Full Supermarket Tour in China 🇨🇳

[@hangzeng1491]

Allow me to explain for your questions. First of all, Yonghui Supermarket is roughly a mid-range chain-supermarket in China. The northern regions of China produce exceptionally high-quality varieties of apples. In fact, China currently accounts for about half of the world's apple production. The apples you picked up 8:30 are actually produced in the Aksu region of Xinjiang. The other "mysterious" vegies in the video are: cucumber 6:56, garlic sprouts, 7:06, oyster mushroom 9:47, one kind of Chinese chives(allium tuberosum, 藠头) 10:24 , agrocybe aegerita (茶树菇) 10:29, water bamboo shoot (zizania latifolia, 茭白) 10:31 , lettuce(lactuca sativa var. angustana, 莴笋) 10:40 , lotus root 10:57, winter melon (冬瓜) 12:47. And yes, you've noticed that the variety of food products in Chinese supermarkets are extremely abundant, except for cheese and coffee. This is because Chinese family kitchens basically do not involve cheese and coffee. And you know large supermarkets mainly supply daily kitchen items for home use. Although, young people in China would accept more for cheese and coffee, however, they basically enjoy them in restaurants and coffee shops, or just ordering through apps. So next time you come to China, strongly recommend you to use the ordering APPs for coffee, and you'll find a whole new world. Love your videos! Welcome back~

[@ssdhusg6042]

Yonghui is a medium-sized supermarket company that mainly sells local Chinese products. You will hardly find imported goods in this supermarket. The biggest feature of this supermarket is its supply of vibrant seafood and aquatic products.

[@linwang3495]

Well explained and learned a lots, thanks.😊

[@xuchali]

你的水果蔬菜翻译太好了

[@LiuXiang411]

Try to learn how to use Meituan 美团. It would deliver anything to your hotel room within an hour. You can find black coffee in it.

[@LiuXiang411]

Actually Chinese call black coffe American Coffee 美式咖啡.

[@fuxuanzhang4944]

Have you noticed that there are very few people in the supermarket? Because in China, if you buy it at home with your mobile phone, it can be 30% cheaper than here, and it can be delivered to your home within 1 hour, or you can specify a time after get off work. This is thanks to the motorcycle deliverymen wearing yellow and blue vests you see on the road.

[@LiuXiang411]

I haven't been in supermarket for years. I always order my grocery through app. They would be delivered to my door.

[@wn36]

also green vests 😂 朴朴

[@Luming-di9rf]

Markets are way cheaper.

[@junxcheung3150]

Actually this a weird phenomenon baffling me for a long time. Especially when it comes to milk tea, delivery apps always offer a cheaper price. Just don't understand

[@陈小平-j5v]

这是由于中国政府鼓励企业相互竞争，而不是以政府的身份去扶持某一个同类型企业，这就导致同行业的不同企业需要让利客户进而从同行手里抢夺订单。​@@junxcheung3150

[@user-wq9ue9nl7r]

Not long ago, a South Korean university cafeteria put up a warning sign because Chinese students took more meat from the buffet. This makes the Chinese netizens do not understand. Because food is so plentiful and cheap in China, the Chinese have long been free to eat meat. Unlike so-called developed countries like South Korea, where per capita income may be higher than China's, they can't actually afford to consume more meat and fruit.

[@jchen4365]

😂 我看到这个新闻了😂😂 南朝鲜穷成那个鬼样子才会天天想着窃取中国的东西啊

[@sc8916]

South Korean is the food desert. The only food they have plenty is "Kimchi"

[@台湾是中国的-t7s]

只能说作为一个发达国家韩国太寒酸了

[@painkiller2837]

咱们中国才是发达国家。。。那些所谓的“发达国家”成天人五人六趾高气昂的结果菜里面不用说肉了，连油花都没。逢年过节吃个西瓜恨不得把瓜皮都啃干净喽，就这还好意思自称发达？丢人不？

[@wang1126]

棒子整天就知道偷东西

[@canalesjuan356]

The variety of products in China would shock you. China produces more than half of the world's vegetables, more than a quarter of its fruit, more than 70 percent of its seafood, and so on. Plus, these fruits and vegetables you see in the supermarket are just some of the common varieties, but there are many more seasonal products every season.

[@arankin2914]

and none of them would you want to eat.

[@Aapig]

@@arankin2914 So?

[@战神聂]

​@@arankin2914so？

[@決明子-l2t]

​@@arankin2914why? Because of western brainwash?

[@MultiMyNickName]

@@arankin2914 I eat them every day, fresh, delicious, well priced.

[@user-a1yo]

中国人民欢迎你们的到访，你们的乐观开朗和包容真的令我感动。感谢你们向世界展示一个真实的中国，没有刻板印象和偏见。peace and love ♡

[@TwoMadExplorers]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@yefan-l4b]

❤❤❤谢谢

[@AJ24-ww2jo]

China does have coffee. Luckin coffee is all over China. If you're in Yunnan, there's yunnan coffee. They produce it there.

[@Anonymous------]

Eventually China will become the world's biggest coffee grower. Coffee is a heavily demanded commodity in the world, and it brings good profit.

[@hxx378]

@@Anonymous------ China does not have many regions suitable for growing coffee beans. The majority of our territory lies in mid-latitude areas, whereas cultivating coffee beans requires a tropical environment at high latitudes. Only certain southern regions of China are suitable for coffee cultivation, such as Yunnan Province, Hainan Province, and Taiwan Province. In 2023, our production level of coffee beans ranks thirteenth globally. However, we are the country with the fastest-growing coffee consumption rate.

[@Anonymous------]

@@hxx378 China made rice to grow in an undersireble environment, the same can be done with coffee beans.

[@hxx378]

@@Anonymous------ I'm not very knowledgeable about agricultural matters, but I am aware that every crop has its optimal growing environment, which is a difficult issue to address. This is something that agricultural scholars need to tackle. Since I am not involved in the agriculture industry, I apologize for my lack of understanding.

[@Luming-di9rf]

I don't drink coffee but Luckin seems to be number one in China.

[@jerry-vh8dn]

If you go to rural markets in China and learn about the prices of vegetables and fruits, you will go crazy.

[@龚术]

是的蔬菜的输出价格低于1元人民币500克的非常多，取决你的购买数量

[@xiansheng12345]

重庆奉节县是著名脐橙产地，直接去果农家果园采摘很多售价是1--2元人民币一斤。

[@kofeesala23]

It is also more fun to visit traditional vegetable markets in cities since these markets are difficult to find in the West. At least I was excited when visiting such a market.

[@tommywong719]

​@@xiansheng12345想請問奉節县現在發展的規模是怎樣的？能達到三，四線的城市情度嗎？在20年前奉節是否算是典型的農村呢？請指教

[@呱呱爬呱呱呱呱呱呱]

广西南宁

[@hdzy121]

6:51 cucumber 7:05 garlic sprouts 9:50 oyster mushroom 10:32 water Bamboo 11:08 lotus roots

[@bg9280]

后面还有饼干，烤鸭，蛋挞。

[@waimanlaw9937]

Teach them to do some work before filming.

[@kapk]

Those super long cucumbers are super crunchy

[@webhuang]

9:33 Red amaranth（米苋mixian）, with its natural red pigment, will look like a bleeding vegetable after frying with minced garlic，yammy，There are no people in the supermarket, because shipping is free if you meet the consumption standards.The vegetables at the farmer's market are cheaper and fresher. Of course, this is because e-commerce companies such as Pinduoduo（TEMU, Shein), and Alibaba have taken away most of the orders. Everyone has become accustomed to free home delivery within 6-24 hours consumption habits.

[@zhraiden]

7:05 garlic sprouts==》 Garlic flower stems，蒜苔or蒜薹。

[@lizz7805]

i'm so glad that you made an episode about Chinese grocery store. i live in the US, and i still prefer chinese grocery store, the produce and seafood there are 10x fresher than American grocery chains.

[@猪是的看来过倒-e5c]

美国政府:产能过剩

[@chjin1796]

The Chinese prefer fresh ingredients, and the frozen ingredients section of the supermarket is rarely visited.

[@巧克力可可味]

People in China would rather pay a higher price for fresh food than buy frozen food.

[@kategolias1638]

Agree, chinese store's veg section is much more bigger and many more choices.

[@whatafreakinusername]

In the U.S. regional grocery chains tend to have good selections of great food

[@enzhus]

Vegetable production in China is 594M tons in 2020. At the same year, total production in the world is 1148.5M tons, so China produced more than half vegetables in the world. For fruit, China produced 242.8M tons in 2020. Total production in the world is 887M tons, so it's over 27%.

[@MultiMyNickName]

Good stats and its quite abhorrent when you hear the US attack Chinas Carbon footprint when they are the one producing most of the food and goods for everyone else. China is a much greener and more ecologically focused nation than any of the big Western nations.

[@Gman979]

I think China imports quite a lot from neighbouring countries too for fresh foods and fruits.

[@shellchan8876]

@@Gman979Mainly tropical fruits that cannot be grown on a large scale in China, such as durian and mangosteen. In fact according to statistics 91% of the world's durians have been eaten by the Chinese over the past two years, resulting in Southeast Asian countries not being able to afford durians themselves.

[@haihuaho6991]

​@@Gman979 True, China imports a lot of banana from the southeast Asian countries.

[@evashen7707]

​@@Gman979 It'll be alien tech basically if CN, with 1.4B population, can 100% sustain themselves agriculturally while exporting so much industrial products lol

[@Millionaires12345]

Their price is really low. 1kg of tomatoes in China only costs AU$1 but it costs $10 in Australia. Many people in Australia haven't bought a small pack of tomatoes or strawberries for 3 months, I mean many!!! We work hard in Australia but really can't afford takeaway. It's even hard to pay rent and electricity here. I have also watched your other videos and I saw heaps of food delivery men in China everywhere, absolutely everywhere! How can they afford? You can hardly see any delivery person on the street in Australia. Chinese also have night market & BBQ everywhere, their cost of living must be low.

[@杨飞飞-s3j]

Prices vary from country to country, and your milk and minerals will be much cheaper than ours

[@島にカエル]

Ordering takeout in a city like Chongqing costs between 20-30 yuan per meal, including delivery fee.

[@chrissieng8146]

Do you not know China is a major supplier of most of their fruit and vegetables? If you visit in spring and autumn, the fruit selection and prices are even cheaper. There are very few fruit and vegetables that China does not grow because of its land size and therefore, diverse climates. The great thing about China is that there are millions of small scale farmers; even a small plot of land is cultivated for home use. If you have a chance, try to look for some videos of Chinese farming and you will find how productive and high yield their farming is.

[@龚术]

夏天西红柿只需要0.8元人民币一斤😂😂😂

[@silencew6034]

Most of our products can be produced and manufactured by ourselves, and the material and population labor are abundant, so our quality of life index will be much higher than that of Europe.

[@skywire5595]

I was in China very recently but got to admit the government did a fantastic job .. just look at the public transport so cheap because it control by state enterprise .

[@andyho9670]

In Chinese government's mindset, public transportation or electricity should serve for people not for profit.

[@FrankZhang-pj9nn]

There are more than 81pcs trains in the rural area e.g. Hunan, Guizhou province with very cheaper ticket. the train is traditional green color with very low speed and stop at every small station. the line is set for the farmers especially for those poor vilieges. lots of farmers from the villege of one province took the train with tons of vegs and fruits to another province to sell, then return to their home through that train within one day. the tickets only cost 1~5 RMB。 I remember there is one train is totally free for the farmers in Huanan province which allow them to sell their local vegs and fruits to GuangDong province.

[@xccxcc360]

It can be understood as: public services should be enjoyed by all and fairly, not by capital or a very small number of people!

[@芯之谷]

@@FrankZhang-pj9nn 干嘛不说工资低的事？

[@partyhu]

@@芯之谷 那不是说明你废吗？

[@sam00241]

And that’s how prices would look like if the government works for the people and not the big corporates.

[@wenyichen5515]

These prices are 2 or even 3 times the one I saw last year in rural Chongqing... I wonder what made such difference.

[@诡雅异俗]

@@wenyichen5515 运输和仓储费用在农产品的一半以上

[@zhuwei455]

@@wenyichen5515 you've already said it: RURAL Chongqing, not a chain supermarket in downtown.

[@wenyichen5515]

@@zhuwei455 都是永辉，蛋糕都是九块八一盒，冰鲜鱼肉也是一致，只有蔬菜水果贵了好几倍。何况重庆各地物价差别不大，主城跟区县真没多大区别。我自己都提了，你觉得我会不知道这个因素？

[@台湾是中国的-t7s]

@@wenyichen5515 看穿衣应该是冬天或者刚进入春天的样子 这个时候的水果蔬菜价格贵是正常的 像他买的那个西瓜 夏天一整个也就十几块RMB

[@tsiugougou]

In general, product prices on average in China is probably 20% of which you pay in Europe. Therefore, even Chinese people make only one third of Europeans make on average, Chinese people might be enjoying a better living of standard than there in Europe. I live in Canada. Therefore, I am not promoting things from China. Just trying to convey a fair comparison.

[@vinterutab2822]

你没有比较教育,医疗,保险,日常工业品,中国的生活成本是美国的二十分之一,

[@dearpope]

The cost of public transportation is also much lower than in European and American countries.

[@Qingyi.]

这就是ppp的价值体现，人均GDP还是虚了点

[@yhytxx320]

感觉人民币未来有很大的升值空间

[@MultiMyNickName]

Food, rent, travel, gas, electric, phone, everything is cheaper here so yes, in terms of spending power which the average wage is lower, the truth is Chinese in general live much better than Westerners and unlike the UK and the US their food is actually food and not factory processed chemical representations of food sold at inflated prices and filled with cancer causing chemicals and E numbers.

[@Gaoliang0391]

14:30, the service staff is not trying to sell you something, they just think you are a foreigner and tell you how to eat better. This is a passion of the Chinese. If you fail to eat authentic delicious food , they will feel sorry for you, so she works hard to let you know that the pancake will be delicious with roast duck. Roast duck is famous in both Beijing and Kaifeng, Henan

[@roninwildnfree]

Was that Peking Duck?

[@RosenlChen]

Yes, the way to eat Beijing roast duck is to roll it with pancakes, roast duck, cucumber strips, shredded scallions, etc., and add dipping sauce.

[@puguomai]

@@roninwildnfree 是的 是北京烤鸭

[@away771022]

烤鴨和薄餅大蔥是靈魂搭檔！

[@陈诚-b2g]

@@roninwildnfree yes ，this is peking duck

[@lastditcher6930]

I‘m from Beijing, China, and my monthly salary after tax is about 3,000 US dollars, which is considered medium level in China's first-tier cities, so many products in Chinese supermarkets are very cheap for me.

[@allenli7387]

这啥，凡尔赛？

[@liucy1983]

到手3000美元，大概22000，如果五险一金交满的话大概是税前3万，到这个级别了，年底还会有几个月的年终奖，这样的话一年45万算是正常的。在中国，这个收入确实有一个凡尔赛了

[@lastditcher6930]

@@liucy1983 税后、交完社保后21000左右，五险一金按照最低上的，13月薪而已，普通小公司，这在北京也叫凡尔赛么。。。。BOSS直聘、智联招聘，把地区设置在北京，你自己了解下吧~~

[@taichiwinchester1102]

3000 USD a month puts you at the top 10% even in Beijing. The average income in a first-tier city in China is probably 800~1000 dollars a month, and in a small 4th tier cities in the center of the country, basically middle of nowhere, 400~500 dollars a month.

[@babani-w6j]

@@liucy1983 北京高消费的地方2W我感觉也不多。

[@rylangston]

This is a great episode. Also one reason you don't see so many people in Chinese supermarkets today, is that a lot of customers buy groceries online using phones, that way we dont need to go to the markets by ourselves under scorching sun or heavy rains😂 Delivery is also close to free. Supermarkets still make a profit out of delivery/phone orders

[@fujay6785]

The supermarket you went to is a Chinese public listed company called Yong Hui, famous for providing affordable fresh produces.

[@answerhsiao0610]

在上海很多永辉倒闭了，这边更多盒马超市

[@yoingen]

When you went to the supermarket, watermelons had just come on the market, and they are very cheap now.The current price ranges from 10 cents to 30 cents per catty. Of course, some places feed watermelons to pigs.

[@zen-mc4ju]

The watermelon I bought in the supermarket yesterday cost 0.68 yuan per 500 grams, located in Beijing.

[@williamfoo_1025]

Don't let Koreans know that we feed the pigs with watermelons.😆

[@shunwenjiang2639]

@@zen-mc4ju 哪个区域的瓜这么便宜呀？永辉的瓜我见过最便宜也得一块了

[@zen-mc4ju]

@@shunwenjiang2639 社区超市，大兴本地瓜

[@Alex_k_Q]

@@shunwenjiang2639看品种吧，以及如果是北京靠外的区域的话肯定比市内便宜……

[@桃桃之夭]

The highest compliment for dessert in China is "not too sweet"!

[@DanoCheang]

😂真實

[@1694KK]

🤣😂😂

[@fukujang]

So true😂

[@ddqi1873]

Yes😊

[@qipaguancha]

真实

[@RoyFJ65]

The sheer variety is just incredible as well as the price but the best experience is when you get a chance to attend a farmer's market. The prices as well as variety is mind boggling to say the least. The cucumbers are from China and Japan and quite crispy as well.

[@TwoMadExplorers]

Couldn't agree more!

[@doron-ihhn]

日本黄瓜？

[@stellahuang4670]

​@@doron-ihhn 应该说这种黄瓜是亚州常见的品种。中国、日本种植的是这一种。在北美常见的是另一个品种 （English cucumber)。

[@周波兴]

中国不需要日本黄瓜，中国不缺黄瓜

[@jimmy1829]

You guys went absolutely viral in China. Seeing you all over social media. Keep up the awesome work

[@desmondfan1232]

So at 22:02 the thing you are holding is called 酒酿(Jiu Niang) in Chinese. It is basically sweet wine made from sticky rice (You can still see them in the jar). There is a tiny bit of alcohol in it so not strong at all. It has a mostly sweet taste with a bit sour in it, mostly from the fermented sticky rice at the bottom. Some place might drink it as a sweet beverage, but the most famous way of using this Jiu Niang is to cook small Tangyuan(small balls made from sticky rice) in it. And we will have what we call 酒酿圆子 (Tangyuan cooked in Jiuniang). It is usually served as dessert at the end of a banquet (in Shanghai, at least).

[@楼可是]

很多人说中国物价便宜是中国农民辛苦，我就是农民，我来自河南省商丘市睢阳区。我可以告诉你，水果蔬菜价格低最大的原因是农业科技的大规模利用。无人机打药，水肥一体，机械化种植和收获，恒温大棚，等等。不仅降低了劳动强度还大幅提高了产量。 如果你不信我推荐你去看看，比如陕西大荔冬枣，山东冠县油桃，安徽砀山酥梨，新疆石河子棉花，太多太多了。农民已经不是你印象中的那种脸靠黄土背朝天的耕作模式了。 我母亲是五十年代人他们那一辈真的是受尽了苦，收个庄稼要忙半个月，基本上全机械化根本不需要多少人力。

[@yyw6361]

你说的是相对有资本的种植户，中国依然存在小农散户，每年种一点东西等人来收购，收购价不稳定，低的时候成本都收不回来，当然政府也一直在想办法助农，未来重点也在新农村，但现状就是确实有些个体农户可能辛苦一年就赚几千块

[@楼可是]

@@yyw6361 你说的没有错，现在中国政府正在通过农机补贴，鼓励土地流转，推进土地规模化种植同时又让小农又有土地租金收益。 比如说我们这里，六七十岁的农民自己有两亩地，种一年下来可能去除种子化肥一亩能赚1500，但是土地流转地租只有1000了，他们会觉着少收入500元，但是他们没有考虑种植的风险和自己一年的辛苦劳作，农民不认为体力也是投入，所以你现在还可以看到所谓农民大爷大妈那么辛苦。 我父母这辈人就是这个样子宁愿又晒又累也不愿意租给别人。我其实已经能够让他们过体面的生活了，可以他们完全可以过得不像你看到的那样让人可怜的在地里劳作，可是他们种了一辈子地，他们并不只计算经济因素。他们闲不下来，他们愿意去地里就让他们去吧。 实际上大部分农民完全可以流转出去每年都可以分原来自己种植60%-70%的收入还可以不用劳作。腾出的时间完全可以打个零工或者做一些手工活，收入不会降低。 所以你说的个体户的辛苦，不一定是他们不得不辛苦。也有很大的可能是我父母这种情况，他们不愿意闲下来。

[@HanonInstruments]

你这样跟西方以偏概全的媒体没区别。我是山东农民，我知道寿光县是如果工业化公司化蔬菜大棚的，也在鲁西南看到农民散户是如何辛苦种大蒜的。 中国是个混合体，什么状态都有，只能说我们发展很快。尤其是这几年，经济数字不好了，人们消费意愿降低到冰点，但同时的新的管理理念，新的技术在大规模疯狂扩张

[@captaingo3719]

很多农民确实挺穷的，如果农产品涨价可以让他们过得好一些，我愿意多花这些钱，但作为末端消费者，或许涨价只是去了资本家的钱包。

[@中华神龙]

方方面面都涨价，这样又对​农民生活好吗？@@captaingo3719

[@NorCalMoDo]

I remember my friend from Finland came visit a few years ago. The huge variety of green produces and fruits are shocking to him...

[@mickami200]

The chinese citizens love fresh vegetables and fruits.

​@@mickami200 China's transportation network is very developed, and there are special green channels for fruits and vegetables. It is free to pass through various highway intersections, so the prices are so cheap. Good infrastructure and green and free passage have promoted the rapid circulation of fruits and vegetables, and they are fresh enough.

[@ericliume]

国外超市的蔬菜区，翻来覆去就是那几种。

[@dearpope]

I traveled to Finland in 2019, and the selection of fruits and green vegetables in the supermarkets there was pitifully small.

[@isaacbauman8174]

Everything is complicated in China. Chinese people's food expenses can be divided into several levels: 1. The people who spend the least on food are farmers. In China, farmers have their own land and can grow rice, wheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, various vegetables, and raise chickens and ducks. Even pigs, sheep, and cattle. And all these foods are organic. Of course, if you grow these foods yourself, you won't have much time to do some full-time work. Some businessmen go to this place to buy watermelons, usually 50 cents for half a kilogram, and then sell them in the city. 2. The second least spenders are citizens in small cities and towns who work full-time and generally work in jobs with low incomes. Their food basically comes from mass-produced factories or farms, and the price is not high. It is not necessarily organic food, but it is all peripheral products that are transported and sold. For example, watermelon is 1 yuan a half kilogram in this place. 3. The third type is full-time working citizens in larger cities. Their food also comes mostly from mass-produced factories or farms. But they usually go to supermarkets or some markets in the city center to buy. Due to transportation, storage, and inspection. The price is more expensive than the second type of local food. You see it like this. For example, watermelon is 2 yuan a half kilogram in this place. 4. The fourth type is some high-end supermarkets. Their prices are higher than the supermarkets you photographed. They advertise that many foods are organic. There are relatively few supermarkets of this type. They especially like to use some imported foods as a promotional point. For example, watermelon here may be 5 yuan for half a kilogram.

[@侯嘉琪-t8s]

😂😂而且有很多的農民，重新蓋各式各樣的房子～湖南的，福建的，广東客家人的視頻～（快意村夫）探房視頻。😊

[@百般無奈-p3s]

我广东农村的，现在我们村里基本都是盖那种新中式小别墅，没有人再盖以前那种旧款式房子了

[@babani-w6j]

其实大多农名大棚种的菜基本上都是有机蔬菜很少有用化肥和农药的，山东流行水培下面养鱼上面种菜

[@miaohan5870]

而且十几年前，中国全面取消了农业税。简单说，在中国当农民，是没有什么成本的，只有投入的时间、汗水、种子、化肥以及浇灌用的水。长出来的东西，想卖给谁都可以，除了粮食主产区，会按照市场价格（甚至在市场不好时，有保底价）主要卖给国家。其余的，可以卖给任何人。现代机械解放了很多劳动力，让农民可以将剩余劳动力输入到城市，从事二三产业，赚更多的钱。当然我们不能说中国农民过得多么富裕，但是相比较旧时候，真的要好太多太多了。我希望中国人民可以继续努力，成为真正富裕强盛的国家。

[@shafir2info]

But at the moment, at least in Guangdong, the vast majority of people are ordering all this with Pinduoduo, Meituan etc delivering to the nearest collection point, which can be found just about anywhere, even just outside the doors of private apartments etc.

[@lizz7805]

the dark green ones are cucumbers, the leggy veggie next to it is garlic scape.

[@Zack-o6f]

14:52 auntie says”I could understand your language. That was too fast. Maybe I could understand if you speak a little lower “😂

[@Zack-o6f]

1st Could →couldn’t Lower → slower Sorry 😂

[@zhaokangxu7161]

I am from China and I am 24 now. China as a socialism country has so called 5 years goals to finish some key things. When I was young, I remember the heavily mentioned words on my book stated that one of the main goals of our country is to make the Material Life OF People Extremely Rich. However, as a child then, I wrongly thought we were still very poor so we have the goal. When I came to widely recogonised developed countries like Australia and USA to study , I did realize that the statement Material Life Extremely Rich on my book is a very fact now. We did have more kinds and cheaper things in China. There are so many kinds of various goods from food to cloths to EVs to houses to everything you can imagine. And the most important thing is that the kinds of all of each them are so richful so they are extremly cheap for us. So I am very pround.

[@jrwkd6114]

Nowadays, few people go to supermarkets for shopping, most of which are made online, including coffee beans and grinding. Yunnan, China is one of the main coffee producing areas, and cheese is also purchased online, which can be delivered to home in about half a day

[@sheilafong1594]

I think the Supermarket is more affordable . More upscale are Ole, or Jack Ma's supermarket Hippo ,where you can buy seafood and the staff will cook for you there on site.

[@NorCalMoDo]

Used to have the French Carrefour... Lotus from the Southeast Asia, and the Korean Lotto... Not sure if they are all gone....

[@sher0709]

@@NorCalMoDo the carrefour in Beijing are all gone... i believe it was basically because of covid? or maybe its just the supply chain issue

[@nomrichard7174]

@@NorCalMoDo out of business...lost to local competitors

[@tongyigeshijie]

最实惠的是菜市场😂农贸市场

[@antonyip]

​@@sher0709 they had serious corruption issue in supply chain and vendors are no longer willing to deal with them so...

[@兔叽不吃奶糖]

I saw your videos yesterday afternoon. I watched all the videos of you coming to China in one breath. I feel you are very friendly and lovely. I wish you a good time. Remember to keep updating. I especially like watching your videos❤❤❤❤

[@TwoMadExplorers]

Thank you so much for your support ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@张超-j5x]

The supermarket you are visiting is Yonghui Supermarket, a nationwide chain of discount supermarkets in China. You can think of this supermarket brand as China’s Walmart, and this nationwide chain is generally affordable for all Chinese people. Of course, when I’m at home, I prefer to go to our local farmers’ market, because there you can get higher quality items at lower prices. And in China, if something is not labeled as imported, it is produced in China. At least, all the agricultural and industrial products you see in supermarkets are produced in China. I look forward to you visiting a farmers’ market in Chongqing.

[@guangfengchen]

I'm glad to see that foreigners can describe everything they have seen in China so truthfully and without any preconortion. I hope you can visit more cities and explore more.

[@pinkcichlid]

Glad you guys finally found your proper coffee. If you are going to Yunnan province you can try their local coffee which is pretty famous, even Starbucks source some of their beans from there. Yunnan is also known for their insane variety of fruits and mushrooms (specifically mentioning the mushroom part because I'm a mycology enthusiast). Enjoy your travels!

[@GipJo]

The most affordable produces that you can by in this order: Online sellers that deliver in the next day＞small local farmer's market≈online sellers that deliver in a hour＞big local farmer's market＞low scale supermarket＞large scale supermarket.

[@momochen-tv8gj]

我敢肯定你应该很少做饭，也几乎没有在美团或者拼多多上买过菜。 你试一次就知道，为什么他们做不起来了。真心奉劝，不要尝试猪肉，冰冻虾等等。。。呵呵。

[@ipanda526]

@@momochen-tv8gj 可以买当季的耐存放运输的水果蔬菜，品质还是不错的，其它不要买

[@杨虎-r4v]

最新鲜的还是居住区附近的农贸市场，

[@bruceliu7321]

That's why Chinese people so support and respect our government! Our government really did good jobs for our people!!! 😌😌

[@potterlin2047]

说得太对了，真正的中国人是很支持我们的政府的❤❤❤

[@芯之谷]

我们的政府很有钱啊，我们一起分政府的钱

[@lhlai6959]

Great country,great peoples, the bestly live place in the world. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊

[@xiaofang902]

​@@芯之谷 你适合去1991年的苏联，大家一起拆家。

[@ChinaTravelStrategy]

@@芯之谷政府欠你的么？

[@PeterSzeto-es6em]

People in China generally are able to eat well; fresh produce, take out, and dinning out are all fairly affordable 👍.

[@Sunneal]

Some fruits are expensive because they are imported, such as durian. Another part of the price is because they are not in season, such as grapes and peaches. In one to two months, the prices of these fruits will be much cheaper.

[@pinkcichlid]

There are lots of local markets in every Chinese city, some only operate in the morning before 9am or something, usually older people go to those to get deals after they finish their morning exercise, prices would be 1/4 to 1/2 what you pay in supermarkets. Local veggies and fruits are super fresh, just harvested at dawn or the night before, lots of vendors are farmers who drive or take public transportation from the suburbs into cities to sell direct to customers. Unlike western farmers markets are almost exclusively more expensive than supermarkets which I still can't figure out why lol.

[@timyu9576]

假装有机食品😂

[@AJ24-ww2jo]

35:00 white fungus cooked for soups, desserts etc 36:20 black fungus for cooking

[@justinbao369]

Since people in China are usually “busy”. Most have their breakfast on their way to work. So for those like coffee in the morning, they buy one on their way. Or even get coffee in their office. You should be able to find black instant coffee in most of the supermarkets in big cities in China, they usually are in glass bottles. For huge cities like Beijing, Shanghai, guangzhou, etc. bags of coffee beans are easily to be found in supermarkets.

[@believein1]

I’m Asian, born in the US, and find your content awesome. I plan to check out “my people” asap. I grew up in Los Angeles in a city that is half Asian, but this is different, of course. Thanks for the videos and may God Bless you and your family. I hope your stay is joyful and peaceful, and that people around you take care of you. Enjoy!! 🎉

[@TwoMadExplorers]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@duileyah]

No need to put "my people" in quotations, we ARE your people.

[@hallowwin2721]

@@duileyah bro just trying to get to know his identity

[@hitchcol2030]

Thanks guys. Really enjoyed your China supermarket, and Walmart tours

[@s._3560]

Fruits in season are usually become cheaper. Especially during summer when they start ripening. But yeah, China's fruits and vegetables are pretty affordable unlike other countries. China being a huge country can grow everything from temperate to tropical climate. They also eat many types of fruit and veg, thus have a huge variety of mushrooms, green tender leafy vegetables (which unlike European green veg, aren't bitter or hard), various kinds of gourds and melons etc. SouthEast Asians to a large extent also eat many of the same stuff as well especially where there are overseas Chinese population.

[@RosenlChen]

If there are any fruits and vegetables that you cannot find in China, then it must be very unpleasant to eat. Even Chinese cooking methods cannot save that kind of food🤣

[@雅君墨客-i9z]

中国的产品种类繁多，会让你大吃- -惊。中国生产世界一半以上的蔬菜、四分之- -以上的水果、70%以上的海鲜等等。另外，你在超市看到的这些水果和蔬菜只是一些常见的品种，但每个季节都有更多的时令产品。

[@雅君墨客-i9z]

因为中国是世界第一农业国，世界第一工业制造业国，世界第一养殖业畜牧业国还有世界第一的海鲜养殖业等等，还有中国是完整工业体系，联合国公认世界唯一拥有所有工业门类的国家，尤其是按照美元计价中国工业制造业是美国两三倍比G7国家总和还高。还有中国发达基础设施低价的水电交通网络等，发达技术创新，强大大规模化供应链产业链和大规模化经济以及市场可以分摊成本还有低价走量还有发达网购和高技术以及创新高效有能力有作为为人民服务的国家政府，强有力有作为为人民利益发展的政党等等。

[@karenbrown1457]

Wonderful tour! What app are you using to translate the food labels? Thanks for all.

[@flamencoguy3000]

China has a great variety of climates, from temperate in the nnorth to tropical in the south. They grow a huge variety of fruits , vegetables and grains. But they also import lots from all over the world.

[@雅君墨客-i9z]

还有肉类海鲜等

[@justinn.c4567]

Meat, vegetables and fruits are not expensive. So, Chinese people have very high savings.

[@东莞躺平哥]

但不包括农民😢

[@zen-mc4ju]

@@东莞躺平哥 农民有免费的耕地和宅基地，粮食蔬菜基本自产，近似于免费。

[@梓源-v7p]

你是对农民有啥误解吗……很多农民在非农忙的时候进城打工的，经常一个村子几个人结伴去打工，吃住往往是包工头出，那挣得可不少… @@东莞躺平哥

[@jrwkd6114]

@@东莞躺平哥 农村户口很吃香的，你在想什么

[@梓源-v7p]

​@@东莞躺平哥农民挣得可不少……他们除了农忙时期，可是会进城打工的…而且经常是一个村子或者相邻的村子一起出发，别的我不知道，工地铁定包吃住，保险也得交（字面意思，现在不交保险招不到人） 没有房租压力存款自然没有压力

[@wkzj-po8on]

The most famous supermarket in China is called Fat Donglai. Their supermarket service is the best in the world. Unfortunately, they only have a branch in Henan Province.😂Now Chinese people go to the supermarket is not much, the general mobile phone orders, half an hour can be sent home.

[@nosirc1681]

胖东来

[@mr.yalauz1497]

hhh我還在想 肥東來 是什麼

[@rylangston]

胖东来已经在管理永辉超市了，目前我们这里的永辉员工也是经过胖东来管理培训的，服务态度极好

[@j.g.7141]

the small mango is different from the big one，much sweeter.

[@kenric1460]

The government in China does an excellent job of keep inflation under control, especially for food stuffs. The United States has a Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which China also has, but they also have a Strategic Pork Reserve, Chicken reserve, Corn, Wheat, Soy etc etc Reserves. 😲Crazy eh? This planning ahead keeps food affordable for the general population. You can research all this online

[@thk-k3v]

当然需要储备，如果发生粮食危机，则会造成社会动荡。

[@batigol6456]

@@thk-k3v 这些储备平时也可以适当的调节市场价格，比如前两年猪肉疯涨，就向市场投放了储备猪肉，缓解了涨势。

[@weiye8830]

In big cities (like Chongqing), tap water generally meets drinking water standards and can be drunk in emergencies. But Chinese people are generally used to drinking boiled water.

[@wushantao]

处理厂处理的城市供水都是符合二级饮用标准的，但是不推荐直饮，因为运输管线大概率会被污染。

[@unitysong3999]

@@wushantao 起码美国的管道污染比中国严重多了，不过up是爱尔兰人，我不太清楚爱尔兰和德国的自来水管道的情况

[@ipanda526]

@@unitysong3999 现在爱尔兰被英国核污水污染了，不知道饮水情况如何🥲

[@visosiu]

@@unitysong3999 比如奥兰多迪士尼的所谓“直饮水”是发臭的，放在中国你要说是自来水，水厂肯定都给你掀了

[@weiye8830]

@@wushantao 流水一般不会污染，就是残余氯气比较高点。喝开水是中国人几千年的传统，能抵御疫情生存到现在！

[@grahammelbourne6575]

The egg tarts arrived in China through Macau, which was a portuguese colony at one point. I had the same issue with coffee, when I first arrived, but then found the online stores, order my dark roast gold blend through that.

[@tongyigeshijie]

云南有种植咖啡❤

[@雅君墨客-i9z]

蛋挞是澳门发明的

[@TM-rx2qq]

Hi both, love ur videos so much! Can u guys make a video about the food u bought from super market? some food looks different from western world but seems good

[@cathylovesp]

Hey, welcome to China. I am from China, but I live in the US. I haven’t been back to China in summer for ten years. Last summer when I went back, I was shocked by the varieties and sweetness of the mangoes and peaches and all sorts of fruits. Lychee as well if you have the luck to try some because they only available during the early summer. I hope you enjoy and please come back to China again. Love your videos. ❤

[@eugenechen4366]

So cool that you are taking your times to show us the Chinese supermarket ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@NiuNiuMcCourt]

hey i just drop by to tell you guys that I really enjoy watching your videos ❤

[@TwoMadExplorers]

Thank you so much!!

[@taitanjiayuan]

I seldom go to the supermarket. The key to buying groceries on Taobao is that it is 30% cheaper than in the supermarket. It is very convenient to pick it up after get off work.

[@fw7498]

Love your videos! You show what everyday life is like for locals. It's way more interesting than just typical tourist spots! BTW, if you've got a French press, you could pop into a café and grab some beans. Just ask them to grind it for you, and you'll have a fresher, tastier coffee.😊

[@TwoMadExplorers]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@gratefuldeadly7899]

when I travel, I try to shop at local mom and pop stores to help the local businesses.

[@TwoMadExplorers]

90% of what we spend is with small local owners too, we made this video for our audience to have a look inside of a larger supermarket in China ❤️

[@darrell4982]

Much respect to you both, your videos are exactly the kind of information westerners need to see. Keep on sharing real China! Thank you!

[@BoonLim-ef6yx]

That's lotus root ( the one with multiple holes on the top) usually we Malaysian Chinese will make soup together with spare ribs and peanuts or we stir fry with other vega such as celery and nuts.

[@tongyigeshijie]

哈哈哈，我们果然同文同种，吃的都差不多😂

[@中共同路人-k9h]

果然一模一样。。当然也可以炒肉吃，煮汤吃

[@answerhsiao0610]

卤制然后凉拌更好吃，麻辣莲藕

[@huitingchen6160]

One major reason why fruits and vegetables in China are inexpensive is the high-speed green channels (which waive highway tolls for trucks transporting fruits and vegetables). This allows fruits and vegetables produced in one province to be quickly transported to various parts of the country.

[@AJ24-ww2jo]

You mentioned about cheese in China, it depends which region you're in. In China's western province of Xinjiang, the Uyghur (or Uighur) ethnic minority still produces a cheese called kurut.

[@dadada-ew7fh]

Actually，Kazakhs consume more dairy products than Uyghurs.

[@dadada-ew7fh]

and also kurut is kazakh‘s food😅

[@aidonal]

Local supermarkets have not much cheese.But you can find much more cheese in western brands supermarkets like Wolmart. There are Wolmart in many cities in China.

[@georgiana921]

It is YH and it's a very typical normal one. Now you know how shocked I felt when I first came to the UK and realised how few vegie options they have in the supermarket.

[@LW78321]

The variety of fresh fruit and veg is amazing! And so affordable too

[@faehuang2268]

Love the way you guys travel. Not very touristy so you get a better experience of the ordinary daily life of most Chinese people. Winter in Harbin and the early outdoor local market is something I wish you could do next time. I only visited an indoor market when I was there last time and it was already impressive.

[@tomly7901]

I am so glad, you are accepting a new culture that way it is. This is a wonderful feeling, a true explorer. Peace !

[@刘伟奇]

Yonghui is the second-largest supermarket by sales in China, with Walmart ranking first, and CR Vanguard and Alibaba's Hema ranking third and fourth

[@unitysong3999]

沃尔玛好像几乎完全退出北京了，用不了几年他就会被其他超市品牌彻底赶出中国了

[@刘伟奇]

@@unitysong3999 沃尔玛已经完全放弃了普通沃尔玛卖场，专注经营山姆会员店。2023 年，沃尔玛旗下 50 多家山姆完成了 800 亿零售额，增速第一，营业额第一，净利润第一，利润率第一。

[@madinggg]

@@unitysong3999 北京沃尔玛留下的基本上都变成山姆会员店了，应该就剩下一家在东四环

[@answerhsiao0610]

上海这边盒马、山姆会员和家乐福比较多

[@who52au]

Good job and thank you for the video , looking for more upload , enjoy my motherland , from Sydney Australia .

[@boat6771]

14:15, wow, you made a meaningful conversation with your own languages!

[@Gaoliang0391]

14:30, the service staff is not trying to sell you something, they just think you are a foreigner and tell you how to eat better. This is a passion of the Chinese. If you fail to eat authentic delicious food , they will feel sorry for you, so she works hard to let you know that the pancake will be delicious with roast duck. Roast duck is famous in both Beijing and Kaifeng, Henan

[@wushantao]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@龙行天下-i1o]

这大概是一个月之前拍摄的，现在蔬菜和水果价格没那么贵 。

[@PeterSzeto-es6em]

Very interesting to learn what life is like, as far as food goes, when you're on the road as travel vloggers.

[@梓源-v7p]

第一个是平菇，煮汤炒菜都很好吃，还可以油炸 第二个是平草菇，价格牌子上面写着鲜虫花草，是种真菌，煲汤用的 第三个没看清是啥 第四个是木耳，炒菜的，也可以做馅，卤子啥的，一般买那种风干的回家泡，鲜的肯定贵一些… 第五个白绿相间的叫茭白…炒肉好吃，就是公摊面积有些大，那么大个个头得扒一半没用的叶子下来…在中国属于比较贵的蔬菜 第六个蘑菇蘑菇忘了叫啥了，反正也是炒着吃煮着吃都成，泡火锅也成 第七个长长的绿色蔬菜叫莴笋…嫩的好吃，炒菜煲汤都好吃，把皮削了，叶子扔了吃根茎，口感很清脆…还有个同科兄弟叫贡菜，涮火锅好吃 第八个棕榈树上的那个叫藕，是荷花的根茎，炒菜，煲汤，夹肉油炸都可以，切开两片藕可以像披萨哪样拉丝，中国有个很贵的奢侈品印泥，龙泉印泥，就是用中间的藕丝做的，一克印泥要上千 姜在中国日常饮食里主要用在给肉去腥…还有的用于做甜品…

[@梓源-v7p]

那个像花一样的是银耳，和黑木耳类似…以前这玩意是皇室专享…现在可以养殖了，上了普通人的餐桌，可以炒菜煲汤，做甜点 我家每到秋天会把他和梨，红枣，枸杞，冰糖，百合干等东西一起煮，做成甜汤来预防咳嗽（这些加在一起可以止咳，还对肺有好处…）

[@boat6771]

For the instant coffee, unless you got used to the Nes, the Saturnbird and Starbucks are the best I ever had in Chinese Mainland. Saturnbird is Chinese local when Starbucks is way too expensive...

[@isaaclee1634]

The veg that you said is from palm tree is actually lotus roots. Make amazing soup with pork, or just stir fried as it is (sliced). Ya! I know, Germans have great taste for cold cuts, used to work in a German kitchen when I was living in Malaysia

[@lizz7805]

21:56 are fermented glutenous rice, it's a popular dessert in china.

[@caedmonw1468]

Advise for supermarket instant coffee purchase: If you guys are looking for instant coffee (family pack/size whatever), you should go to the coffee powder product section, there, you'll find various brands of coffee powder (traditional or freeze-dried maybe in pack or in bottle), including Nestle, Maxwell, illy, lavazza and maybe even luckin. Hope this may help. 😉

[@Gaoliang0391]

The biggest recognition and love attitude that Chinese people have for their guests is that they think you are their own family, and they hope to share all the delicious, fun and beautiful things at home with you. The youtubers who have won this honor: Ken, Michelle Couple, Irish tall couple, British lost couple, etc., thank you for speaking out fairly about China.

[@HUALI-si9tl]

我在国内抖音看到了您的视频，但是他们更新不及时，我就跑出来看了，很喜欢你们。

[@uuni8980]

Chinese yogurt is very delicious and comes in a variety of flavors. I recommend you try it.

[@matthewgraygublerswife9224]

are unsweetend/ unflavored greek yogurt (the kind that has a lot of protein) easy to find?

[@masterlee434]

Thank you for your genuinely comments on all things in China. We Chinese, if any love coffee, may be used to buy instant black coffee online such as ali mall, temu, or chinese tiktok, which is way more cheaper than that in a supermarket, you therefore barely find many goods on-site, since there is a bunch of goods that is too cheap and only available online. Maybe you can look for your friends for help to buy anything online and the delivery speed may also shock you!

[@julychan1442]

enjoy your trip and welcome to go back to China again.

[@OpenHubei]

Thank you for showcasing the surprising prices in Chinese supermarkets! Chinese supermarkets are indeed very convenient, where you can easily find a wide variety of products, from fresh food to daily necessities, all at great value. We sincerely welcome everyone to travel to China, especially to visit Hubei. Here, you can experience unique culture and beautiful natural landscapes, such as the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, the natural scenery of Shennongjia, and the magnificent Three Gorges Dam. We look forward to your visit!

[@uuni8980]

The yellow one is Flammulina enoki mushroom. Because it is a fungus, it has a bad smell. But after it is cooked, the bad smell is gone. It tastes delicious and is nutritious.

[@雅君墨客-i9z]

哪个不是银耳我看错？

[@martianshenshen]

The full cream milk and natural or Greek yogurt in SuperValu was my favourite. Actually the real Greek yogurt in China are mainly imported and relatively expensive. I always like to find unsweet yogurt, but most of the original ones are sweet or just “Greek style”. I suppose that there are more choice for meat and sausage in Germany. But I do love and miss the sausage in full Irish. I haven’t find similar one in my hometown so far.

[@AndyGoMad]

oh, good morning! Nice one, so where is the next, Guangxi or Guizhou? 😆

[@TwoMadExplorers]

Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangdong

[@yunjuyishi]

​Really good choice. Also please watch for the weather cos there may be heavy rains sometimes causing flood at this season.​@@TwoMadExplorers

[@Charlotte-i9d]

@@TwoMadExplorers欢迎来到云南！！你们可以去大理，丽江，香格里拉，这里有很多美丽的古城和村庄，还有独特的自然人文风光，但是要尽量避开中国的假期，因为会有很多全国各地的游客🥰

[@1deku376]

I just saw u guys videos from Chinese Tik-Tok😂when I am in Limerick and that’s fabulous no cap❤

[@潘厉害]

a great video that deserves to be seen by more people❤

[@John_259]

It would be very interesting to compare those supermarket prices with the prices at the independent stalls selling fruit and veg on the streets in China.

[@翟嘉豪-t5l]

7:07 The spring onion you are talking about is actually called garlic moss（蒜苔）, and you have already eaten it in Chengdu (in EP3 9:09)

[@fredchan4060]

Thank v much for reporting the real china. Your name is two mad explorers, but you too are very cheerful, esp Naomi s giggles were infections. Your videos are interesting. 3:06 3:07

[@TwoMadExplorers]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@王橙旨]

夏天虽然很热，但是有很多应季的蔬菜水果，我太喜欢这个季节了😊如果来中国南方，推荐给大家这些，水果：三华李，菠萝，巨峰葡萄，水蜜桃，麒麟西瓜，糯米糍荔枝；蔬菜：茭白，空心菜，丝瓜，茄子，四季豆，以上是我的最爱❤

[@painkiller2837]

I am from a small city in BC Canada, all we got for Asian food is a couple of small Asian stores and an Asian food aisle in Real Canadian Superstore. One day I was in that Asian aisle and I heard a lady shouting "Damn this aisle!". Being an Asian Canadian I got really angry instantly upon hearing that, and I started to walk towards that lady to confront her, ready to start an fight or arguement, this is when I heard the lady finishing her sentence "it makes me want to try everything". And just like that, I lost all my anger and walked away laughing...🤣

[@hongchengzhang307]

我喜欢你们的视频，虽然我听不懂，但看字幕，你们很真实，很中肯

[@joanli2528]

Folks. You should have gone to the local farmers market (usually outdoor), Baidu Nong Mao Shi Chan + city 百度 农贸市场+ 所在城市，or simply ask the locals which is the nearby/ best local market. You’ll get a much better sense of what’s really local produce and cuisine. Wait until you go to Yunnan. Man, you’ll see dozens of kinds of mushroom, fresh in season.😊

[@llooll9221]

they best part is you pay whatever you see on the price tag. no service fee, all tax is already included in the price.

[@jplin888]

I am from Macau China and we have lots of kind if cheese in our supermarket but they are all imported whereas our vegetables, fruits and meat are all from the mainland China. Some exotic fruits like durians are imported from some East Asian countries.

[@ruoleideng1857]

Need to compare to low to medium position of local income tho, coz where you earn where you spend. But grocery , dining out and public transport are a lot more affordable comparing to most western countries. Rent and property price are not low tho.

[@liqin643]

The taxes collected by China and the profits of state-owned enterprises are first used for people's livelihood. This is absolutely a thumbs up! People's lives are convenient, the cost of living is low, and life is safe, which is the real happiness!

[@Oknow1666]

In March in Chengdu we shopped in an open market which sold everything and the prices were much cheaper than the supermarket and the freshness, quality and variety was the best I had seen anywhere in the world. Every time I visit I am always pleasantly surprised