Must Try JEWISH-CHINESE Food in NEW YORK (Brooklyn)

[@maeverickmind]

The Jewish boy speaks Mandarin, and the Chinese man speaks Yiddish. How amazing! Love this video.

[@mets3214]

He was speaking Hebrew (I'm a native speaker), not Yiddish. Shalom is "peace/hello" in both, but he said "ma nishma" (how are you) which is Hebrew. "How are you" in Yiddish would be "vos makhstu". Liam's Mandarin sounded great too, I hope to learn that one day after Russian and Arabic.

[@ASH-xt8uh]

@@mets3214 I’m Muslim, I can speak Russian a little bit. And I don’t speak Arabic but I do prayer in Arabic and English

[@NoamTheGOAT50]

​@@ASH-xt8uhfunny story, I'm from Israel originally, my mom side of the family is from the USA, going with them to synagogue is hilarious! Their Hebrew is so weird! Then again, it's more on the biblical Hebrew and not modern Hebrew. Lol

[@ASH-xt8uh]

@@NoamTheGOAT50 I’ve never been to synagogue but I believe any religion 😉

[@NoamTheGOAT50]

@@ASH-xt8uh my point was, my family members preying in Hebrew, is hilarious to me. That's all I'm saying.

[@lani4043]

I love to seeing the respect of culture and each other’s food!!!

[@mdel07304]

One of my favorite parts of living here in NYC is how diverse it is, and that we're all exposed to so much from our neighbors

[@EE-zn8fb]

Same!

[@lorgariiix]

Thats how it should be

[@victorc4_1234]

100% Brooklyn gang lol

[@joymae]

I love that when you try other cuisines you include someone from the culture in your videos! Fun fact but I am 100% Taiwanese-American but I grew up going to a private Jewish school until I was 8 years old. I am not Jewish at all, but I feel both the Chinese and Jewish cultures are similar when it comes to their value of tradition, family, money, and education!

[@youtubedeletestomanyaccoun4247]

Do you speak hebrew

[@youtubedeletestomanyaccoun4247]

את מדברת עברית?

[@jackienaiditch7965]

Love this video! I'm Jewish, and have been eating Chinese food all my life. And, yes, we've often gone to Chinese restaurants on Christmas. There's definitely some kind of connection between these two cultures. Paul's Kitchen is one of the oldest American Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles, dating back to 1946. It's very old school, with items like chop suey, egg foo yung, and almond chicken. And its customer base is largely Jewish. Fun fact: it was Tommy Lasorda's favorite restaurant.

[@robinlillian9471]

Chinese restaurants are open on Christian holidays when Jews are looking for something to do while off from work/school.

[@beholden1663]

Yes on Christmas Day it’s common for Jews to take In a late afternoon movie since movie theaters are open and afterwards head to the local Chinese restaurant for dinner.

[@mets3214]

This was great! If you guys ever wanna do a video on Mizrahi/Sephardi Jewish cuisine, I'd be happy to show you around in Brooklyn and even cook up some stuff.

[@danielalbo3781]

Yes

[@ireneglutzmenn]

I love these types of videos, it makes me learn so much about different cultures, as well as, their food. It's so interesting to know more about all the these different cultures and their relationships e.g. the Jews and Chinese, and how food just brings every culture/everyone together. It's very eye opening. Thank you guys for putting out content like this. I hope it continues! Much love and appreciation 😌x

[@ryangibson4412]

I love this video. My Jewish grandpa who just passed away always talked about how he worked at a Chinese restaurant in Baltimore while he grew up during the Great Depression. He said the owners always treated him like family and took care of his family when they were very poor. The Chinese-American and Jewish-American connection is really beautiful.

[@johnjacobs7426]

The baked beans and meat is called 'Cholent'. It's a dish traditionally for the Shabbat afternoon meal.

[@youtubedeletestomanyaccoun4247]

I hope someone from the Sephardi/Syrian/‘mizrahi Jewish community reaches out to show them the other 1/2 of Jewish food. And maybe a traditional Shabbat dinner so they can try the Cholent/Hamin/Daphina, which is an ancient Jewish dish all 3 groups of Jews share

[@mets3214]

I volunteer! I would love to show them Mizrahi food, there's a lot in Brooklyn.

[@youtubedeletestomanyaccoun4247]

@@mets3214 they probably will never see this but I wish they did 🥺

[@paulson2008]

NEED PART 3... this is an epic collab of cultures

[@frankfung2604]

This is the definition of community 👌

[@Tiger_Woo_dds]

All global conflicts should be resolved by having them break bread together ❤

[@jasonsong6747]

Yo everything in this episode looks so BOOOOMMMMBBB!! THat vegan pastrami sando legit looks like the real thing - looks so good! It's fascinating how the Chinese and Jewish cultures mesh ... gotta love the interesting flavors that gets created when cultures get together like the restaurant owners here. Just as the guy says, "As long as it's Kosher, it's cool"!

[@SusanMillerRag]

The red headed one looks like a nice young boy! His nana must be VERY proud 🤍

[@galiaalmagor2565]

You guy's are so sweet and positive! Thank you!

[@barrykatz2034]

Thank you for sharing your second experience with Jewish food!

[@nexusyang4832]

You know you're on another level when you have to provide English subtitles for a Chinese guy speaking Yiddish in a Chinese restaurant serving kosher certified vegan foods.

[@graced8502]

I love how Liam calms you all down

[@jakedagan9742]

love that you loved the gefilte fish, never would expect to hear that from someone who isn't jewish lmao

[@fredkapp498]

It is acquired taste most of my friends especially non jews never liked especially with horseradish and matzoh but always homemade Never from jar or can or freezer

[@jessicajiang8028]

it looks like our fish cakes haha. I love fish cake

[@ClingToFaith1]

My Italian grandma loved gefilte fish. She would always buy a jar of it at the supermarket.

[@gremlinwc8996]

I'm Jewish and even our family considers it as one of those really disgusting foods that some people like for some reason

[@boredlawyer3382]

@@gremlinwc8996 The jarred stuff is indeed foul. The freshly made is much, much better. My grandfather used to buy live carp every week and he and my grandmother would make fresh gefilte fish for the Sabbath. It was heavenly.

[@Qub3rs]

One of the more entertaining vids. I like the history lesson linked to the food.

[@1995yuda]

I'm LOVING this video! The Vibes, the Love, the Respect, the Culture, the Authenticity ---- LOVING this!!

[@meiracohen6920]

I love your videos guys! I am a huge orthodox Jewish foodie. The kosher food world is massive. We even have Kosher food magazine called “fleishigs”. Kosher food websites.There are many high quality top Kosher steaks, burgers, sushi, lamb bacon, turkey bacon, Italian food, Indian food restaurants … There are just laws about what species of animal, not mixing meat and milk, certain ways to humanely slaughter certain animals. Anything you get in the non-kosher world we get in the kosher world. We even have a “cheese burger” made out of impossible beef burger. We have kosher mixologists. Feel free to reach out to me happy tell your of other sick kosher places. We even have Michelin star Chefs that have worked in Kosher restaurants.

[@shaolinman12]

Awesome. Great to learn new cultures, foods and people. Thank you for sharing.

[@RandyKing314]

Maaaaaaaan the cross-mojination of cultures was deep indeed! Thanks to all y'all for a great vid!

[@jeffrosenberg8456]

Thank you for a wonderfully, positive and uplifting video.

[@ivysn13]

family used to own a restaruant in florida and it was 90% jewish elderly, love em and our cultures together

[@arfriedman4577]

We like the 3 of you as hosts. Have fun and success always.

[@saraatppkdotpt8140]

Always find it useful spending time watching your videos 😊🤗

[@landrodomingo981]

A couple of dishes you missed is the chicken liver spread sandwich and the Egg salad sandwich which I love to eat too. I love the Matzo ball soup. Don't forget the Falafel sandwich.

[@samuraishonan4706]

Us Jews in Japan find other ways to make what we love too. I am a New YOoker and Speak Japanese. My Chinese is not so good but got lots of Yiddish down. Our Gefilte fish is made with ground Oily salt water fish. Excellent.

[@darkwingduck7212]

Just found this channel. I love it!

[@MikeHernandez707]

Food and history all in one lesson!

[@brianshelby7277]

Celery, onion, a little garlic, leeks, some stock and that's the base. Our foods are so similar because our ancestors used what they had, what was close to home. My wife and I still go down to Mott Street to buy vegetables, and to Elizabeth Street to the supermarket. Every TuBishvat (the Spring festival), we grab dragon fruit, loquat, and we're afraid of durian. We LOVE Chinatown. Our kids love Chinatown. It's our *tradition*

[@DanielAspajo9930]

I may be three years late, but I'm glad I found this video, I will visit all these places

[@susan_elizabeth]

Great video, Gentlemen! I'm really loving the cultural anthropology included while you are enjoying all of the dishes! 🙂💜

[@amymaliga1674]

So rad!! Thanks for the video guys!!♥️ I’ve tried some of these dishes in Israel, but one day I hope to try some of these local places as well.

[@Thufferinthuckotash]

Cool fact: Israel is actually considered to be the most vegan friendly country in the world

[@aatt3209]

I love this episode and will visit the Jewish delis in San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles, CA for some yummy soups, sandwiches, and appetizers.

[@JustinBrehm]

I always look forward to your videos because they are entertaining and fun to watch Edit: The food looks great

[@Lucarus100]

Try Ediths and Mile High Deli next time in Brooklyn. Gottlieb used to have a sushi bar before the pandemic hit. Also, hit up Jewish Flushing and Jamaica for Part 3

[@nexusyang4832]

Part 3!!! :-)

[@MrTubbz310]

Man dope video I'm always waiting for the next video..I'm on the wagon train forsure 🤣

[@rwen1438]

Love your content! I would love to see you guys try Cuban Chinese Food.

[@johnhutchins9051]

Tht was a hell of a show... much love

[@BK-ou8ky]

Omg satmer meats has the absolute best take-out!!

[@kidmackenzie]

I like to eat Chinese food on Christmas!

[@LoveNotes9]

Just love these Guys.

[@GCLU]

Shoutouts to B+H Dairy. Fantastic old school place. Get the melts. Also if a Brisket place is run by Jewish people or Texans, it's going to be good.

[@jamesejudy3]

Great message at the end

[@sherichazdon2573]

Horseradish with beets is the bomb!

[@ididntknowtheyhadwifiinhell]

i grew up in borough park and was raised keeping kosher. kosher steakhouses are nowhere near as rare as you think. and you can get multiple types of burgers at almost every fleishig (meat, as opposed to milchig/dairy) restaurant. sushi is also extremely popular and there are a ton of kosher sushi places. also a ton of kosher pizza stores, which usually also have french fries, falafel/pita/techina/lots of salads and veg to go in it the pita, knishes, and random things like baked ziti and eggplant parm. sometimes there's even a sushi counter in the pizza store. that's less common but a handful of places have it. there was even a kosher boba tea and bubble waffle place in flatbush but it closed. frum (ultra orthodox jewish) people are just like everybody else, if something tastes good and can be kosher, there's interest for it, and probably a place you can get it.

[@ZbjetisGod]

Ya I was shocked when he said he hadn't seen kosher steaks. Steak is super popular

[@Mike_61610]

Are you allowed to eat anything that has a split hoof and chews the cud?

[@amandalr5433]

@@Mike_61610 yes for cattle/mammals but only when it’s killed in a certain way that means the animal dies quickly and without pain and the killing/salting (to remove the blood since that’s not allowed) overseen by someone who’s an expert in kashrut/kosher law. For fowl and fish there’s different requirements as to what makes an animal kosher to eat, main recurring theme is that it’s able to be killed in a way that ensures it won’t feel any pain in death or have the death drawn out. Sorry for over explaining lol I just really like history

[@dovrose5155]

Should've tried the shlishkes, noodles and cabbage, Kishka and pastrami sandwich at Gottliebs

[@shaolinman12]

I'm hungry looking at the foods you guys are eating. Looks delicious.

[@kacymah93]

This was such a great video!!

[@BigJyeTV]

This was a great episode.

[@landrodomingo981]

I'm not Ashkenazi but more of a Sephardic from my Mom's side as well as my father's mom's side also from Old Spain and Portugal.

[@whitemailprivilege2830]

O ok and?

[@birdy4life]

Hi my fellow Jewish brother 💕🥂

[@lindseym7321]

Your “potatoes with brisket” is called cholent. Much love for enjoying our food during these tough times against us Jews in NYC!

[@johnjacobs7426]

Actually that one is called yapchick. The other dish they had there the beef mixed with beans is Cholent

[@lukehemsworth3686]

Here in Toronto there are always a bunch of Chinese restaurants in every Jewish area ( religious or not)

[@luckyadrian100]

Fung bros Foodvlog always inspires people

[@56chrsbri]

I enjoyed the video and the food looks amazing.

[@latka7785]

Mizrahi/Sefardic diapsora style too plz 😌 excited to see Jewsh food 🔯🇲🇦💙✡️

[@youtubedeletestomanyaccoun4247]

They need a host for it tho Hopefully one who’s parents were in Morocco

[@birdy4life]

Hi my fellow Jewish brother/sister

[@landrodomingo981]

Also love that beef brisket. That's delicious. Kosher....no dairy products with meat. Meaning no cheeseburgers allowed. No milkshakes with your burger. This is why I prefer Burger King over McDonald's. Burger King uses Dill pickles too. 😋

[@landrodomingo981]

I'm diabetic so that Apple krugel is perfect for me. Love the pastrami knish too.

[@PrincessSixThirteen]

There is a lot of sugar in traditional apple kugel, it is a holiday food, after all, but there are low sugar recipes, made with artificial sweeteners, available.

[@bridgettesullivan6513]

Very cool and I love this perspective!

[@haniapowalka6052]

I'm polish and I love to eat pierogi and you guys should try Ruski pierogi it's so good it's potato and farmers cheese and mint and onion

[@604Jimmy]

Its dope you did a colab with Aaron Cohen ✌🏻

[@AyakaAkira31]

Yeah he's pretty chill

[@paigewillow8768]

Shanghai took in jewish refugees during the german occupation, when no one else in the world would. 🙏🙏

[@MrALenCar321]

Nope india also took in tons of Jewish. We were the first.

[@mets3214]

They weren't the only ones but it's much appreciated :)

[@joanneganon7157]

Hi Guy's, a bunch of us Irish Americans went out for Chinese on Christmas 👍. They made uss a fried Ice cream on the House, Awesome Stuff ! You always make me so damn hungry 😦🙅s JO JO IN VT 💕😄

[@rvvfrffv6795]

Do a part 3 in southern brooklyn

[@Protectedbikelanes]

Vancouver, Canada has vegan dim sum spots!

[@JennsUniverse14]

omfg you had me at chinese food with pickles on the side yesssssss!!!!

[@lifewithjessi8672]

I want to Jewish food so badly it looks so delicious 😩😩😩😋😋😋🤤🤤🤤

[@sstag83]

THIS is how everyone, especially Americans, need to learn to treat each other.

[@alimondragon7881]

I love how y’all made what Asian parents do it was my first vid i watched

[@mandudebro5916]

Here's a fun fact challah originally comes from Jewish peoples mixing together different flours together to make bread since they were poor and needed to improvise. Same story with gefilte fish hahaha. Original Jewish ghetto food. Also cholent stew has the same concept. Mmmm cholent

[@debbitech]

Loved your video!

[@salampakistan3691]

In pakistan, we have curries that are more stew like, lamb,beef or chicken curries (salan) with potatoes, its traditional, that beef stew is very similar but we have chilli, ginger, garlic, garam masala and other spices. Its my favorite, I like it with rice or roti (traditional hot flat bread). Indian curries are more thicker but we do thick curries too. But they add more concentrate spices to make the vegitarean dishes taste good but pakistanis we do need soo much as meat flavors are naturally good.

[@jdub8151]

Really wanting to try Jewish food now!

[@arfriedman4577]

In Paris I found a kosher restaurant when we were walking. We decided to eat there. Nothing too fancy but comparable to mom's.

[@Enu2046]

Their guest is so cute! I wish we had more variety of ethnic foods here in Vancouver. We have a lot of different Asian foods.

[@rodneytheurbanite4044]

Hey man, are you from Vancouver, BC too? I am, and I think we have a great diversity of cuisines as well, you just need to know where to look. I remember there is a diversity of ethnic restaurants in East Van, I lived in the neighbourhood for a while. There's European bakeries, African restaurants and Middle Eastern fast food places, and some Latin restaurants too. Go explore around GVRD, I think we have a decent diversity of ethnic foods here!

[@Enu2046]

@@rodneytheurbanite4044 we do have a great variety, that’s true. I guess I’m thinking more of Soul Food, Southern, Creole kinda stuff. But yes, we we’re not deprived. Hahaha!

[@dovrose5155]

Chinese and Jews are sadly both victims of hate crimes these days in nyc

[@babajohn2303]

Asians in general are victims of hate crimes all over North America, not only NYC. Also I am pretty sure Jews are attacked in many other settings in the U.S like LA especially due to the current Palestine situation. This whole world is filled with hatred.

[@zzfong8796]

It's sad. Whatever ever Israel/China is doing, it has nothing to do with local Chinese/Jews

[@landrodomingo981]

I kinda thought the Cantonese Chinese were the Jewish people of China but when I read more about Judaism in China it was the Kaifeng Chinese. Though a small minority, Chinese Jews have had an open presence in the country since the arrival of the first Jewish immigrants during the 8th century CE. Relatively isolated communities of Jews developed from ancient all the way to modern China, most notably the Kaifeng Jews (the term "Chinese Jews" is often used in a restricted sense in order to refer to these communities)

[@krishnasabat3758]

You HAVE TO do Indian Chinese food episode. Drums of heaven, Chicken fried rice

[@alphadog3384]

Really good 🥯☕🥡🥠

[@sonh788]

Was thinking how Liam and marco should be featured on the same video and boom! Marco jumps in 😭😭

[@miriahmartin5344]

Katz is the best !!

[@johnh5960]

Best video so far !!!!

[@juliemackenzie1978]

Yummy! 👍👏😊

[@MikeHernandez707]

"What the Hell?! This Reuben tastes like meat!" Best part! 😁 @29:00

[@thekoshertourist]

That potato kigel looked like an overnight one. I used to make that when I lived in Miami. It's cooked for about 1/5 - 2 hours and then sits in the oven on a low temp overnight, cooking for over 12 - 15 hrs more. The potato with beef is like a Yapchik, usually the meat is not mixed in but on the bottom.. Btw that brisket looked fire 🤤 Not sure why Liam's not heard of a kosher steak, it's all over the place. The vegan cheese, lamb bacon is a bit newer, but steak, that's been around for a while now

[@tinymongoose]

Great video, as always 😍😘

[@yeahnahnyc]

please try Joseph's Dream Burger in midwood brooklyn. Kosher Burger. Taste Super clean !! I recommend Premium Burger with additional fried sunny side egg 😀

[@jessicajiang8028]

my chinese parents also like comparing us to jewish people lol bc both communities have that hustler money making mentality

[@zacharysnyder2520]

We all love good food. Les hate more eats.

[@vivianetran9856]

Can you guys review or show viewers any seafood Buffet restaurant in NYC that you can grill pls? Thanks

[@jrmint2]

What's amazing is the parallel of Cantonese Chinese and Jewish diaspora all over the four corners of the world...♥

[@s.bmusic7987]

Umm..Jewish religious person here, YOU can have chicken with egg what you can’t have is meat mixed with dairy. And it’s not rare to have a kosher stake house or burger joint in fact I see them way to often in nyc.

[@jwhyte2042]

A fellow observant Jew here and thank you for pointing that out 👍🏽😊👍🏽

[@mets3214]

That is correct! I also once heard a fun fact that chicken/dairy wasn't originally prohibited. But it raised too much confusion on what meat/dairy can go together. Additionally, things got confusing if you can allow goats milk with beef and vice versa. So, they just made it that all meat/dairy is not kosher.

[@LorenIpsum75]

You didn't have to be Jewish to buy Kosher Bazooka Bubble gum w/Bazooka Joe comics in Hebrew! Yep. Kosher Bubble gum! No animals were harmed in making this gum.🍬 😀👍

[@birdy4life]

I love bazooka :)

[@dolabanerjee8825]

My mouth is watering 😋😋😋😋😋

[@gb2850]

A few corrections: you can have chicken and egg. Not a problem. Can’t have milk and meat. Chicken and milk was prohibited rabbinically so as not to confuse people. Sephardic Jews don’t hear milk and fish together but ashlenaz do. The baked beans and meat you ate is called Cholent - a very traditional Shabbos food cooked over 24 hours and kept hot in a crockpot or on a hot plate over Shabbos. The potato kugel with meat in it is called yapchik.

[@BennyBNYC]

B&H is my spot! Can’t go to the East Village without getting their whitefish salad sandwich

[@fiqighbal]

Please do a vlog on Burgers! I wanna see you guys judge on Wendy's, Whataburger, In-and-Out and Burger King!