Dong Bei Ren Jia 东北人家 | The Best Mala 麻辣 Ep 1

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Alderic

Күн бұрын

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@siangchichen3604 Ай бұрын

Calling it now. Alderic flying to China to sample birthplace of mala for 2nd part of the series.

@acy1993 Ай бұрын

Dude just got even younger looking after rhe haircut. God is unfair lol.

@AngelaNeo-b4q Ай бұрын

Digging the new look 👍🎉 btw 东北人家 as the name suggest is not a mala place leh. Most 东北 ppl don’t even eat spicy food. Recently I had the 辣子鸡 at 太二酸菜鱼 mind blown. Juicy chicken and it really is spicy.

@TheMilllennialPause Ай бұрын

Ba Shu Sichuan at Bedok. Hands down the best. If you go there you’ll see that most people there are PRC - testament to how legit it is.

@jaeceelim1490 Ай бұрын

Ehhh.... My 2 cents, I think you shd focus on ONE mala dish, like mala xiang guo and maybe comment on the ma, la, xiang, and overall with the standard ingredients this video like not here not there

@chongsucheng6663 Ай бұрын

Agree! I was expecting only one dish when I saw the video title - MALA XIANG GUO I thought!

@donovantan2212 Ай бұрын

Agree fully too

@wade398 Ай бұрын

If you are okay with going to like restaurant type places. Mapo tofu from chen mapo tofu / shisen hanten 水煮牛 / 辣子鸡 from 太二酸菜鱼 ( Else you can try 家乡小厨 at chinatown

@babyneko406 Ай бұрын

a hot hideout!

@Cutedoge367 Ай бұрын

i try b4, it sucks

@Magoz2110 Ай бұрын

@@Cutedoge367 if u try this, pls only visit the ntu outlet....

@beinsports9555 Ай бұрын

Overrated

@arcsilver1010 Ай бұрын

I love mala, and I am overjoyed to see Alderic start a mala series.

@e7anp Ай бұрын

I wanted to gate keep, but I think they deserve all the flowers. 巴蜀演义 at Bedok is the best sichuan cuisine you going to taste. This is my top. You can also give 成都 at Telok Ayer a shot. This will be my second.

@evanlimcs Ай бұрын

Lao Si Chuan - nice

@perryplat-jm8qe Ай бұрын

THANK YOU for this series!!!!!

@pinzhengzhang3776 Ай бұрын

Bro your hair like John from TDK lmao. Anyways I reco Hot Hideout, 辣不辣 (Bedok) and Shisen Hanten as series finale, for the sake to see how much we can push mala at the highest level (I mean, it's one star and used to be two?). Otherwise I think Si Chuan Dou Hua is a good second, but I do feel it is heavily localised. Still a good benchmark though.

@changliow7747 Ай бұрын

Way Lau Eh! Alderic going to a 东北 restaurant to find the best 四川 cuisine is like going to Chicago Morton steakhouse to find the best Tex Mex or best southern BBQ. What were you thinking?!?

@embershen364 Ай бұрын

@@changliow7747 also they have the reputation of a tourist trap. The best china food is often not at chinatown

@feederchua Ай бұрын

@@embershen364 where would you recommend!

@jeezlouis6984 Ай бұрын

Hot Hideout! Haven't tried many mala places but hot hideout hits the spot for me 🔥

@perryplat-jm8qe Ай бұрын

13 is better for this series because there are so many good mala places. plus you are combining malaxiangguo. if youre doing something like laksa then 10 is fine tho

@rollypollytan Ай бұрын

Yan Lai Ju (宴来居), 友间厨坊 A Kitchen (Jurong) Both Level 1 and 2 restaurants at Vision Exchange (Jurong) are one the best chinese cuisine i ever tried! Esp the lamb skewers must try!

@kenmical Ай бұрын

You may wanna consider the mala stall in Marina Bay Sands foodcourt. The Xiang Guo flavour is pretty good. Also one off the beaten path at AMK industrial park 2. Blk 5023. 重庆私房菜

@othi-k2k Ай бұрын

I am super excited too

@lementations Ай бұрын

Recently discovered Zhang Liang Mala Tang 张亮麻辣烫 @ Rendezvous Hotel Singapore, GOATED

@iwannabuyplants2819 Ай бұрын

+1 zhang liang malatang

@cakeules Ай бұрын

You MUST try Shisen Hanten! At least their mapo tofu which is their signature family recipe. And try Qi - House of Sichuan too - their spicy prawns is one of the best I've had, but it's not that spicy

@waynechua1992 Ай бұрын

Finally found someone that loves the peppercorns. I keep getting called crazy when I like to bite into them. Waiting for you to fly to China

@EGCN- Ай бұрын

大胡子 next to Aljunied MRT station.

@vindo17 Ай бұрын

yay new series! good luck Alderic!

@playwithcars Ай бұрын

Formosa Delights at Clementi the Fried Pig intestines & laziji is solid.

@cheekeonglee2661 Ай бұрын

1. Old Chengdu Sichuan Cuisine Restaurant 老成都川菜馆 80 Pagoda St, Singapore 059239 2. Ba Shu Sichuan Restaurant 巴蜀演义 219 Bedok Central, #01-122, Singapore 460219 3. Labula Mala Xiang Guo 辣不辣麻辣香锅 (Tampines West) 822 Tampines Street 81, Singapore 520822

@ylein6508 Ай бұрын

The addictive part of mala is the msg and chilli oil

@ProGirish24 Ай бұрын

IT WOULD BE A CRIME not to try out Green on Earth Vegetarian Cafe......yes you heard me right - VEGETARIAN. I've had mala xiang guo all around Singapore but this is by far the BEST MXG and Mala dishes I've had, and that's a lot coming from a meat eater.

@elloy909 Ай бұрын

Piao Xiang Mala at 313 Somerset... Everything is fried

@12ayner Ай бұрын

You really should try Ba Su Sichuan Restaurant at 219 Bedok central. Once waited for almost 2 hours before they reno to expend.

@embershen364 Ай бұрын

@@12ayner yup i went all the way to bashu when i live in cck

@stealthguard Ай бұрын

All the people suggesting Shisen Hanten, it's good, but it's closed now. Chef chen mapo tofu is similar, but much less spicy and ma, and more salty. My experience at Si Chuan Dou Hua was pretty bad I'd suggest Chengdu restaurant at 96 Amoy street Sichuan Alley is also good, but it's not really a mala type of place I feel, more ma.

@lifelonglearnex Ай бұрын

Chope for best prawn noodles series after this mala one. 😂🤞🤞

@earweatwry46u7uy5i68 Ай бұрын

Hi Alderic, from the name itself, I know that mala would not be good. Dongbei (Northeastern) Reigon in China focuses more on savoury and sour dishes rather than mala dieshes. (So think more on the line where they specialize in sweet and sour pork, Yuxiang Pork shreds or Yuxiang eggplant or Chinese cold salads.) So if you want good mala, I would suggest focusing more on resturaunts that are named after Sichuan or Sichuan areas (like Chongqing) The ratings being high on Google probably means that it's the non-spicy dishes that's considered good.

@Alderic. Ай бұрын

that actually makes so much sense. I kinda knew that in the back of my head but didn't put 2 and 2 together. will look out for more sichuan places from now.

@Msrachrah Ай бұрын

Yes! You should go to the sichuan restaurant right opposite this 东北人家 call 冒菜 for mala。 dongbei region is more famous for dumplings and 锅包肉，not mala

@hlee2 Ай бұрын

si wei mao cai at mosque st is good, introduced to me by my PRC friends. I like their boiled fish and la zi ji

@pohleroid2043 Ай бұрын

Bro just go Chongqing. Go there eat already no turning back

@luohao2321 Ай бұрын

Agreed, Chongqing hotpot is goated

@weihong477 Ай бұрын

为什么去东北餐厅吃四川菜😂😂😂

@denzellee5533 Ай бұрын

Ri Ri Sheng at Tampines, and Ba Shu Sichuan at Bedok!

@Atleast_once01 Ай бұрын

U can go Ba Shu Sichuan at Bedok. Family spot for years

@toads859 Ай бұрын

Chen’s mapo tofu pretty solid ngl

@HeyNiceToMeetYou2 Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Alderic. Ай бұрын

thanks for the support!

@RaptureOnCloudNo.9 Ай бұрын

Ohhhh I do have a recommendation, but like my previous one (rockymaster premium laksa), this may also be a little controversial as well, because it is a fastfood chain. Try 杨国福麻辣烫 from Northpoint. U do not have to go ham with the spicyness, 小辣 will do so as not to numb your tastebuds to the taste, but do get the soup version. The beef stock was rather pronounced, but just enough to complement the mala. The dry version is basically mala paste which u dip your blanched 料 into, very exciting flavour bomb, but it is a flavour bomb. I prefer the soup version because it is a little nuanced. Out of all the 麻辣烫 I've tried, I believe YGF is pretty up there, 宫源麻辣烫 etc can't fight.

@desmondkoh_ Ай бұрын

special episode in Sichuan coming??

@owen-jj8oj Ай бұрын

Dare you to wear a white tee for every mala episode for standardisation lolol

@junglejimbo88 Ай бұрын

@Alderic is quite brave i.e. wearing a pristine (new?) white t-shirt & going to eat mala! LFG i.e. Let's go boys (and gals).

@mrowltan Ай бұрын

謝謝！

@Alderic. Ай бұрын

thanak you!

@jefflaiem Ай бұрын

There’s 日日红 at People’s Park Food Centre, 同心如意 at Lorong Telok and 蜀香坊 at Temple St.

@bettercallsel Ай бұрын

My benchmarks for good sichuan dishes. Si wei mao cai at mosque st. Chuan Wei Xuan at Joo Chiat Rd.

@rabchwan5095 Ай бұрын

Im obsessed with mala too 😂

@changliow7747 Ай бұрын

My advice is to get up to speed with an understanding of this unique southwestern (Sichuan,Chongqing and Guizhou) Chinese cuisine that has been bastardized by Japanese, American etc and focus the quintessential..麻辣香锅，烤鱼，辣子鸡，口水鸡，红油抄手，夫妻肺片, 四川红烧牛肉面。 And go to restaurants that are frequent by the Sichuan community in SG and validated by Singaporeans. Just my 2 cents coming from you fan living in China for the last 12 years.

@weissweiss Ай бұрын

HELL YES...i love the dong bei culture but going to dong bei cuisine looking for mala is crazy misaligned!!!!!! its like indian muslim vs indian food MY BRO IT IS DIFFERENT

@Cutedoge367 Ай бұрын

BRO U LEGIT NEED TO TRY THS RESTAURANT CALLED "tasty china" at beauty world there. the mala so shiok. the bbq also

@kooraymond Ай бұрын

I would recommend Sichuan Dou Hua restaurant. Try it.

@waterbottle_9087 Ай бұрын

Mapo tofu there is solid stuff!

@emsies666 Ай бұрын

Zheng Nan Qi Bai Excelsior SC might just be the best Mala Mixian I’ve ever eaten. Order the mountain city hotpot

@UnowLay Ай бұрын

Here my recommendation:My favourite malaxiangguo is currently closed ,so I would recommend the ZhangLiang stir fried mala only!

@SpareMeTomorrow Ай бұрын

Beauty Mala at Sim Lim Square. love how the beef is the fatty kind and not the super lean ones

@decaybone Ай бұрын

Lao hero at jalan kayu, they have this mala prawn, that one addictive.

@EsmondTeo-l7p Ай бұрын

Chengdu at Amoy St and you can have your latte at Common Man Stan/Sarnies after that

@grandgroody Ай бұрын

as some said, dong bei is not really known for spicy food tbh. i probably would recommend the mala behind clementi mall , or wanxin mala at kovan. If you want to do chinatown, can consider lao chengdu(but considerably more expensive than the dong bei restaurants nearby) Suggestion: maybe can swap around some of the dishes if needed. Otherwise i think you will be sick of the three dishes at the end of the show

@briantan2963 Ай бұрын

Not Dong Bei, but Chong Qing... You should try this Chong Qing "Cai Png" store in geylang. (Chong Qing Xiao Mian Geylang 27A 重庆小面 - 521 Geylang Road, Lor 27A Geylang, 389477) Found this stall with very interesting taste... different style from our local Cai Png. I think they're catered more to the China people living in Singapore. The dishes taste and flavours are very dynamic with something like layers of taste... unlike our local cai png dishes which has a very singular taste to each dish. I won't say it's very good, but something different and interesting. And they have some interesting other dishes rather than just cai png. Worth a try even if you're not planning to make a video for youtube.

@lordpengu5412 Ай бұрын

Ming Sheng Mala Spicy Pot at Whampoa is the best!

@soulegacy Ай бұрын

im excited too. Give those darn google sheet

@Lavandaire-v9w Ай бұрын

Go try Sichuan Tianfu Restaurant (天府川菜)! A lil under the radar but their dishes are super authentic when it comes to mala/Sichuan flavours and they’ve recently opened a second brand along Beach Road. Must try dishes include their laziji, mapo tofu, 沸腾鱼, 干煸肥肠 and their dry pots etc

@reepdeep Ай бұрын

wah this one I go a bunch of times alr legit sibei good

@sylviang5056 Ай бұрын

Pls try chengdu at Amoy St! If asked to choose a mala place, this is the one.

@jlzwzw287 Ай бұрын

Alderic, can u do mala like the take your own ingredients kind? Maybe do another series for China-Chinese restaurants. Anyways, great content keep it up!

@henrya636 Ай бұрын

I tried many mala xiang guo, one of the best is vegetarian version at green on earth at rail mall. Many are only la (spicy) but this stall is with a lot of numb. ❤

@Zephyrferret-v7g Ай бұрын

best part about the green on earth one is you can customise it. so you can increase or decrease the numb as you wish. (same for spice, oil and salt)

@leslieang582 Ай бұрын

Green on earth - vegeatarian mala at 386 bukit timah

@singaporefoodreview9591 Ай бұрын

I like saltish ones. Can even try mala soup - some really hits the spot. U'll be suprised if u havent tried soup version yet

@lynnc9531 Ай бұрын

can you assess the mala xianguo in every store as a basic dish (maybe 30% of the score)?

@Alderic. Ай бұрын

I will order mlxg if the place offers!

@lynnc9531 Ай бұрын

@@Alderic. Great! could you do 2 series, one series to search for the best mala in restaurants, and another series to search for the winners in hawker centres. i'm personally interested to know the hawker malas so that i can add to the list of my everyday lunch places. Really impressed with your spice level, am sure you can survive 2 series of mala challenges ;)

@Iendleasereit Ай бұрын

love the shorter hair! fresh!

@thu4582 Ай бұрын

very bold of you to wear white on a mala hunt

@BlackflowerGamerz Ай бұрын

Most of the mala stalls doesn’t have the “ma” sensation kicks Been looking up and down but cannot seem to find a good one. I need recommendations!!!!!! 😢

@CatandCook1989 Ай бұрын

Hi Alderic, Prefer how you would review the food at the end but i understand how u have 3 dishes 😂 Btw try the NTU Mala xiang guo! Super long queue!!

@carlongerdidu Ай бұрын

before mala xiang guo appear in our shores there was mala steam boat

@stevenkoomen387 Ай бұрын

For a future episode, i would recommend 'hot hideout'

@misamisa5145 Ай бұрын

We'll be paying respects to your rear end at the end of this series.

@oporayamzzz Ай бұрын

How about explaining mlxg and mala for non chinese but still singaporean viewers? :D

@tenglei2 Ай бұрын

Sian was hoping for a dessert series

@Buindable Ай бұрын

My go to places for mala: Hot Hot Pot @ Food republic, They deep fry some ingredients such as brinjal, fish, tofu, lotus root etc, instead of boilling all the ingredients like other stalls. Got to add 2-3 eggs along with their handmade noodle as well. they have a couple of outlets so your mileage may vary. Tried the outlets at suntec and causeway point and those were great, but prices are not cheap. La Bu La @Tampines, Good mala along with good side dishes, hard to go wrong 老味道mala @ marsiling, the only mala place that i know of that has roasted pork as an ingredient If you are going to Chongqing (which i am 100% expecting ;)), gotta try 渝大师 hotpot.

@gerrellephant Ай бұрын

Its vegetarian but im curious what you have to say about green on earth at the rail mall 👾

@ocence Ай бұрын

Please try 聚宝轩 mala at MBS foodcourt. Both dry and soup versions are sedap. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Number one on my list.

@yuanweilim4298 Ай бұрын

Just went hot hideout over the weekend! Let’s go boys!

@gabriellim2650 Ай бұрын

Moustache bbq has the best china food in sg u must go try!!!

@bashfulbeet Ай бұрын

I must admit I’m a bit confused about the direction/scoping of this series. Are we talking more of general sichuan cuisine but limited to dishes involving mala flavors? Or are we talking about the specific dish of mala xiang guo? Based on this first video, it seems like the former. In which case, how are you going to compare different places unless the intention is to order mostly the same dishes across locations. And then there is the problem that the price variation across locations may be in orders of magnitude - e.g. Sichuan Dou Hua which some comments mentioned, vs. some Sichuan style ‘tze-char’ place at a coffee shop. However, I think most Singaporeans (I assume the bulk of your viewers) would associate the term “mala” with mala xiang guo, which I also presume you are referring to when you said you ate mala very frequently. This sounds like the most apples to apples comparison since it’s focused on a single dish, which is useful because I think it happens to also be the most frequently eaten mala dish over here. And then there is a whole category of mala hotpot which I don’t know if your series includes. Don’t know how you are going to do all of this over ten episodes which means your coverage may be spread too thinly across each mala dish type. Nevertheless, enjoyable and interesting video as usual.

@poigoh Ай бұрын

Would recommend a hot hideout and chen's mapo tofu MAX SPICE

@iwannabuyplants2819 Ай бұрын

+1 chen's mapo tofu!!!

@joanhong7330 Ай бұрын

Do give Ming Sheng Mala Spicy Pot at whampoa a try. Pretty good mala xiang guo there. Not too oily and they remove most of the chilli before serving. B

@gz3540 Ай бұрын

you shouldve visited the shop next door. always my goto place for mala resto at chinatown

@MrJadeddd Ай бұрын

You gotta try piao xiang mala at somerset bro. It’s the BOMB

@robed2786 Ай бұрын

Wan Xing Mala Hotpot near Kovan MRT Station. Standalone Mala place on the side of the road. If you go there I recommend putting the you tiao and duck into your mala.

@Nanitheduck Ай бұрын

合家欢 and many tasty china cuisine at vision exchange there👍🏻 i think 东北人家 more for the affordable price

@matthewgoh9538 Ай бұрын

Hi alderic! I suggest this restaurant called Peppercorn Mala Hotpot which is at (Coronation Plaza)-椒点(加冕分行). The mala I feel is quite nice and the la zi Ji is really good in my opinion.

@nats7798 Ай бұрын

This series gonna be expensive… at least 50-70sgd per shoot

@beck5897 Ай бұрын

If you ever decide to extend your mala journey overseas, Penang actually have nice MLXG "無辣不歡" and "拿渡麻辣香锅"

@kusabento5697 Ай бұрын

New series baby! Might be too early to call out which Mala dish you will be reproducing for the finale but I'm calling out 麻婆豆腐 and 辣子鸡 for the finale dishes.