Esther Choi’s Chinese Food Crawl: Hunan Chili Frog, Dumplings, Mala Noodles! | Heat Eaters

[@FirstWeFeast]

"You're f**ing insane for making us do this" -Chef Mei Lin

[@AndrewR-y5u]

Lol

[@2flewover1]

When that kind of heat kicks in; a different kind of panic rolls in. It's like mushrooms hitting hard thirty minutes early, while you're in line at the dollar general buying cans of smoked oysters, and you still have to drive ten minutes home in a snowstorm. Actually, it's really nothing like that.

[@HoustonEats]

I hope Mei Lin didn't have a stomachache on her flight. Eating spicy food before a flight is very risky.

[@RedneckMage]

Now if george soros didn't own this now... i could keep watching but heard the news today... Sorry guys been fun :(

[@sojiro288]

Since she likes super spicy food bhanu Indian cuisine not far from Chongqing noodle has reaper as a level of spicy for their food.

[@squeedum4893]

Auntie Esther is the sweetest, most lethal spice lord.

[@levisiem4145]

Jon is the peak form of just a chill guy

[@twb6821]

“And he was fine…. Well, he wasn’t fine” 😂😂

[@taynguyener]

Im crying that BOTH chef brought hot sauces 😂😂

[@kevwwong]

I remember seeing how fearless Mei Lin was on Top Chef and TOC. This might be the first time I've seen her scared on a show.

[@Booodahlicious]

"Pain is Pleasure" - Esther Choi 🔥

[@hardcoreplur]

That why Uncle Roger is in love with her, he likes getting spicy-smacked around a little. 🤣

[@BrieWilly]

I could watch chef Esther all day long! This is one of the best series on KZbin 🤘🔥🔥

[@BeowWulf]

Trauma Bonding is basically the not so secret theme of Hot Ones. It's actually ingenious! Sean basically artificially manufactured himself onto celebrities short lists of people they can "be themselves" with because they've already acted a fool with him and willingly answered personal questions to!

[@ziphozakheoyo3660]

Esther and Uncle Roger be wildin with the hot stuff 🤣🤣🤣

[@Azariah-pv2xv]

How they not a unit they perfect for each other

[@medtech1a]

The amount of heat that she eat is totally unreal. My mouth would jump out of my soul with that intensity. I’ve been watching this show like forever.

[@jamesrawlins735]

Can you imagine going on a date with her? You think she's gorgeous, great personality, amazing person - then she takes you to her favorite restaurant.......

[@BETTALIFE101]

Chinese spice is not spicy bruh

[@valdir7426]

@@BETTALIFE101 have you seen the quantity of ghost pepper flakes she put on those noodles? it's not "chinese spice" it's ghost pepper one of the hottest pepper in the world in powder form. put a just a tiny spoon of this in your ramen bowl and eat the whole thing and then we'll talk.

[@ArielK1987]

Don't let Aunty Esther innocence fool you. As she tries to get you to eat some crazy hot food.

[@DieSpielhoelle]

This coud be said about every woman of 5'3 or lower. Yes they are small, but like dynamite once the fuse is lit you better dive for cover ;)

[@galvinklatt5273]

I love the name Esther. I also am digging the show. Her casualness in being able to withstand 🥵 heat is impressive.

[@glmartins]

The Hebrew root meaning for Ester is "hidden". It comes from the fact that Queen Ester hid her Jewishness to survive in the Persian palace.

[@djoscartj]

What an experience! I recently discovered Esther Choi (through Uncle Roger, who I also discovered recently lol) and I'm loving all her content and skills as a chef, her being just natural and her "zero-waste" cooking tips. With that said, I MUST try Jon's habanero-limequat salsa!!! What a way to represent SoCal Chinese food. As someone who loves spicy food and grew up with a love for incredible Tijuana-Chinese food (and Mexicali-Chinese) in a half Mexican-half Chinese neighborhood, I NEED to try all these places in San Gabriel Valley! Thank you for this content!

[@michaelstopher1471]

Ok. I have health issues, but I like the heat. It's hard for me to separate too much heat vs too much salt at the same time. More power to those who can. Esther is a brilliant gem.

[@kristamcnair1430]

✌🏿💯

[@markthemilkman1]

aunty Esther is 😍😍😍😍😍

[@frostytheredd]

JON YAO!! His mise en place episode is amazing

[@darkslatesky]

Good job. Looks very appetizing with scorpion pepper powder. 12:58 is outrageous

[@ibanezcollector]

I love Esther shes so cute and innocent yet she has a sinister heat side as well.

[@DB-xo6xh]

Why do people keep calling her innocent?? She’s a grown woman and chef. I don’t get it.

[@ibanezcollector]

@@DB-xo6xh her demeaner the way she handles herself, its not that hard.

[@glmartins]

@@ibanezcollector she's not a child. It seems you're fetishising her.

[@AllisonCordova-b8m]

14:14 the Bombastic Side eye 😂

[@Kimcheehoo]

I feel like Jon is toasted lol maybe that’s just his personality but he’s just a chill guy.

[@jjslater83]

hes always chill like that from what ive seen in videos. chill af

[@Th3Gr3mlinz]

Na, that’s just being from California

[@RevDrTarr]

My family hails from both the East and West sides of the world. Filipino and Thai parts of the family have given me a resistance to the heat. I can't believe Esther's friends here couldn't handle the heat that well. I need to check some of these places out if I make it back to California.

[@kevwwong]

Depends on where you're from and what you were raised on. Chef Yao is Taiwanese and Chef Mei Lin is from Guangdong. Neither place is known for super spicy food. If either of them were from, say, Chongqing and couldn't handle the heat, then that would've been surprising.

[@valdir7426]

I don't think you understand that she puts half the content of a jar of one of the hottest pepper in the world in their bowl; nobody on the planet can eat a whole dish like that; and one bite is just for the ridiculous challenge but it's impossibly hot as well. From the video they can handle hot food pretty well.

[@Oleeiner8]

Ich kann es einfach nicht glauben das sind die glücklichsten Momente meines letzten Lebens oder meiner letzten fünf Lebensjahre sagen wir das so danke schön

[@Hillbilly001]

"Pain is pleasure" Now that's my kind of girl.

[@JaneDoe-wo1qh]

We need more episodes of heat eaters!!

[@thewhisktaker]

"how you make real friends, you manufacture trauma" - Chef Jon Yao i want to eat at Kato even more now

[@sleepteam]

“I do have the rawdog, here with me, today”

[@nickle3870]

as always, this episode was incredible.

[@artistlovepeace]

I love that you are continuing the continuity.

[@tommyc139]

Esther Choi is so beautiful and gorgeous she's a wonderful chef she can all spicy foods in record time i give it two thumbs up ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Mindcircus79]

Esther is nuts. I love it!

[@DoctorKusanagi]

Hunan food is good, it doesn't burn your head or lips, just a gentle burn in the stomach

[@OuchieFixer]

I would say heat eaters is my favorite of all ❤️‍🔥

[@Skinnyorangemusic]

Hot ones has inspired me to make radical choices. I got a breakfast taco at QT, added jalapenos and a generous amount of ghost pepper hot sauce. My coworkers thought it was hilarious

[@axdambient]

I WENT TO SCHOOL RIGHT NEAR VALLEY PLAZA AWESOME can't tell people how many times i went to these spots in high school and burn my soul with the spice. love it that the episode starts here, this is a great area if you love Asian food of many styles

[@rachelparis3960]

This all looks amazing 😍 I'd eat it all bring on the heat!

[@phanquocanh1685]

I know this is nood good for your stomach and mental health but watching heat eater while munching down crazy hot food make it 10x better

[@silvertexan]

That would have been a fun episode to be a part of. I’m gonna have to try some of those restaurants!

[@davekostka7151]

I grew peppers of all kinds in Tucson. I had to give my hot sauces to my boys. I hurt myself. I remember sweating on the bathroom floor, swearing to God I'd never eat them again. I lied. Esther, the Morning Star. I love these videos. Please keep them coming.

[@kevinh6622]

Auntie Esther never disappoints!

[@WynandRuhle]

10:54 i laughed so hard at Esther 😂😂😂

[@siamesedreams1991]

Smoking Ed's diabolical side is rubbing off on Ester haha. Those chefs handled it really good.

[@WineOnTheDime]

Ester: Pain is pleasure... perfect quote for this series.

[@Azariah-pv2xv]

The queen is back

[@Photos-to-video]

I love adding gochujang paste to various meals, nothing like a good dose of heat.

[@pindaman2001]

Great episode again! And what you said in the end... uncle Roger ate the whole thing. The last ep with him was cool

[@standard_lines9981]

My hometown! Love the 626

[@Gotalanes789]

My heartburn could never.

[@asuniqueasthespellingofmyn1124]

Same

[@BananaNinja]

Esther is such a good host I love heat eaters

[@bomccoy5236]

I live in the SGV and there are SOOOO many good places to get nice spicy food with one of the, if not THE, best places for Szechuan is in Monterey Park (Xiang La Hui). I had to laugh at Esther when she inhaled during the noodle slurp. I have done that quite a few time and know better. Takes a few minutes to recovery all the while coughing and eyes watering.

[@davidphinijdamm-i3n]

Try competing spiciness with Mark Wiens once.

[@darkoverlord2394]

Bring in Mark Weins to an episode

[@sundok1]

dat sechu style o kitchen is already on the edge. Had this beef stew with elefant ear shrooms ina sea of peppers and peppercorn. Couldnt sleep for 3 days in a row so activated. my wife told me to stay away from her after the first night heheheh

[@ashleysaini3694]

You got to do another trauma bonding episode with Chef Jon and Mei Lin. Great commentary and reminds me when I eat super spicy food with friends

[@FMFvideos]

Esther is fire like pepper.

[@nelsonlee53]

Shout out to Lu’s Garden!! This is literally where I spend bday lunches. No I don’t want some fancy place. This is my happy place.

[@AtLeastTryALittle]

I've been to Hunan, and I've been to Chili King. It tastes very close to the real thing. Love the preserved pork with chili 😋 Lu's garden is the last place I would go searching for spicy. Anything southern Chinese (most Chinese food in the US) is sweet, salty, and paired with rice. The middle parts of China from Beijing to Hunan to Sichuan to Xian. That's where all of the best, most flavorful, and yes, spicy Chinese food comes from. Noodles, chilies, oil, peppercorn, cumin. Unfortunately, the good stuff is hard to find outside of the SGV.

[@jacklandon9739]

SGV!!!! Back in the day 🤙🏻

[@H8_M3]

I think Esther should do a episode with a SE Asian for spicy food. SE Asians typically eat more spicier.

[@carlos_herrera]

She just did one with Nigel Ng/Uncle Roger. He had no problems with the Reaper powder, she mentions it in this episode.

[@GraysonVoisinet]

So where can people buy that dry spice powder she is pouring?

[@shaboom362]

Kermit is crying for his lost amphibious family. 7:03

[@stephanierestlessinseattle5261]

I loved my old neighborhood up in Seattle now I MISS THE FOOD OF SGV SO HARD

[@kennywise1]

My favourite series on first we feast👍👌

[@michaelpalanca20]

I was sweating just watching!!!

[@pietro160775]

She back❤ is girl👊🏼 great food🤤🤤🤤

[@stewarts8597]

lol that was hilarious...Great chemistry

[@SimplySergMX_arts]

Always wanted to go to the last restaurant since it’s on San Gabriel right next to my favorite Cathy’s bakery , now I will definitely go and try it. I love spicy noodles.

[@RIGGIDRICH]

I can smell that and it hurts😂😂😂 now I gotta try some noodles, first must find that magic powder😊.

[@fhertlein]

I never knew about these hidden gems when living in SoCal and I also lived in SGV but that was just a place to sleep

[@Starfytr]

Nobody does it better than Uncle Roger 😂. Been dreaming of him huh Auntie Esther I can tell 😅

[@Straightedge63]

Where did you get the milk tea from? I love trying new places

[@gatorguy1449]

Calling tofu bean curd doesn’t do it any justice lol

[@goyasolidar]

I read that as "Human Chili Frog." 😅

[@TheShawnymaria]

I used to carry a bottle of scorpion powder with me to add to food but I stopped because I had maced myself so many times after. I started carrying gloves also to avoid it. Just had to quit carrying because I rub my face too often because of allergies! Love the heat, hate the aftermath!😂

[@DeborahNay-h4e]

Love you videos!

[@aznpikachu215]

YES, thank you for showing the San Gabriel Valley area! I'm literally driving distance here. And Uncle Roger was around there a few weeks ago on his shorts!

[@brianmoody2549]

It takes real people to ear that type of sauce hot.

[@seaborntheunready6139]

The amount of times John like, says like, is like totally so California

[@MH69s]

Aunty Ester forked Uncle Roger😂😂😂😂😂and not in the way you would think 😂

[@MD-no5kn]

Pain and trauma bonding. 😂 I want some of that chili powder now.

[@gladiatorgaming5582]

Not bad. It's a cool concept. I'd like to see who she gets on the show. I've got my heat seekers on 🔥👀🔥

[@supertech9257]

Mei Lin from top chef!!! Let’s go!!

[@undrtakr2222]

Thanks Mei Lin, for the tip on how much the machine costs, a little while back. And, wish you could have been the one to win 2 in a row, too! I know that it will take a while for me to get one. But, at least I have a reference for it, now...

[@nattywho]

He said trauma bonded 😂😂😂😂

[@sojiro288]

Chongqing noodles is so good

[@the_nerdy_bear]

Could we get a New Orleans special when we get closer to the Super Bowl?

[@smallnumbers36]

Perfect spicy food weather right now 🔥

[@darthkrevan710]

Aunty Esther, great episode.

[@EdwardSanchezProductions]

I love this series so much

[@kylepaup]

Thank you Uncle Roger, for introducing me to Auntie Esther

[@phatasm6351]

Uncle Roger needs to collaborate with Chef Yao & Chef Mei Lin. And Esther's the 2nd woman i've seen who can withstand a ghost pepper chilli.

[@JB95Official]

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[@xtzyshuadog]

Ameizing!

[@peterlazar6243]

hunan food is famous for its spice

[@kaywers]

I know chef Mei Lin from Without A Recipe, she's so funny

[@romeosalinas7489]

Esther Choi is the food equivalent of 50 shades of grey…. 😂

[@MarcosSalazar-g3w]

Yummy 😊

[@maureengilligo1960]

I wish they opened up a restaurant in Hamilton NJ

[@pra.e]

1:26 YEAHHH HIBISCUS TREE

[@arturoperez4062]

I'm sure that almost any Mexican can handle that heat! 🙂