most are stuck cleaning pans after each dish, they just keep cooking one dish after another as their way of cooking is so polished and non stick on the wok.

[@elvishc]

No sabía que la Inca Kola tenía base de su sabor en la hierba luisa. De la que si se siente bastante el sabor a hierba luisa es en la gaseosa Energina que es muy comercializada en Arequipa.

[@disseminate4]

As a Canadian, I am extremely jealous. Never had Inca Cola, never had Chifa, never had Peruvian food, barely had Chinese food, barely had South American food (excluding mexican)... this looks delicious and I really hope I can experience it soon!! Any recommendations for regional dishes I might find nearby?

[@michelleegg7741]

I don’t think you had real Mexican food. Most of the Mexican food in Canada tends to be Americanized. Which can’t be helped since Americanized Mexican food is more commercialized worldwide

[@disseminate4]

@@michelleegg7741 :(

[@elviswanderlust7088]

Ceviche and Peruvian Chifa are the best meals in Peru and the world!

[@theninjawatcher]

I can't get over the production quality of this Video. this is some top tier content hands down!!!

[@dee_lulu]

We have the oldest Chinatown in the world (besides China, of course) but I'm so interested with the combination of Chifa and Inca Cola. Wish I can try that someday!

[@oxpolitik]

Brought back great memories of eating tallarín and chaulafán at chifas in Ecuador.

[@victorfernandez4532]

Thank you guys so much for this video! Looking forward to the next ones, I hope to visit in the next couple of years. I have an older brother I’ve never met before and this gave me extra motivation to get down there and meet my brother and his children and go get some Chifa 😊

[@victorfernandez4532]

I hope so! Can’t wait 😊

[@BrendaBenoit]

I love Chifa! How long are you in Perú?

[@amadeus9512]

Amazing video, as a peruvian i didnt know many facts about the dishes. I would love to try them!! This makes me hungry!!!

[@pierrebetancourtoliver1746]

This was the best part, straight up Peruvian haha I miss the food more than my old friends 6:54

[@bestfoodchannelever]

This is great!! Never knew chifa. Just found your channel, subbed! 😄✌️

[@berenicefernandez2834]

Chifa is very delicius ! I live in peru , and i really love chifa

[@konzhe6605]

Sabías que en el Perú hay más de 5000 variedades de papa V:

[@Edson07bs]

Random Peruvian dude, haha. Love my Peru.

[@AlexSaidit]

Incluyendo tu papa?

[@JoshuaKing-ue4vc]

Y que esa Papa , está al rededor de todo el mundo , Del Perú 🇵🇪 para el mundo .... La papa solo existía en los Andes Peruanos , ahora hasta Estados unidos hace negocios con nuestra papa con su Mc Donald 😡😡😡👎🏻

[@sebastiankifafi4182]

Great short documentary! I am a Peruvian American Chef that doesn't get to go back to Peru very often but always remembers this type of food. Hope you guys get to see the 24/7 Chifas on Av. Aviacion in the district of San Borja (which was my favorite when I lived there). oh and the tamarind sauce would be called here sweet and sour and to me the quality of the sweet and sour can make or break you experience when you eat Chifa. Keep up the good work!

[@buntychea2616]

Thank you for opening my eyes! I never knew! Now i must come to Peru. To eat cuy, and Chifa.

[@Mranthony1106]

Yo soy Chino y fui a Perú hace dos años, chifa es mucho diferente que comida china realmente. En mi opinión no me gusta pero es un parte de la vida allí. Wonton soup es completamente diferente 😆😆 For anyone curious it's not very similar to real Chinese food to me I'm not a big fan, but I respect that this is just part of their life. I went eat with the expectations of Chinese wonton soup but it's not even close 前年去吃真心觉得不怎么好吃 但是是他们生活一部分 已经完全秘鲁化了 哈哈 看他们吃也挺有意思的

[@kamegorou]

nothing like some aeropuerto + inca kola on a sunday afternoon amirite

[@jebetans]

Hell yeah!!

[@marcello7781]

Chifa is probably one of the best fusion cuisines ever and in my opinion the best of the peruvian gastronomy.

[@carlosangelhonomoreno8951]

Orgulloso de ser peruano 🇵🇪

[@1984potionlover]

You guys remind me of my new kitten, Pooka. You are adorable,, full of mischief/devilment/curiosity/good natued and fun to watch. Which I can do for hours :) Chifa looks pretty darned tasty. I love your videos and the enthusiasm that you bring. Cheers

[@delongtsway953]

As a Chinese person I always knew I love Peruvian food. I didn't know it had Chinese influence until later in life ha ha.

[@josueherrerarosas1896]

2:43 "Bring your girlfriend and... try to flirt a little" here in Peru we say "Invítale a un chifita y luego alguito más"

[@GustavoMendozaCanales]

For mother's day 2019 I decided to treat my wife and mum with chifa homemade. I'm not a great cook, but I like to cook for my family. After one day of hunting ingredients, running from one supermarket to the other one to have everything ready for Sunday. After 3 hours of work, it took them only 30 minutes to eat everything out! Yes, we Peruvians love chifa!!

[@Foodie_888]

3:58 "adds little soy sauce" pours in a big heap spoonful. Same. Hehe. The food looks delish!

[@tang458]

That was more than LITTLE

[@Foodie_888]

Andy Tang My thoughts exactly! LOL.

[@zmonkey111]

I stayed a summer in Peru. Chifa was my go-to food for around 50% of my meals. Man... I really miss Peru.

[@felixcondoriflores5002]

What kind of "cholomena" is that man? xD

[@crabapples1995]

This is one of the best videos on KZbin. Andong you make fabulous content.

[@andyexe2213]

I am a Chifa lover, so this video made me happy... and mostly hungry 🤤💕

[@gracedwithbeauty5233]

I definitely went to Peru and stayed in Lima and Ecuador also has a lot of Chifas. However they don’t have a lot of Chinese people. I would love to know that history of so many Chinese people coming to Peru.

[@tadzio7326]

Peru is among the ten top countries with the most chinese immigrants and descendants in the world. The "problem" is that many chinese men married peruvian women ... that is ... they are mestizos. My grandpa is chinese inmigrant. Saludos desde Peru.

[@gracedwithbeauty5233]

Tad Zio oh okay. I see but what made them go from China to Peru?