Chinese Mums Try Each Other's Chow Mein

Carrie, Sauyee, Marie Lee and Bobbi are back for one final round, who's chow mein will come out on top?
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[@amarlianderson795]

Everytime I watch videos like this it’s always the person more strict/ harsh with the scoring that presents the worst meal lmaoo

[@ddgbooks]

I was going to say the same thing.

[@giantsdudeful]

Hers was the most authentic. The others were just whitewashed versions of chow mein and that’s what they are used to. White washed ethnic food. Mr Anderson

[@MsNekaa26]

Yes

[@deendrew36]

You are so right! 😆

[@DashinqueMichele]

Factsssss!😂 I know people like this in real life.

[@feiser119]

I love that the two happiest contestants loved each other's dishes

[@AcoLC15]

Lol yes not matter where in the world or what gender for these type of competitions it never fails that the meanest person always ends up scoring others low and losing themselves

[@bunji_beans]

I appreciate that Marie Lee never seems to cook to impress the others. She just cooks what she and her family likes which appeals to some and not others.

[@zeth479]

Also no Chinese family would just have chao mein for dinner. Chao mein is like rice or bread, you have it with other dishes. It doesn't have to be a whole meal.

[@daylite34]

Marie Lee food definitely reminds me of the every day, growing up

[@Roflmao6173]

@@zeth479 that's not true, in plenty of households they incorporate the dishes into the noodles itself by adding a lot of ingredients like what that one mom did with the carrots, string beans, prawns, etc. and making it a meal by itself

[@zeth479]

@@Roflmao6173 and for dinner there was just the chao mein and nothing else? I'm not saying that you can't add things to a chao mein, I'm just saying that I've never just had chao mein by itself for dinner growing up, ever.

[@kuronyankosan]

Marie Lee ALWAYS cooks whatever she personally likes and whatever her family enjoys. She's genuinely a very sweet soul. Then there's Bobbi with her bubbly personality who's always fair in her judging, just like Marie. I wish I could say the same about the other two ladies.

[@kaylalloyd869]

They were all actually quite nice, just marie Lee and bobbi were defo the most nice cos they are just LOVELY

[@erinmaree1987]

I love how Bobbi tries hard to find something positive in every dish. What a sweet soul.

[@WePlugGOODMusic]

Carrie was giving all that chat and for what 😂

[@Beelzebub_16.29]

I mean she won quite a few times so...

[@psychoPilgrim36]

Marie lee is the sweetest judge of all time i wish she was always a judge on ALL these types of cooking videos 😭

[@shelly6115]

Bobbi’s “why?” 😭🤧 absolutely adorable/ hilarious

[@MsRose00]

I love Bobbi. She seems like she’s fun!

[@andrewbell4820]

It sounded like Cindy-Lou Who's "why?"

[@lybanrivera213]

carrie's dish got ROASTED by everyone lol

[@froshnel]

Side eye to Carrie, legit only praised the first dish, even said she was gonna go search up the noodles and couldn't think of anything to improve other than add one more thing to jazz it up, and gave a 6/10 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨 THAT DON'T EVEN ADD UP

[@pampoovey6722]

And then she served up a bowl of mush 😂😂😂

[@Go90go90-q4h]

She gave the third one high rating tho

[@ZipporahRian44]

She's a hater

[@AS-ie3lf]

3:37 when all the moms feedback is similar, you know they’re being fair and honest. for eg, one said the noodle wasn’t bursting w flavour and another identified it as lacking soy sauce which i think is what typically gives noodles that burst. they also agreed individually on the texture of the pasta being over cooked/mushy. it’s not necessarily bad feedback, the fairness makes it quite constructive. these moms are my fav. so respectful and fair ps don’t forget the scores are based off personal preference

[@amys4392]

I love Marie. She just seems like good people.

[@contentdoll]

I like Bobbi and Marie Lee's personalities the most. Sauyee and Bobbi's chow mein looks the best to me, and Marie Lee's reminds me of my aunties noodles, it annoys me when people are whiny about spice lol (i used to hate spicy, but if you try a little bit, and a little bit more and more you can train yourself to get over it/adjust to spicier foods, try it friends)

[@Bih1stOfAll]

Why would another person's food enjoyment/displeasure annoy you?

[@contentdoll]

@@Bih1stOfAll i live in a place where the social "norm" is to act like anything that isn't a food you grew up with is DISGUSTING, especially ethnic foods. The people around also have the tendency to rarely even attempt to try anything unfamiliar. This is a shame, cuz there are lovely foods from every culture, and multiple ways most foods can be prepared, and saying you hate something after only trying it one time, one preparation limits you. I often find people around me who seemingly hate spice, only think they do because they hated spice as CHILDREN, and haven't tried it again since their taste buds matured or changed. The lack of flexibility and open-mindedness is what bothers me, not people's actual preferences, cuz if you try it with an open mind, and hate it, that's valid. I love ALL sorts of crazy foods, but hate Deer meat. I still occasionally will sample new preparations though, to give it a chance.

[@elizabethperry5699]

I think Bobbi came happy, hungry, and ready to eat. She gave everyone good reviews lol

[@luckycharm3401]

@@contentdoll spice is something that is used daily, most people who say they dont like spice, means it. And they are valid for that

[@mysticalworm168]

I feel like Marie Lee is the only actual Chinese mum! The others kind of sound like they were born and raised in other countries. And her noodles look so delicious, exactly the type of food that my mom would make me. I can tell from just the color and all the spices and sauces she listed that her noodles would have the most flavor. A chaomein dish isn't about the vegetables and meat, the most important thing is the noodles!

[@AngelGirlUkUk]

The issue with this series of chinese mums is that 3 of them are Hong Kong Chinese mums either born in UK or raised in UK and one is from mainland China. Mainland Chinese and HK Chinese have very different taste buds. Especially if from cities that can eat quite spicy because HK pallete is not a spicy pallete for most. With this series as well I've noticed that some mums are not actually making Chinese Food like the Japanese salmon fried rice for example. Would've expected Chinese mums to be comparing and making Chinese food and not other cuisines. That's all really

[@icysonie]

Bobbi and Marie are so sweet and amazing ❤

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

@4:29, Sauyee said the special ingredient in her Chow Mein was MSG. I instantly heard *Uncle Roger* yelling, *"MSG, the King of Flavor, Fuiyoh!"* 🤗😆🥰

[@BrutishYetDelightful]

I sometimes half-jokingly refer to MSG as "Cocainum Satanicum". I have little to no business eating it, but that hardly matters. Didja ever hit a bowl of farina with just a dash of MSG? Right before you put in the butter. It will roll your eyes up in your skull.

[@James-FL]

Carrie the Critic got Crushed! Haha!!

[@sophie0002]

Marie Lees noodles looked amazing

[@nvgirl1807]

Love Bobbie and Marie, very positive

[@buzzfeedUK]

❤️🔥

[@patrickpascal1225]

Uncle roger knew the msg user would win

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

*Fuiyoh!!!!!*

[@tobijones1193]

Lol 😂

[@toinyrosendjago945]

😅

[@cailooro7147]

I love how typically in these videos they just rip the hell out of eachother's dishes, meanwhile here they actually give very very constructive criticism/what they'd do to improve the dishes

[@betriciastowe1511]

Bobbi is so adorable

[@Stormvogel262]

Marie Lee's chow mein all day for me

[@kellyalves756]

Sauyee’s noodles definitely made me take notice. As for Carrie: overcooked ? Holy hell you can forgive a lot, but mushy chow mien is just a crime against the heart. I got mushy chow mien last week and it was so awful I fed it to the crows. And they let it sit overnight before they’d touch it. ( Aside- I had a little Cantonese speaking boy school me on the proper way to say “ chow mien “ so Marie Lee’s intro made me smile. )

[@MagicalKid]

The way people normally say it is more similar to Mandarin. In Cantonese the 'mein' sounds different, more like 'meen'

[@SlimJim3082]

Not the crows 😢

[@kellyalves756]

@@MagicalKid The boy I worked with said something like “Myen.”

[@kellyalves756]

@@SlimJim3082 Oh, they loved it! ( When it finally aged enough for them.)

[@lang-ed3bk]

It’s chow mian, but westerners call it chow main.

[@itsjakia2759]

Bobbi was fucked over by carrie 😂😂 otherwise she had a solid chance

[@Maria.Aurelia]

Bobbi is so cute I love her makeup, her shirt, everything. Hope you guys bring her back

[@dcarter455]

0:56 her big sweet eyes make her look like a cartoon character 😍 she’s so pretty!

[@based-ys9um]

Would wife 😂

[@luismateo8]

She said msg was the secret ingredient and won lol

[@eclecticraeen]

Bobbi is a sweetheart and such a bright personality

[@mychunni3741]

Marie Lee is more of a northern style chow mein and Sauyee is more canto-south.

[@ggamerg1306]

Carrie is not Chinese. That is a full blown British woman right there.

[@Kerem-mf9oy]

Bobbi and Marie Lee are so adorable and sweet. AND give very generous points too! The other two though... Yikes. Only 2s and 3s. I wanna see more of Bobbi and Marie Lee. Screw the other two.

[@Kurly_KitKat]

Oop

[@babyfather]

i love marie lee so much

[@Vincent_N89]

Im glad they all didnt rate Carrie's noodles highly

[@krai1421]

Why

[@ladylina3529]

@@krai1421she’s a buzzkill

[@artaizen1613]

after she commented about Bobbi's dish being... not colorful or something, then I saw hers.... UHH YEAH RIGHT at least Bobbi has brown white and green, hers is like brown and yellow it's more mono color looking than green and brown ugh

[@vanlifebae]

Its her opinion though you people are acting like she personally insulted her​@@artaizen1613

[@hitomisana1057]

Marie lee is so nice I love her

[@courtneykallen]

Marie Lee’s voice reminds me of Tricia Takanawa from Family Guy. 😂😂😂

[@melissakennedy5897]

Marie Lee is a joy to watch

[@LeahJ-gp5tz]

CARRIE NEEDS TO BE EXCLUDED FROM EVERY EPISODE SHE HAS ALOT TO SAY THEN PRESENTS BABY FOOD WHY IS SHE ON HERE

[@usethis4511]

What I like about this one is they’re just being honest of course they can be nicer but they’re not lying. I feel like with the other ones they were so obviously just hating…

[@stevenroro]

I do not think I have ever heard an Asian person with a British accent. So cool.

[@jamescash7321]

Carrie always chatting shït and ends up bringing shït food

[@TlhomphoDitedu]

😢😅😂😂😂😂😂

[@kellyalves756]

Ummm… yeah.

[@DeeDiamond2981]

😂😂😂

[@goelnuma6527]

I would invite Bobbi to my house party for sure, followed by Marie Lee, perhaps followed by Sauyee but would leave out Carrie

[@lang-ed3bk]

Carrie slouches like she’s bored and doesn’t want to be there

[@wandering._.stranger1]

the switching between accents when the camera changes is so funny

[@janetegama1937]

I think you should do Angola 🇦🇴 Mufete -grilled fish accompanied with beans, platain, casava and onions sauce. Feijoada and peanut cake

[@rejovinateme1207]

Bobbi and Marie are so positive and enjoyable to watch. The other 2…Carrie just always looks uncomfortable and like she doesn’t want to be there. Sauyee comes off as downright rude sometimes. I also feel like this is unfairly biased against Marie. Marie seems like she is from northern China, whereas the other 3 seem to be more likely from southern China. These areas have very different palettes, so naturally they are going to find Marie’s food too spicy or vinegary (characteristic of a lot of Northern dishes). Just my opinion.

[@lang-ed3bk]

Ikr Carrie looks like she doesn’t want to be there slouched and bored

[@harry4596]

All the people bashing Carrie saying the loser is always the hater, the most critical etc etc and the winner is always the most generous... Sauyee (the winner) gave a 2 and a 3 ☠️. She averaged a 4,33... The most generous in which world???

[@Zimon123]

In a world where you don't overcook noodles 🤷

[@Cecilia-]

the purple lady serving mush chow mein LOLOOLOLOLOL

[@Crenshaw17]

Love how they’re finding all the positives in each dish

[@lolizima2194]

Okay. Now i think one is from the north, one from guangdong or guangxi, on from the east probably shanghai area, another is from sichuan, guizhou area.

[@huskaroar6869]

Chinese mum and British mums taste each other's chowmein should be the title

[@lang-ed3bk]

I thought the Vietnamese one shouldn’t have been included Looked really good, just wasn’t Chinese chow mian

[@purplerain3242]

“Chinese inspired” was sooooo shady 😂😂😂😂😭😭😭

[@winemomma2689]

Wow these ladies are so polite.

[@WholeHeartily]

Seems fair, just based on personal preference which is interesting to my American palate. Nice to watch! Sweet moms

[@BSnazz]

Bobbi is adorable! 💞

[@ceciliayam9912]

Most British-born Chinese are from the south of China or Hong Kong. Their flavour profile is completely different from those in the north of China. Northern Chinese cuisine is packed full of flavour and spice which is probably why some of the moms weren’t used to Marie Lee’s noodles. The comment about how her dish didn’t seem “authentic” was weird. Chow mein, aka stir fried noodles, isn’t the name of a single dish - there’s a huge variety and they vary across the region, including outside of China.

[@newbags3267]

Marie Lee’s spicy chow mein looks delicious tbh

[@manueljr.6792]

Love when the cocky/arrogant persons dish becomes the least liked. Lol

[@bye692001]

Marie is the only one that pronounce the fried noodle correctly in Mandarin.

[@chosen558]

we love you marie lee we dooooo oh marie we love youuuu

[@Chula92]

They should’ve drop one of them Asian-Guyanese mom in the mix s/o my GT crew

[@TlhomphoDitedu]

Is carrie ok? Like emotionally

[@ventaliq]

why

[@ubs16]

She looks annoyed to be there

[@Kenzie_Marie1]

She’s just tired 🥱

[@yesplatinum7956]

I think she’s just a pessimist

[@Freezeivy]

😂 someone check on her

[@thecunninlynguist]

I predict Carrie will win yet again....EDIT: 😅oh how i was wrong...lowest score I've seen..yikes....Sauyee's looks like chow mein we'd see at restaurants here in the states.

[@coisasaqui]

im always surprised at how polite they are

[@novas2905]

marie lee's noodles looked and sounded so good, love a bit of spice, but do feel like as, other said it could've used some more veg or something

[@valhallaoutcast]

on visuals alone the winner was clear

[@Syren90...Aka9]

2 for you, Marie! You go, Marie!! ❤

[@HalloMoose]

I thought Carrie would cook up some heat but then her plate came out I was like bruhhhh 😂

[@yiasminathefangirl]

Marie Lee definitely serves hers with some vegetable side dishes, but it looks delish!

[@phaniePaq]

Bobbi ❤😂

[@AndyLiangSoftwareProgrammer]

Man I wanted Marie to throw down since she’s so honest and nice with her others feedback. But instant noodles and no presentation? That’s meeting a low bar. Glad there was a lot of flavor to the noodles though

[@TactlessGuy]

Tbh, based on the description of the noodles, those noodles would probably be my favorite personally. Even though they looked plain, I could tell by the caramelized brown color that it was extremely flavorful. And seems like she used black vinegar, which is my favorite condiment paired with soy-based food. I bet if the contestants had better spice tolerance, hers would at least be #2. Simple presentation with a lot of depth. She could boost it by adding scallions and fried shallots.

[@lang-ed3bk]

Looked like it was just only noodles, no meat or veggies

[@fancyreyes4962]

Purple shirt 😂. I knew Miss Msg would would 👏🏼👏🏼

[@ramsinbabakhan3629]

Someone tell bobbi i fell in love with everything about her, then tell carrie she terrifies. She seems like everything disappoints her.

[@DanGolag]

These four are usually the most constructive and positive bunch on this channel, and Carrie's dish got "school dinners" and effing "airlines". The way these ladies must have been disgusted TO THEIR SOULS.

[@pretendtobenormal8064]

4:26 Fuiyoh!! MSG is KING OF FLAVOR!!!

[@Ooilei]

These moms were fair and honest, they're a good group. They weren't overly critical and for the most part had similar opinions, meaning it honest

[@daylite34]

Where I feel like Buzzfeed messed up here is that Chinese food differs DRASTICALLY from region to region. It seems like they put both Cantonese and Mandarin people here, and they cook very different stuff, it's hard to properly review each other.

[@catalina9844]

I would gladly eat all of this chow mein

[@AdzoAtitsogbui]

I loooove Marie-Lee!!!

[@lusinashaw]

Carrie: "What I would do to improve this dish" Me: "Clearly you can't improve a dish"

[@alinabluee4050]

I miss blindflindes taste test😭

[@habiebiee1]

Chow Mein is very personal. Your mother's, grandmother's or aunties' would be your favorite chow mein.

[@tinhinnh]

the title “try each others..” 😂

[@user-nd1yk1ti6b]

The winner underscored everybody else. I'm sorry to say this but this is how they roll.

[@doc.m.d.8870]

These videos always got someone that seems like they're a professional hater. Like if hating was a competition they'd be in the Olympics. For what?? It's food! 😂

[@parisz]

"I can see mush-rooms in there" LOLL

[@dat1song410]

Carrie come here. Come. Come. You need a hug. You have a beautiful presentation plate but please take notes.

[@Kaydeep94]

Do Vietnamese people reacting to each others pho,banh mi, or other dishes!

[@kizuraivods]

I love spice, I would have loved to try Marie Lee's chow mein

[@azzaj44]

The first and the last ones would be the only ones I would eat 😂

[@nicole757]

such a nice change from coco butter. polite and constructive with criticism, not acting like children and spitting out food

[@Rymshall]

I love these videos

[@MatthewZmusician209]

“I can’t eat spicy” lmao

[@Citizenesse8]

I wanted to try Bobbie's noodles and the spicy ones.

[@-_James_-]

If that title isn't a euphemism I don't know what is. 🤣

[@yesplatinum7956]

I don’t believe Marie Lee’s score from the way she speaks I can tell she knows how to cook

[@redsnflr]

"Chow Miy-en" from China lady was probably super annoyed at these British Chinese ladies pronunciation lol.

[@chasepierce0919]

I love Carrie's accent. I'm sorry. Was she raised in Australia? This is a serious question. I'm actually curious

[@92spice18]

I wonder if they would enjoy Caribbean style chow mein?

[@sheeats4019]

Jamaican Chinese food is bombbbb

[@AlexysB]

This is so cute!!!