German-Chinese food is..... unlike any other.

[@ahnic1818]

When you asked the waiter what their most authentic Chinese food was and he couldn't respond (5:48) 😂😂 Western versions of Chinese food are totally valid though! They have to make food from home using foreign ingredients. The result was that Westerners started to expect those specific meals as part of that cuisine. It looked tasty, thanks for sharing! Cheers to the couple ❤️❤️❤️

[@deezeed2817]

German Chinese food doesn't look too bad. Lookup UK Chinese food and they have chips and curry sauce and looks like brown slop.

[@galezhang]

He looked a bit embarrassed and it's understandable.

[@arnolsi]

There are Asia Shops everywhere. They can get every ingredients they want. That was a point 30 - 40 years ago.

[@jiayiz2872]

I worked in the restaurant industry in New York. The flavor of a product is not determined by authentic ingredients but by the target customer.

[@TheTopher3000]

Haha, technically he said "I can't remember, maybe potatoes?"

[@annabellemitchell192]

It's so interesting how chinese cuisine has evolved globally. I grew up in Australia and I always ate chinese food from this restaurant near my house. Growing up I always thought it was 'westernised food', especially when more northern/ western Chinese restaurants started to come to Australia. However, I just moved to Hong Kong and the food here is identical to the chinese food that I grew up with! The owners must have come from Hong Kong! Now I'm living my dream, eating my childhood friday night treat every day hahaha.

[@user-jk5um1om8l]

Down to the different ‘waves’ of Chinese immigration, I think. The earliest were Cantonese or Fujianese or generally from the southern coastal regions so they became the pioneering/dominant regional cuisine in the West. Later immigrants came from more northerly and inland provinces and the food has changed accordingly. That’s my sense of it anyway!

[@uS0ra]

chinese food is just a really wide range, when i went back to china it was easier to find good burgers than good authentic cantonese food even though its in china

[@achtungbaby2009]

@@uS0ra you have to go guangdong province hongkong/macau cities for more choices of cantonese food shops & restaurants. Other provinces will have more of their local natives food variety other than cantonese foods.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Emden was once a city-state under the protection of the Dutch after the Emden Revolution in 1595. It was annexed by Prussia in 1744. Emden is a part of the historical region of East Frisia, the region was historically home to Frisians. The Frisian languages are the closest living language group to the Anglic languages (English and Scots, not to be confused with Scottish Gaelic). Old English is quite similar to Old Frisian. The two groups make up the Anglo-Frisian languages group and together with the Low German dialects these form the North Sea Germanic languages. However, modern English and Frisian are not mutually intelligible due to hundreds of years of Dutch influence on Frisian. Chupa Chups was founded in Barcelona, Spain by Enric Bernat in 1958. The name of the brand comes from the Spanish verb chupar, meaning "to suck". The Chupa Chups logo was designed in 1969 by the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. And for those who don't know, fortune cookies aren't Chinese, they're Japanese! In Edo-period Japan, cookies very similar to the modern fortune cookie were made called the 辻占煎餅/tsujiura senbei. They were made with miso and sesame, different than the modern ones. But like the modern ones, it had fortunes inside called tsujiura or omikuji. It switched to a Chinese-American staple during WWII because of Japanese internment which gave an opportunity for Chinese manufacturers to pick it up.

[@tld8102]

😂”the potatoes”

[@godspeedgs4836]

As a Chinese and lived in Germany for a bit over 10 years, I use to own a restaurant like these. They called Chinesisch Mongolisch restaurant there. Because at evening buffet they have a tippan grill which they charge a bit more, with larger selection of food. Funny thing about the kids price is in the pas we (most restaurant) charge kids until age 12. 13 and above its adult price so allot of parents use to ly about their kids age. So later we adapt to charge a price per age.

[@ItZFlipz]

do you still live in germany

[@zahra9890]

I'm Dutch, and we have restaurants called 'wokrestaurants' very similar to this. the sushi, the chocolate fountain, the fried goods. only big difference which makes it even more unique is that they add two (or 3?) more kitchens to the equation: indonesian (javanese, molukkan) and surinamese which is a mix of indian foods, west african foods and Chinese foods. so next to the fake Chinese food and Japanese food you will find things like Chinese style nasi goreng and babi pangang, krupuk chips, lumpia and sometimes even Surinamese roti.

[@sese8976]

This is in Emden net over de grens

[@Vector12138]

I guess it has to do with the historical past between the Netherlands and Indonesia.

[@kk66]

The major problem of Western Chinese food is, whatever ingredients they use, they always in the same flavor: sweet and sour 😅

[@thislifeisconfusing]

A few years ago I went to a Chinese restaurant in a very touristic area in a Greek city and it was hilarious. All four of us got a different dish but they were 99% exactly the same 😂 but one person would have peanuts as garnish, the other would have sesame as garnish. Literally all those dishes were the same but with a little different garnish. It was still edible though so…

[@BlondieinChina]

@@thislifeisconfusinghahaha I can totally relate to this!

[@theotheleo6830]

Orange chicken would like to object.

[@catinabox3048]

Exactly! Plus, all the meat is deep fried and covered with thick sauce. I'm not sure where most "Western Chinese food" comes from. Where I live near San Francisco, I think the Chinese food is just very influenced by the fact there's a deep-rooted hisotyr of immigration from Cantonese-speaking regions of China, where they like their things sweet. Southern-based foods are also commonly thought to be more marketable and presentable than northern foods, so it feels like the Chinese food here doesn't even remotely resemble the food we get at home. To be fair, we have plenty of restaurants that I presume are authentic, but rarely one that focuses on northern Chinese cuisine. We've found a couple of dumpling houses, and that's it.

[@theotheleo6830]

@@thislifeisconfusing eatable?

[@NormanF62]

Chinesisch-deutsches Essen an der Nordsee! Es ist wirklich Fusion-Essen, aber manchmal ist das authentischste Erlebnis, wenn Kulturen aufeinandertreffen. Dann erkennt man die Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede am meisten. Das Essen sah köstlich aus! Amy, vielen Dank für die Rezension des New Phonix - sie war unvergesslich.

[@silly6371]

I love your videos Amy..they are never rude or mean and you never look down on any country ...thank you for being a kind and genuine person ..

[@Chris-zx8xh]

As a Chinese who has been living in Germany for 7 years and frequently traveled to Poland, it's hilarious to see your videos! Keep the good work and may your wonderful adventure lead you back to China and Changchun soon!

[@frausmithy]

I am an Aussie living in Germany... getting 'real' Chinese food has been a challenge over the years. Example: First time I went with a large group of Germans to a Chinese restaurant... we thought everybody was ordering a dish to share (as you do) - but indeed we ended up with 10 orders of Duck in Sweet n Sour sauce... and the two dishes we ordered!!! BTW Emden is super cute!

[@niwa_s]

While still a rare breed compared to "Thai Viet Sushi Fusion" style places, there is definitely a growing presence of authentic Chinese in Berlin

[@frausmithy]

@@niwa_s totally agree with you! In fact, I have had weekend trips to Berlin JUST TO EAT! haha... there are some very good Chinese restaurants, especially if you miss Cantonese style.

[@cfwin1776]

I went to Berlin from the US on business about six years ago. I had very good Chinese food at the food court on the top floor of the Berlin mall. They were much better than average American Chinese food.

[@KC2761-d5x]

I used to work in an Asian fusion restaurant in the Netherlands right on the border with Germany and whenever a table ordered a lot of duck the kitchen would immediately know the table was German. Also, Chinese buffets here tend to be similar as in Germany except they will usually have a raw foods section that you hand over to a wok chef or a teppanyaki chef. The food usually is more on the salty side because it makes you drink more and usually the all you can eat price only includes the food, so drinks is what they make the most money on

[@Jaya_qu-je2xv]

Lovely couple enjoying lovely food living lovely life spreading lovely food insights and food cultures. Lovely to see the two fathers hanging out like old friends. Just lovely!

[@strawboy1230]

This will get buried but I just want to say that you've quickly become one of my absolute favorite content creators on KZbin. Just overall really thoughtful commentary, well planned videos, great collaborations and bang on awareness of the differences (but importantly the similarities) across cultures. Keep it up--you're really doing an amazing job.

[@BlondieinChina]

Ohhh bless you!!! Your comment made my day, thank you thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@juandenz2008]

That Buffet looks delicious ! Yes it is not authentic Chinese food, but it looks like a large selection of well prepared foods at a decent price.

[@user-wm9qi3tk9i]

this reminds me the old time when i was 17 and i just arrived Melbourne shortly . I got homesick and the lady of my homestay was so nice to took me to a Chinese restaurant and the food there was interesting coz it taste noting like Chinese food .

[@marcc1830]

Basically German Chinese looks like a close approximatiion of American Chinese which is based on Southern Chinese cuisine like Cuangdong. BTW, Tsing Dao Beer was a German Beer factory....so it's technically not the most Chinese thing there, and more of a coming home kind of deal.😅

[@BlondieinChina]

LOL! So true about the qingdao beer!

[@milanopiano]

It's so strange, I didn't know the north sea region of Germany is SOOO similar to Holland in the Netherlands. Emden reminds me a lot of something like IJmuiden or Hoorn or something. Even the fireworks feel Dutch. The fish stand with shrimps and herring, the Asian-fusion restaurant which is definitely not chinese hahahahaha wow. Thanks for another wonderful video.

[@Mukkki]

Haha, we're almost the same! Also the dialect is also almost the same with the regional dutch dialect. We're also tall like you guys! (Of course we have our differences haha).. See how climate can affect the way of living

[@miraj5569]

I'm from Hamburg and I'd say Northern Germany and Northern German culture are much more similar to Dutch and Danish culture/landscape/mentality than they are to Southern Germany

[@areezzy]

It could be because of the shared history of the Hanseatic League?

[@Mukkki]

@@areezzy I wouldn't say that. I think it's because of the landscape and shared history and connection. Geographical approximaties

[@theholk]

Well, the whole north sea coast is basically "frisia" (from a German perspective west friesland (the dutch part) ost friesland (the north facing coast of Germany) and Nord Friesland (the west facing part towards Denmark). Even in the Netherlands friesland is quite distinct from the rest.

[@bier-maus]

I can imagine that Derk is from North Germany. He is always rigorous and cautious when trying new foods in China😁.

[@dominikawiciak3867]

Interesting, we tried Chinese restaurant in far west of Germany and it looked exactly the same, it was shocking but really nice experience (the buffet style, the western food mixed with the interpretations of some Asian dishes). Also, it's kinda surreal to see one of your favorite food vloggers in Warsaw Old Town or hear their perfect pronunciation of "śledź" (respect!).

[@BlondieinChina]

❤❤❤

[@freddylee3013]

After having families met, i wonder if you, derk, Peter and jasmine all hang out together one day somewhere like for lunch or dinner would be an awesome video and i reckon you all would have lots of fun. And including another guy, which i forgot his name, also a caucasian. A video of you all get together would be awesome too and you have everyone getting you to try few different things you and derk might never had tried before

[@keepXonXrockin]

I've only ever seen your shorts in my recommended, and now you hit me with an actual Ostfriesen boyfriend. With Krabbenpulen experience, no less

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Ah yes, samosas, Chupa Chups, cheesecake, sangria, sushi, fried calamari....quite the authentic Chinese experience 😂. Like, are they trying to stuff the whole UN into this Chinese-German buffet lol? But I don't blame Germans for loving their buffets! Reminds me of the Pennsylvania Dutch buffets around Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Dutch mostly descend from the Palatinate region of Germany (though the Amish came from Switzerland), and settled in Pennsylvania during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The Pennsylvania Dutch were the ones that introduced funnel cake to the US, they brought drechderkuche to the US around 1879, developed a baking powder version, and this became funnel cake! The ironic thing about the Tsingtao Beer being at this buffet is that it was founded when the Germans had the Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory, so even that is not the most Chinese thing at this buffet since it's just Germans enjoying their Chinese legacy! And yeah, Asian restaurants in Europe and the Americas are more on the fusion side. Like on the East Coast of the US, Japanese sushi and hibachi restaurants are mostly owned by Chinese and Korean-Americans because most Japanese-Americans live just on the West Coast and for Chinese-Americans, there is a lot of competition between Chinese restaurants so families have opted for sushi and hibachi to charge for high-quality.

[@andreaslind6338]

Ngl for a while i though the restaurant had everything EXCEPT Chinese food...

[@user-ni8nx7sy2k]

I love Polish potato salad, Pierogies and a Polish fish dish. My former roommate is from Poland, and she cooked all of them very well. Super yummy and savory memory…波蘭家常菜挺好吃的，還有匈牙利家常菜😊🎉。

[@andrewhcit]

This looks a lot like Chinese buffets I've seen in the US. Speaking of international takes on Chinese food: I'm Taiwanese-American, but grew up mostly in Dubai, and while I was there I developed a taste for Indian Chinese food. That was hard to find in the US for a long time, but I recently learned that there are at least two Indian Chinese restaurants in my city, and I definitely want to get around to visiting them some time.

[@andrewhcit]

One further thought: the other experience I'm reminded of was going out for "Mexican" food while I was studying in Austria for a summer.

[@buhvtaisuwan344]

I’m from Changchun Manchuria living in Poland, I always use your videos to show my Polish friends the real life in my homeland. Your contents are much appreciated, if by any chance you will come to Poland again, please let us know 😊

[@regina_hsieh]

My absolute favourite Polish food while travelling in Poland was Zurek. I had it almost everyday. Can’t find it here in South Australia unfortunately.

[@wihatmi5510]

It's interesting how unique it is for you while for me as a German is is the closest I can get to Chinese food unless I'm going to cook myself. These kind of restaurants spawned everywhere around here over the last 15 years and they became a part of German culture.

[@BoaHancock15]

It's so cool to see you 'the girl in china' walking through germany just an hour away from me (Oldenburg) Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland ❤

[@glory17tex]

It's so nice to see your family and Derk's family get-together for Christmas Eve. Chinese food in the West is a cuisine all of its own. It depends which part of China they originate from. Growing up I was used to Cantonese Chinese cooking so I have a bias towards the Northern Chinese foods. Looking forward to your next adventure!

[@andrealegrange8933]

Welcome back!!! You were missed!!! Looking forward to the Polish food videos oneday!

[@JImmY1982MinG]

Those little shrimp must be super good. One way to cook them in a typical Chinese way would be to deep fry them with the shell on until they are super crispy and then toss them with a bit of salt and pepper, you should give that a try for your family!

[@kansaibeyond]

I also spent Xmas & New Year with my bf in Austria and had to sample their Chinese cuisine haha. I'm from Toronto and the Chinese buffets in Austria/Germany reminds me of the late 90s and 2000s ones in Toronto when they were popular in Toronto for being cheap and affordable, despite the city already having a very diverse & authentic Chinese cuisine culture then. So it's kind of nostalgic for me to see these places again.

[@ag6500]

As an Austrian that has been to China many times and having visited Toronto last year let me say that I envy you for all the fantastic Chinese restaurants you have there. Almost impossible to find authentic Chinese food even in Vienna.

[@kansaibeyond]

@@ag6500 my bf is Austrian, and I unfortunately showed in a whole new world in Hong Kong... now other than the spring rolls, he hates everything XD I will miss the leberkäse here though when I leave 🥲

[@ag6500]

I can understand your bf! There are only 2 Chinese restaurants I visit in Vienna that have at least some authentic dishes. The rest serves things in brown sauce (Main difference to Germany 😂)

[@kenyup7936]

Ty Amy, I can feel that happiness and joy, it’s all in your face 😂, congrats

[@Acid42023]

You are such a sweet couple. How he is looking at you... so loving to see that. Video was great like always! Sweet Greets from Vienna!

[@jerometsowinghuen]

Happy New Year 2024, Miss Amy.🎆 It is indeed a fusion of German and Chinese. The buffet is similar to the ones in Hong Kong, international style.

[@taotao98103]

I also think it is more Hong Kong than German.

[@RichardLee-bm2xh]

As someone from Hong Kong, I can only tell you it is very unlikely you will find these foods (I m not talking about sushi of course) in any local HK restaurant at all....yeah, there are some western elements in the HK cuisine, but people simply don't eat these dishes. The cooking style is more Cantonese but also, you will not find any restaurants in Gaungzhou cooking this way - these are highly westernised "Chinese" dishes.

[@taotao98103]

@@RichardLee-bm2xh The soup looks more like Hong Kong Russian Borscht. Cream puff is popular in Hong Kong. You can get them at Hong Kong revolving sushi places. Sesame balls, you can get them at dim sum places in Hong Kong. The beef, it looks like it's been marinated and soften with Hong Kong style treatment from Hong Kong beef Chowfun. That's how I drew my conclusion. I'm also from Hong Kong.

[@BenjiSun]

Oh, that sandwich... they look like the really good brown shrimp you can get in the UK (ie. Morecambe Bay Brown Shrimps) that are used for potted shrimp. it's so good. i really like the flavour of them.

[@AgraxGaming]

You could try some pol-viet when you're in Poland. Polish-vietnamese mix like "kule mocy" (orbs of power)- chicken pieces in a crispy breading smothered with thick neon sweet red sauce :D

[@syrupuusabc5774]

I just comment why blondie doesn't upload in the last video an hour ago but she upload it today 😅 Good to see you back. I hope you have a great holiday to spent with your family 😊

[@BlondieinChina]

Thanks so much!!

[@benny9971]

Derk looks exactly the same as his father 😆😆

[@dannychu2014]

Love seeing Derk's hometown. My favorite Chinese food in this video is definitely the fried chicken nuggets with the sweet and sour sauce of course. 😅

[@zundu4269]

Exactly ! In Germany , only some big cities like Frankfurt, Berlin or Munich you can find more authentic Chinese food/restaurants 😅

[@Dispatern]

As a German with a Polish parent who's been learning Chinese and thinking about moving to Australia (maybe Tasmania) someday this video is for me! 💖 Love your other videos too of course.

[@beverlyteh4676]

Oh goodness I’m so absurdly invested 😂 so relieved to see the families getting along! Happy new year Amy 🥳

[@tuskmite]

Being a Finn living in Cairns, Australia i sort of miss those all you can eat Chinese places that normally has sushi and Thai food as well. Must be a common thing in only parts of Europe because in the UK it was also very unheard of. While not particularly up on par in quality it's just so lovely sometimes to have time to pig out on everything you see. I usually either went for sushi only or then hot food because together it's a bit too much. All you can eat sushi places are also common. But again... not the highest quality but definitely kills your cravings.

[@basalt1984]

Good variety of food, the duck and mushroom would have been my favorite. If they added the dongbei guo bao rou (or the red sauce version), that would been epic

[@beccas9783]

Happy New Year!!! As a Chinese who has been living in other countries for more than 15years, these dishes don’t even look that bad to me! 😅

[@user-jk5um1om8l]

There are different degrees of westernization, I find. But it’s mostly still recognizable and often quite tasty! 🤗

[@888YangJi]

just like a home town buffet in every small American town.😃🤗 I kinda like them sometimes.

[@raycarson8818]

The perfect formula to win foreigner's taste bud, deep fried plus sweet and sour source, lol. From Hamburg, we were so close !!!

[@BlondieinChina]

Hahahah a winning combo! For me it totally works haha

[@kyleshanebeck1645]

Omg i did my masters not far from there in Bremen. Coming from California where i was used to china town in LA and San Francisco, german style western chinese food was quite a shock haha

[@ashtaylor4107]

These types of western/asian fusion buffets used to be very common in the US, and they do still exist, but I believe many of them have had to close in recent times. Pandemic was a very bad time for buffets. 😞

[@topolojack]

i had a "chinese" buffet in my hometown (rural america) pretty much just like this. really, you wouldn't know it was chinese unless you looked *very* closely. it was really good though!

[@achtungbaby2009]

good for americans. its modified for americans. Its bad for the real chinese. not authentic.

[@joroh22]

This is the standard sort of all you can eat restaurant in England but instead of sushi it’ll be something like curry. Our Chinese food is… “slightly” more Chinese but not massively.

[@MiKi-sx3tt]

I'm from Indonesia, and here you can clearly see the influence of Chinese in food, architecture and everything. Our national dish, Nasi Goreng, clearly influence by Chinese. There's some kind of youtiao here also, here it's called cakue or cakwe (I'm kinda interested where those words come from. From which part of China those come from..) Hope one day you can try these Indonesian take on Chinese food..

[@loveregister]

i was actually wondering the same thing about youtiao and cakwe, and i found out while reading through wikipedia that they are known as yu char kway in southern china so that might be a possibility for where the indonesian "cakwe" originated from :) just a shallow guess, though!

[@vulcansaur]

This actually looks a lot like many Chinese buffet style restaurants in the States.

[@andreeba8887]

Oh wow Derk comes from my hometown. Recognised most an the places you showed in this vlog.

[@mikethemoomin8604]

Once I told a Taiwanese student to treat these American/Westernized Chinese food as American cuisine, it dissolved his cognitive dissonance and he actually grew to like this kind of food.

[@andrewhcit]

As a Taiwanese-American myself, I've started to think of American Chinese food as a regional Chinese cuisine in its own right, heavily influenced by locally available ingredients. The region in question is inland parts of the Western US.

[@zoeyyue]

Haha, Exactly same with all you can eat Chinese restaurants in the Netherlands. Which i am going tonight 😂

[@ccy235]

This looks amazing! This looks more Americanized Chinese Buffet.

[@taotao98103]

the tomato soup you had, sounds super similar to hong kong style Russian Borsht.

[@Arcadian-Nova]

its totally true that chinese restuarants adapts to the enviroment its in. here in the netherlands historically it was usually chinese-indonesian, because we have a large group of indonesian immigrants or indos (dutch indonesian descendants from the dutch indies times) so either it was chinese immigrants embracing the asian culture the dutch were already used to, or chinese-indonesian families already having a mixed culture. it was neither truly indonesian or truly chinese, so it was always a little bit different from what i was used to from my own indonesian family. (my dad once told me that he could always ask the owner of a chinese resturant for a real dish, and he would get something more authentic than what the resturant actually served) nowadays more and more authentic places pop up, but they are mostly concentrated in the bigger cities...

[@Arcadian-Nova]

my own personally funny stories is from a few years back when i studied in a city with a smaller immigrant population than my own hometown. the first story is from the time that i made klepon for a little class get together, which are little glutinous rice balls filled with palm sugar and rolled in grated coconut, but they are also GREEN bc they are flavoured with pandan, which is one of my favourite flavours, but it was probably a bit too..... "exotic" for my classmates who werent really used to that AT ALL. only me and one of my teacher ate them with the same class i also went to a wok resturant in that city, which everyone quite enjoyed but i never had any asian food so "un-asian" before, so i just went to get some chips afterwards.

[@bertrandvanleeuwen]

@@Arcadian-Nova There is also some influence from the Dutch Chinese-Indonesian restaurants into the German Chinese restaurants. They all know Sambel Oelek ( Indonesian spicy sauce) and as you see on the video, in Germany they also serve the fried banana which is known in the Netherlands ( and Indonesia obviously) as Pisang Goreng. Also the Peanut sauce is a influence from the Netherlands, no other Chinese restaurant in Europe would serve this except Yea the Netherlands, Parts of Germany and also parts of Belgium. This is also the case for Belgium, where Babi pangang is on the menu in a lot of Chinese restaurants. Which is the Indonesian name for (grilled/deep fried pork belly ).

[@Heartadia]

that kind of buffet would cost at least over $50 CAD in Vancouver, Canada before tips and taxes. With tips and taxes, it's going to be over $65 CAD per person.

[@phampants]

My wife and I love to try Mexican food abroad. Being from the States, specifically Chicago, where Mexican food is in great abundance; it's fun to see what people interpret Mexican food as. Once my wife order a margarita. What arrived was a martini glass full of pure tequila.

[@thewuwu]

Yay! Amy and her food adventures are back! Happy 2024 New Year!!!!!!

[@Moksha-Raver]

My guess is that they have schnitzel noodles. Oops, wrong, but the buffet looked great! The two of you make such an adorable couple. Look forward to the next episode.

[@BlondieinChina]

Hahahaha schnitzel noodles would be next level and I low key really wanna try that now 😂😂

[@MidnightCoffee12]

@@BlondieinChina Now that would be an Idea for a new collab with Andong, maybe 😃

[@rhonda6791]

This was a wonderful fun video!! Thank you ❤

[@Black_Sun_Dark_Star]

I love the small German town vibe. And I really missed it.

[@BlondieinChina]

It’s so nice!!! Everyone is also so friendly

[@Black_Sun_Dark_Star]

@@BlondieinChina Germans in small towns are really nice folks.... as long as you know how to behave. 😄 Damnit... Now I miss Oktoberfest in Munich and eatig sauerkrauts

[@YoureBreathtaking]

I think what the fortune cookie meaning has something to do with another saying "Fake it, till you make it," so if you make it to the top, you don't have to fake it anymore, you can afford an honest word.

[@dreasbn]

Bisher habe ich nur in Berlin China Restaurants besucht, die von dem normalen deutschen China Restaurant essen abweichen. Eins davon hat auch eine deutsche und eine chinesische Karte. Wer mutig ist, kann von der chinesischen Karte essen. Die Speisekarte in beiden Restaurants weicht erheblich von dem typischen China Restaurant essen ab, dass man so landläufig bekommen kann. Keine Ahnung, ob es so etwas auch in Hamburg, München oder Köln gibt aber gut möglich. Früher galten die China-Restaurants als Glutamat Höllen. Das hat sich aber über die letzten 20 Jahre deutlich verbessert. Immerhin.

[@tawharanui5011]

Matjes is not pickled Hering. Matjes is Hering preserved in Salt. Rollmops is pickled Hering.

[@EuroTravChannel]

我非常感谢这一对西方佳人。他们展示西方先进的，健康的婚恋过程，简单，直白，没有红包，没有嫁妆，却都是情场经验丰富。中国人这方面那个憨啊，那个倔啊，多少年没有健康的性爱，或者10几岁少女打过几十次，中国人怎么情爱方面就这么弱知哪？中国人需要虚心学习了。这是心里健康，这是身心健康，这和体育课，思想课一样重要。这是科学。这是这对西方佳人从小就有的自由和智慧，而中国人没有和不懂。

[@tokkiliin]

As a German, I find this video very funny 😂 That‘s basically what you can find in every all you can eat restaurants here HAHAH. I didn’t know it was so different from other western „Chinese“ restaurants. But I don’t really like it anymore ever since I got to know what real Chinese food is. Most of the time those restaurants also don’t have the best quality food… And it’s too expensive for that quality

[@x-SDL-x]

I'm a simple man. I see GERMAN, I see Derk, I enjoy their chemistry. I like and leave comment. Bye.

[@Suite_annamite]

*@**4:12**:* Chinese cuisine does indeed have samosas as well as naan, thanks to Xinjiang's regional food, where they are known respectively as "samsa" (烤 包 子, سامسا) and "non" (馕, نان).

[@victoriarobinson3909]

This looks exactly like a Chinese buffet in the UK. Down to the desserts XD it's just missing cheap ice cream in tubs.

[@eyeofthetiger6002]

Actually, this isn't bad at all considering your initial apprehension unsurprisingly,and it has got a fairly decent choice as well. Here in the UK big buffet style Chinese restaurants are less common than say in North America or even like here in Germany.

[@yummemys4608]

The Chinese at derks hometown looks legit delicious. In UK its like slop... Brown, gloopy and dry.

[@kiddwong4186]

That's a really nice buffet spread. Can't really speak to the authenticity but all I'm thinking is "get in my belly!"

[@DaxRaider]

most chinese restaureants in my area in western germany are very small but their portions are like so huge always its amazing :) also i think 90% of all the "chinese" restaurants here in my are are owned by people from vietnam and they have vietnamese and chinese food and i think it all has a vietnamese touch xD

[@xinyiquan666]

they are mostly chinese vietnamese or at least mixed chinese and vietnamese, vietnam was part of china for more than 1000 years, they are just mixed with chinese since day one

[@ckaybit]

​@@xinyiquan666 thats possible, but its just certain dishes that many people expect to see, many chinese owned restaurants in germany actually even offer thai curry because people want that.

[@andrewandrewandrewandrewandrew]

I hosted a German exchange student back in the day, and when we got the info packet about her, we couldn’t make heads or tails of the four consecutive consonants in her last name (“nftl”). Turned out her last name was a compound word of “Senf” and “leben,” with a t to connect them. Literally means “a mustard life.” That is the most German thing I have ever heard in my entire leben

[@piasecznik]

I'm guessing it might also be a variation on "sanft"-- "a gentle life" or "an easy life". if you go back a few hundred years, German had very inconsistent spelling.

[@Chrischi3TutorialLPs]

Most chinese restaurants are actually more like asian restaurants, and really, the same is true for most other countries aswell. You might have some variation in the menu between, say, a chinese and a korean restaurant, in so far as the latter even exist here, but generally, there's, if you will, a certain canon of foods that all asian restaurants have.

[@natwandering]

This was so funny to watch having grown up in Switzerland right at the border to Germany where we used to go to an all you can eat Chinese restaurant very frequently and it was almost exactly the same :D I do love the food they have even though I have had slightly more proper Chinese food when I lived in NYC. But I have yet to make it to China to try the real stuff myself :) Just a little worried about the vegetarian options although I do see quite a bit in your videos, so maybe by the time I can go myself, there will be more options :)

[@winstonlim8]

If there has to be a 9th Chinese regional cuisine, I would think Straits Chinese or Nyonya food would fit the bill best.

[@daddyfatsack1683]

Chinese food is Chinese food anywhere! A lot of the early Chinese restaurants were opened by Cantonese people and some of their dishes were Cantonese version of other food, such as Sweet and Sour Pork being the Cantonese version of Guo Bao Ruo using different ingredients, so Chinese food is naturally already fusional. Same thing with Beijing Duck! It wasn't a thing until southerners brought it up to Beijing. For those who argue that these versions would never be considered Chinese, well Rice wasn't the staple grain in China until the Song Dynasty. Same with Tea.

[@marilena84312]

I have to definitely point out that there are also Chinese restaurants that do it differently. for example I live in Munich and in the (I guess you could call it ) suburbs of the town, there is a Chinese restaurant called Long, which does not have an all you can eat buffet, but it does have authentic Chinese food and What goes for Chinese food in Germany. they even make a distinction between them by having them either in different sections of the menu or in different menu books altogether.so if you’re going to a Chinese restaurant because you want that Westernised version of Chinese food , they have that tasting very good, but if you want some authentic Chinese food from the area they come from ( I unfortunately always forget which one that is) they also have that. Though I do know that all over Germany, you will find restaurants like that. The all you can eat Chinese ones I’ve been to , are at least trying to be a little bit more authentic than the one you went to, although I am quite certain especially after watching your videos that they just look and sound more authentic than the ones you had in this restaurant. At least they don’t offer sangria and fried calamari . If you’re ever back in close proximity to uni, do give me a shout out, I would very much love to show you my favourite Chinese restaurant

[@adanphu4325]

So many foreigners in china and they love china and chinese a lot with good experiences. I love good, ethical, and honest foreigners.

[@nickvarricchio]

Thanks for another fantastic food adventure! ❤ from NYC!

[@Zerpentsa6598]

There are two types of Chinese restaurants in the west - those which cater for the westerners, and those which cater largely for the Chinese. The latter are sometimes more authentic if they can get the ingredients.

[@csabao2405]

hi amy，i have quetion：I'm in Poland now, of course I'm here as a tourist, but I find that the food in Poland has changed, I want to find the traditional Polish tripe soup - falcki, it's become very difficult，Of course, traditional Chinese cuisine is also disappearing. I think there can be a comparison between the Chinese food of the past and the Chinese food of today.😊

[@JaniceWithTheTarlovCyst]

This restaurant reminded me of the famous chain restaurant in Canada called The Mandarin. There's pizza, roast carving station, sushi, fries, along with "westernized Chinese food" which is a misnomer. I'll get noodles and sweet and sour soup from the buffet and depending on how I'm feeling might go to the ice cream bar or dessert bar where they sell everything from doughnuts to nanaimo bars but I'll get walnut cookies and maybe a very sweet slice of a nanaimo bar. It's nothing like the Chinese food I was introduced to in Toronto by my co-worker from Hong Kong. Happy belated New Year to you Amy and Derk. I have caught COVID and tested positive on December 31st so no celebrating for me. I thought I was over it until yesterday when it came back to ruin my plans 😂

[@paul_ko]

Holy shit that's expensive...For 20€, you can get some decent, actual Chinese food. These "Asian-German fusion" buffets are usually 12-15€ where I live in Germany

[@Patricia_Aliena]

It’s sooo funny when I watched your first video and noticed that your boyfriend is German and THAN to realize that he’s from My north Germany area as well 💜💜 that’s sooo great 💜💜💜

[@kirsten5440]

I’ve been watching your channel for a while now and your face always reminded me of someone else’s and I realised over the winter that you remind me of 黄婉秋 in 刘三姐

[@ginrovers7725]

19.5 euro is quite cheap! We have a very similar "asian fusion" buffet in Cambridge, England, it's 24 pounds on weekdays, around 26 pounds on weekends, not including drinks. Or you can go for lunch for 15-17 pounds but they don't have many of the dinner stations like chocolate fountains, sushi, or grilled food.😢

[@blu4get]

this buffet reminds me of one that we used to have in my hometown in charlotte (southern usa) haha it was called 天天 aka “tin tin”

[@xNoroellex]

As a german myself, i really crave that authentic chinese food sometimes... i like the german version, but its sad there is little to no authenticy here

[@Krenisphia]

Eating rice and noodles in a buffet feels similar to ordering potatoes and bread in a regular restaurant. They're cheap fillers. There's a good reason almost all buffets have them.

[@shiyuhan2486]

so interesting, I am just coming back to north Germany from my hometown Changchun. If you want to try some authentic Chinese food. You need to drive to Bremen or Hamburg. There are some "real" Chinese food.

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

@11:52 - foods are cheaper in Germany than the US. That shrimp burger easily cost 10 euros there. Can't beat the local cheap/fresh seafoods in Hainan though - likely 2 euros for that.