China's Best Street Food Market (We Found Scottish Food) 🇨🇳

Join us on a food adventure at Nanning's biggest street food market. We set ourselves the challenge to try as many new dishes as we could
#china #travel #travelvlog

[@mechannel7046]

Amazing you could communicate with the black pudding lady using the phone. The lady actually spoke Mandarin with a heavy local accent. Really surprised the phone could still recognize what she was saying and translate it correctly

[@sonurajbhandari3347]

Language barriers are the past things. Look for timekettle two way auto translating earbuds in real time. 95% accuracy.

[@alexhu7939]

that lady did not have heavy accent. If so, the phone can’t handle it!

[@Rockieoo]

To be honest, this couple's accent is much heavier than this lady's Chinese accent.

[@newkyle]

@@Rockieoo😂

[@angusgotbeef]

@@Rockieoo Rude!

[@janesheng7517]

not sure what to make out of this. If you aware that Alipay might not work sometimes. Why don't you have a couple of hundred cash just in case? Instead of making fusses and getting for free out of kindness. These are small businesses, hardworking and kind people. I think you know there will be issues, and the locals are kind people

[@basque888]

Lol, these two couldnt bring themselves to carry a few quids worth of cash in their pockets. Its painful to watch sometimes.

[@wx365]

Many vendors don't have cash for change because no one else uses cash. Alipay and Wechat cover everything.

[@SkylarY-sb9fy]

Agree. It's not interesting to take the aunt's food without paying

[@violetviolet888]

@janesheng7517: While it's important to carry some cash, some vendors do not accept cash at all.

[@janesheng7517]

@@violetviolet888 did they try to pay with cash?? not even

[@danofort]

I discovered your channel through Backpacker Ben and have been thoroughly enjoying it. It is great watching you guys enjoy everything and each other whilst inhaling so much good food. Gets ya right in the feels. Safe travels!

[@josechong8207]

Hello Alan and Shannon: I absolutely love your food adventures. Two thumbs up. I hope to see more food adventures from China. You two are brave... stinky tofu is definitely not for every palate, in a similar manner Blue Cheese or Durian isn't.

[@k.k.c8670]

Some vendors do not accept Alipay bound to foreign cards. Most do but not all. Some foreigners would ask a local friend (or hotel front desk) to transfer some RMB into the main Alipay RMB Wallet (you just give them the equivalent cash).

[@hangtuah888]

Alipay since July 2023 can be linked to foreign credit or debit cards.

[@YongLi-np3wg]

The communication is awesome. Amazing to know Scottish eat pig blood sausage. They said Europeans don't eat blood and organs. This is probably the meaning of travel and sharing.

[@k.k.c8670]

The french eat almost everything that moves (like Chinese). The Spanish are also adventurous eaters.

[@2633309]

欧洲人是 不会做 所以才不吃的,, 所有食材到了中国厨师手里都会变成美食

[@YongLi-np3wg]

@@k.k.c8670 I can understand why Spanish got that reputation...

[@annaliu908]

@@k.k.c8670 i think it is a common stereotype that chinese eat almost everything, just a part of chinese. me personally, i have a very limited diet list.

[@k.k.c8670]

@@annaliu908 sure but on the aggregate.

[@wx365]

You guys are always fun to watch.

[@alanshannon3884]

Thank you😆

[@violetviolet888]

@@alanshannon3884 Shannon, I recommend that when trying new food, you don't have to put the whole thing in your mouth. Just take a nibble to discern taste & temperature before going in for more.

[@yonight6871]

😅🤣The little boy is very polite and wants to take pictures with you. Too bad you don't understand.

[@Nonbeardedbeerlover]

Really enjoying your videos and adventures, travelling out on Thursday and excited to see some black pudding in the mix :) As an older guy from Dundee great to see you both doing Scotland proud :)

[@abbyabroad]

Love your accent 🥹 and thanks for this glimpse into a city I have yet to see!

[@shika4316]

When you eat red dragon fruit for the first time, you should pay attention. Some people may experience red color in the toilet after eating red dragon fruit. Don't worry, this is a normal phenomenon.

[@alanshannon3884]

It’s the same with beetroot juice

[@Anonymous------]

Also pay attention to chew corn kernels well. 😂

[@funkychicken2119]

Same with asparagus and pee 😂

[@mechannel7046]

Maybe in the future you guys should pay first before the vendor starts cooking, just so that you can be sure the payment will go through. The vendors make a hard living, and they should get paid, especially when you are actually making money from the videos with the vendors in them

[@hebingzhou8650]

Yea agreed! There were another KZbin couple that goes to China and their Alipay is 50/50 too but at least they carry cash in case it doesn’t work. Those Chinese vendor makes so little already. 😢

[@v5mole627]

Totally.

[@bryanlee901]

so amazing u can meet someone talking to you and so friendly

[@mkk3208]

I really recommend you bringing some cash with you just in case alipay not working sometimes. It’s illegal to deny cash so paying cash should be fine in China.

[@lz4737]

Glad you guys ended the night with that nice crispy pork belly! Seems very tasty. 9:07 That little kid in red finally garnered the courage to ask for a photo with you, but got "rejected", lol.

[@daisietrains9981]

The leaves are perilla leaves. They’re common in Asian BBQ places. Common in Korean BBQ places and if you ever make it to Dongbei in China their BBQ has it too. So they’ll grill the meat and you eat it wrapped in perilla leaves or lettuce. Do not deep dry lol :)

[@drednacf]

you can go to Xishuangbnana in Yunnan province, it got biggest night market in China, it's like in Thailand.

[@LW78321]

What a food adventure 😍😍

[@ray-np5hi]

You should have tried the food stand right next to pork leaves, the one with yellow lighting~~~that is the icon food originally from nanning.

[@jenme4796]

Omg, I’m salivating

[@fongfongc8845]

In China if we eat too much deep fried food, we will drink some herbal tea to “ 下火”，it means clear the internal heat caused by the food. So, it would be very interesting if you guys try to drink some berbal tea and react. It’s easy to find in Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces.

[@X-H-Wu]

My translation app is called "話語翻譯師" (don't know what is it in English). The screen is divided into upper half and lower half. The upper half is inverted (clever design). The lower half accept what you say in many language such as English and Cantonese. The translation is show in the INVERTED upper half both in Simplify Characters and Spoken. The upper half also accepts what is said in Mandarin. Super convenient. I am a Hongkonger, sometimes I need it to translate Cantonese to Mandarin.

[@kind03cn]

wouldn't be easier if you just write it down...

[@combat123yoko]

lol I was just there miss you guys

[@YongLi-np3wg]

25:45 The Chinese character for number 10 is 十. So the Chinese use two index finger crossing to represent 10. Similarly, number 6 in Chinese is 六. The gesture is make fist with thumb and little finger out. Numer 8 is 八. The gesture is thumb and index finger up like mimiting a pistol.

[@alanshannon3884]

I shall not try the pistol 😂

[@ceciliazhou79]

pork blood sausage (black pudding) is a common food in the northeast of China. I think a lot of places share similar food concepts due to similarities of climate and stuff, I always find it very interesting when different cultures share similar concepts

[@Sol2me-bn6tf]

Stinky tofu is definitely an acquired taste. You guys are brave to try it.

[@cooliipie]

Literal garbage 😂

[@cheetaih]

15:24 I had stinky tofu before and it wasn't that bad but the variant I had is not black/khaki green in colour.

[@MacrosFTW]

I've eaten stinky tofu but it didn't look like what they had.

[@cheetaih]

@@MacrosFTW Hope they don't have diarrhea after eaten.

[@theotheleo6830]

I ate it once, but it wasn't black. The stand that sold it smelled like sewage, though, so I was expecting the worst. However, once the tofu was fried it didn't smell that bad at all, and it tasted like regular deep-fried tofu that was a little fermented. All in all, it tasted OK, but I was disappointed that it didn't have a stronger taste.

[@user-qt3uw5mk7x]

wow, you two went to Nanning, seems you are getting used to “communicate” with locals now😂😂

[@fredrikpersson7008]

You should come to Sweden. Black pudding, potato cakes, bacon and lingonberry jam. Best thing there is!

[@9OClockRant]

Yay, a fellow Canadian! I just love how adventurous you two are. Mmmmmmmm stinky tofu……you went for the strongest version….

[@newkyle]

You 2 lovely young people

[@BeijingBuzzz-China-Travel]

You don't realise that they are insulting ??

[@nostradamus2642]

Now this is an interesting and entertaining video about food culture in China in sharp contrast to shots of empty dormitories and disused farms. Good job 😊

[@mantapdjiwa9768]

yea, this is the correct average life of chinese

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

WOW Wonderful.. Cheers Dears...

[@user-jc6pe7nk4i]

18:05 very considerate details, and if in India, they would put their hands into the juice and stir it

[@elleem3951]

Think of blue cheese when you eat stinky tofu. Its basically a similar idea, except one is made from fermenting milk solids and one is made from fermenting tofu. It is an acquired taste. However different street vendors make it differently so maybe this version didn't taste so good. There is also different types of stinky tofu and personally i prefer the puffier versions because they have a nice crunch when friend and have a nice fluffy center. In China, the best tasting places usually have massive lines :D

[@alanshannon3884]

Yeah exactly, the smellier the blue cheese the better!

[@leoncrystal1508]

The tofu in this video looks really bad. Not as good as a high quality one.😂 Maybe they tried a pretty awful one that even the locals won’t buy.

[@longyou8254]

interesting

[@Anonymous------]

Squid with curry sauce, try it when you can get it., it's a common street food in Hong Kong.

[@Ben-dh6in]

OMG I am from Nanning.... And i was home for the spring festival for 10 days! I would say that this is one of thr cities that has the most night markets in China! you can find affordable food and clothes. rememver to try the famous rice noodles!

[@alanshannon3884]

The street food in Nanning is the best in China for sure!

[@pattaya9988]

XiAn No.1 @@alanshannon3884

[@YongLi-np3wg]

23:03 It's not coals, just round black and smooth surface rock.

[@josechong8207]

I totally agree with you: the dragon fruit with a white core is tasteless haha... However, I don't think I have ever tried one with a red core... I love the one that is yellow on the outside, and very sweet on the inside and where I live, we import them from Colombia and it is called pitaya.

[@jplin888]

Agree the red ones has more vitamins and a bit expensive and smaller.

[@Jollon_Gan]

Stinky tofu is from Hunan Province. The old generations also don’t like it like my dad(70s). For them, it is the new and unusual thing.

[@jukio02]

I eat pork like that all the time, just salt and pepper though. So good.

[@limxuanting4632]

The stinky tofu you got was a bad one. It’s supposed to be puffy on the inside and crispy on the outside, not soggy. Just a tip, buy from stalls that specialise in only one or two things, you’ll get better food this way

[@GreatKeny]

Never had black pudding myself but I like chicken-duck blood soup.

[@PRETTYGROSSSTREETFOOD]

I thought you guys were from Ireland lol... By Your accent!!

[@alanshannon3884]

Similar accent haha!

[@Danchris345]

Always good to try new things and interesting

[@loao9875]

Yes, we should have the courage to explore the world.

[@lynnemc1014]

Lol they try everything and anything and sometimes it horrifies me haha but good on them

[@14jc50]

the gesture means 10, “十” in Chinese but that lady didn't notice that foreigners can't read it. glad you got it.

[@garudasurya4825]

❤ 😋😋😋

[@angkl28]

While you eating the squid.....he small boy came over to ask whether he can take photo with you!

[@ranamohammed6402]

U can get a dragon fruits in the UK; definitely.I live in Essex and I always get dragon fruits from greengrocery.

[@alanshannon3884]

Can get them for a fraction of the price here, that’s why we’ve never really ate them in the uk🤣

[@fongfongc8845]

香农也用起了鲨鱼夹盘发，中国女孩特色

[@kamhong7441]

Good game .

[@alanshannon3884]

Thank you 👍

[@Diego-rw5id]

you guys are awesome. I was born in China and lived 30years there and never brave enough to try stink toufu😂😂😂

[@alanshannon3884]

Get out there and try it 😂

[@Diego-rw5id]

@@alanshannon3884 I will try next time maybe😂😂

[@kzdhcster]

The lady is very nice to give you the free food.

[@spangi91]

That bipolar weather can be compared to Melbourne, Australia.

[@beckyw6141]

The translation app looks cool - what app is this?

[@alanshannon3884]

Google translate

[@lizz7805]

those are not langoustine, they are mantis shrimps, which are very popular during the summer.

[@weiwei6917]

Just notice, that is the market street right opposite my apartment!!! 😂

[@alanshannon3884]

Hahha no way!

[@weiwei6917]

⁠@@alanshannon3884By watching at your vlog, we should all be around Nanning at the same time. I left Nanning right before the New Year. What a miss. Well, if KZbin would have pushed you guys to me earlier, we could meet up. Street foods nowadays are becoming boring, as they are not much different everywhere. Local delicacies and famous wee restaurants were what I crashed into in my last visit. Anyway, enjoy your journey there, and keep the good jobs coming! Take care you both 👍

[@weiwei6917]

No chance! That is my city!!! I just been before new year😂 Now I am back to the UK, watching you eating my favourite foods…Torture 😢

[@user-po3bo6ye7b]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@tminet]

"Have you guys tried having Old Friends Rice Noodles?"老友粉

[@user-bg2xj8ip9b]

hi friends, if your Internet in China is not so good, maybe you can exchange some more cash, so as to avoid the embarrassment of being unable to pay! Just a few suggestions. Have fun

[@yonight6871]

Alipay can't be used, maybe it's the phone card, because you didn't buy a phone card from Chinese mainland. China's calling card is to verify the identity of China people. But it can be used briefly for a few months. It is suggested to buy Hongkong or Macau cards in China, and some vendors selling calling cards can consult. Have some cash on you in case of emergency.

[@abbyabroad]

Yes! I just posted a video about this 😅… a Chinese SIM is really as important as AliPay and WeChat here. And it’s so easy for foreigners to get compared to other stuff in China! We just need a passport and to walk into any China Mobile or Unicom-the name on the door is even in English!

[@yonight6871]

You're right. It's not appropriate to use international roaming in China. It's too expensive. It is more suitable to buy China SIM card or Hongkong SIM card. You can use VPN to upload YT video on your computer. China is a cashless society, so it is convenient not to carry coins and paper money. Do you know that?/You know what? There are millions of bacteria on paper money. If you are a foreigner, you'd better bring some cash to spare.@@abbyabroad

[@mchang2893]

@@abbyabroad Thanks for the info!

[@Glory-to-God.]

It's just like chinese trying British Vieux Boulogne 😂

[@TAL142]

There are different Stinky tofu in various areas of China So you may enjoy it more the yellow colored fried version. I think you are in Zhongshan. Roast pork belly and shiqi pigeon are some of the famous food for foreigners in that area.

[@tengsteel8560]

南宁夜市的蒜蓉生蚝也很好吃的 还可以尝试一下路边随处可见的 南宁老友粉、 柳州螺蛳粉、桂林米粉 臭豆腐在中国各地也有不同的口味, 苏州的应该是最温和的版本, 臭豆腐炸至金黄色, 不加任何其他辅料, 沾一点平望辣酱即可

[@lyspy1]

你说的我估计老外都一时半会习惯不了😁

[@tengsteel8560]

@@lyspy1 蒜蓉生蚝他们之前吃过, 评价很高 各种粉我也估计他们吃不惯,所以只敢说尝试(因为我也吃不惯) 另外, 我还没敢推荐南宁酸嘢呢, 那玩意儿更上头 🤣

[@tengsteel8560]

@panda00520 我觉得他们吃的臭豆腐类似湖南长沙的版本, 油炸后开个口子填入蒜蓉辣椒等调料,然后浇上汤汁

[@achinesemaninvietnam]

​@@tengsteel8560洋人来旅个游看把你给受宠若惊的

[@user-tr3me5ji2r]

还推荐呢，这对明显有任务来的😢，粉这对不如粉那对敢拍731的😂

[@NEAAFFAIRS]

For context, stinky tofu smells like the toilet scene in Trainsportting. 😁

[@Chris-Gogo]

Shannon越看越好看

[@YINGZHANG-zh4zj]

后面的 脆皮五花肉 才好吃😂😂

[@kko-punch7059]

Wowww £1.5 for that much octopus ❤❤! That is good deal

[@vacalepic6768]

How comes you guys don’t buy drinks with the food?

[@alanshannon3884]

We got some juice near the end!

[@Samuelsitg]

板凳😂

[@jtang8768]

hahahah, Stinky tofu. You should try the ones from restaurant, maybe. it tastes better.

[@arthaswade7741]

Whit hae I missed? I wis here haein a barbecue the day afore yesterday an aw

[@user-wk8dx2ie4j]

好看，爱看

[@z_a_r_a_oxowowsb7511]

How brave to tried stinky tofu,, awesome people😂

[@alanshannon3884]

Thank you!

[@alastairmaclean6320]

Alan says he never went to a place that the temperature fluctuates up and down in a few days...I don't think he has counted Scotland, where I've experienced 4 seasons in 1 round of golf! He must have got lucky and was indoors when it happened.

[@alanshannon3884]

It's always the same temperature tho haha, cold and windy 😂

[@alastairmaclean6320]

@@alanshannon3884 true that.

[@sayaandyangsaya2756]

Nice street food market

[@alanshannon3884]

It was great!

[@pinecoo6482]

9:18 The kids was politely asking if he can take a photo with you, but misunderstood your wave hand hello to a no

[@valentinfan9414]

他听不懂😂

[@DucaTech]

Does it remind you of haggis?

[@chow729]

Alipay. Are you guys using Tourist card?

[@alanshannon3884]

It is our UK bank card we use for it

[@weijiaCAI]

I helped you pay for that shop you couldn't pay for, haha, have fun!😁

[@MacrosFTW]

Nice

[@user-wd7jf8kf3y]

You cannot forget about street food😂

[@jacintochua6885]

Five spice often added .

[@alanshannon3884]

Five spice is the western Chinese flavour

[@weizhang2834]

Pork blood sausage is northern China food (3 provinces), all of them in northern eat pork blood sausage

[@thietsen]

stinky toufu is fried and is actually good. But the fermented amaranth stem is really bad. My mom steamed it with rice once separately, but it smelled so awful that I refused to eat the rice.

[@sidwong7581]

That carrot u thought is actually intestine with vegetable stuff into it

[@tanWilll-qq5kl]

every episode you say japos yen. Its really yuan.okkay'?

[@TheFuronghua]

You know how much would cost for the grilled octopus in the restaurants in US? At least $15 for one of these on the skewer

[@johnkiel1000]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@obiwan5781]

The stinky tofu experience 😂 at least you've tried it now 😅

[@alanshannon3884]

Gotta try everything once🤣 I think it will definitely be the last

[@josechong8207]

@@alanshannon3884 never say never or in this case "last"... 😁

[@lovelife5783]

​@@alanshannon3884这是臭豆腐的一种，确实很臭。但是有另一种黄色的臭豆腐，更好吃。并没有那么臭，并且外皮和内部是两种口感。如果你们遇到了。仍然可以尝试。但是，北京的王致和臭豆腐千万不要尝试，那个臭味令人作呕。只有北京人才能接受那种臭味

[@user-gu8tf1ck6w]

Some simple personel QR code,If u scan and pay with the credit card will face failure,Solving this problem you need charge some changes into ur alipay ,the balance in your accout paying these personel accout will be no problem.The business QR code scaning with ur ID card is no problem.Hope it helps ya nice couple.Peace

[@michaeljiang960]

Great video! Are you guys going to colab with Gweilo60 in Nanning?

[@alanshannon3884]

The video is coming in a few days!

[@BeijingBuzzz-China-Travel]

OMG !! : (

[@alanshannon3884]

@@BeijingBuzzz-China-Travel thank you for watching ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@deyuliu7616]

Actually you can try to make the payment first, that would be less anxiety than you can’t make it afterward.

[@alanshannon3884]

That would make more sense 😂

[@sangtong5550]

yeah she say pork blood sausage !

[@andyli7598]

you guys accent are vely vely strong, i cant understand without subtitle.

[@zikrylim8339]

How comes your KZbin don't have subtitles... Mine does have subtitles....

[@talkthetalk3798]

@@zikrylim8339You misunderstood it: i cant understand without subtitle

[@davidckk2]

Even though you may eat the same type of food, there's a huge different of experience by eating from the right stall. Maybe you should catch up with Amy, she been in China for quite some time as food explorer and have her own channel in youtube named Blondie in China. Maybe she could give you a tip or two in eating at the right place for better food experience. 🙂

[@daisietrains9981]

Amy is more adventurous than some local Chinese people lol😂

[@Moonj17]

stinky tofu is my favorite😂

[@lalalalalalala127]

Hahaha you are right. Stinky tofu is actually mouldy tofu

[@alanshannon3884]

🤢🤢

[@lalalalalalala127]

@@alanshannon3884 I’m a Chinese myself. I can say I’m really not a fan of stinky tofu. It’s all about personal preference lol. My Japanese teacher who is from Japan does not eat sashimi (raw fish)

[@kmbrownridge1]

Hey guys thanks for the China vlogs. Really enjoying it. What app are you guys using for payment. It seems so easy to be cashless in the markets. Cheers

[@kmbrownridge1]

Oops , I asked the question too early and heard it was Alipay later in the blog… sorry

[@user-mh6dn7gs3w]

stinky tofu I love it.😁😁