I Ate Snake For Lunch In Hong Kong 🇭🇰

I Ate Snake For Lunch In Hong Kong - Would you eat snake?
Video about Hong Kong's southern outskirts ➡️ • I Can't Believe THIS I...
Snake soup is known as a very traditional meal in Hong Kong. Many people here believe that it has health benefits to eat snake and snake soup. I never ate snake before, so when I heard about this I was immediately keen to try! There are not many restaurants left in Hong Kong that are selling snake to eat though. But I found one! Let's try snake here in Hong Kong. Definitely one of the most unique Hong Kong Food you can get.
Location of the restaurant in central Hong Kong
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[@KenAbroad]

🐍Would you try snake or have you tried it? 😅 🇭🇰 Previous video, exploring Hong Kong's southern outskirts ➡ kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3SzeayYgZZ_gsU 📷Instagram for daily updates ➡instagram.com/ken_abroad/

[@michellemichelle508]

I like your style Ken! Very exploring character. Snake soup is common in HK and even kids like it Good for health and try it once a while is perfect! Not sure if you're still in HK or already left? You should also try the Australian Dairy shop famous for set HK style tea set, very local and delicious indeed if you don't mind must-share table style with busy in and out customers :)

[@Juntao-yv5nb]

Snake? No thanks Ken. Don't like the slithering serpent.

[@summail]

You're one of the few youtuber to explore hong kong deeply. Happy to watch you try snake soup! Snake soup with Sticky rice is the perfect meal in the winter.

[@li_tsz_fung]

BTW the signs saying it's 65元 (hk$65) everywhere like 15:29 So they're giving that shot of alcohol to you for free. Very generous of them, and it helps that you always look happy trying stuff. They can tell you like their stuff

[@KenAbroad]

Oh I actually didn't know that! Very kind of him, I appreciate it 🙏

[@fionluk1425]

Yes, the shop owner’s generous

[@redrice2010]

The guy didn't charge u for the snake wine, and like u said he was very generous with the portion. This place is actually very close to my office.

[@mail-delivery-subsystem]

​@@redrice2010 you should go there and eat something snd show the guy the video on your phone! I'm sure he will be very happy that his restaurant is in tv !!!!

[@redrice2010]

@@mail-delivery-subsystem good idea

[@zloklau]

i am from HK, and snake soup is one of my favourites, he didn't charge you with the snake wine, I saw the price of the snake soup which is $65 HKD (it's in the video where show 65), Look like you are enjoying HK so far! Not everyone I know enjoy HK.

[@KenAbroad]

I really enjoy 🙏

[@TheGaragelifter]

I really enjoyed travelling in HK. Exploring the back streets and alley ways, finding old family run restaurants. Conversing with friendly elderly people was the best part, I could tell they really appreciated that I was interested in learning about their lives and culture. It was so sweet and cute.

[@vktravellog1242]

I enjoy HK. I feel alive when I go there and I dont like crowds in general.

[@cloudl.2687]

Yes the shop owner is quite generous.

[@g2lau72]

What??? Who doesn’t love hk

[@xmayx2507]

Hey Ken, just wanted to say you are definitely the best travel KZbinr ever. I love everything about your vlogs. I really love your style of video and how you talk us through everything, lots of long, uncut clips makes it easy to watch - and makes it feel like I’m right here with you experiencing it. You are really open minded and respectful. You are unlike most KZbinrs and you are always willing to try new things - like the snake soup and wine! You are also really kind and respectful to everyone, especially with the locals with being always polite and learning the local language. I really appreciate your videos, and I will continue to enjoy your videos. Thank you Ken🙏

[@KenAbroad]

Thanks a lot🙏 comments like this can make my day😊 happy to hear you enjoy watching

[@CatherineSui-Miller]

Kudos to you for being so open- minded and tried the snake soup in HK. It is considered a delicacy in Chinese culture which provides many health benefits. Most people are put off by the idea of eating snakes but I personally find it extremely tasty.

[@ducksauce001]

"If it looks like chicken, it'll taste like chicken". That's what my grandpa used to tell me. He is 100% right. I remember going to a snake place like this in HK as a child. I do have to say it does taste like chicken. It reminds me of another famous local soup called "Woon Jai Chi" (Imitation Shark Fin soup). It uses vermicelli instead of real shark fin. You also add vinegar to it and it tastes like snake soup. So glad you got to try this, Ken. I'll definitely want to eat it again as an adult next time I'm visiting HK.

[@giannishen]

Ken, you're so brave, and to be honest, I don't think you need that ~ man power, haha! I believe that you're strong enough already! This episode is very interesting, thanks a lot for sharing! 👍😄🙏

[@judylau4885]

Amazing, always exploring!

[@match2012]

I am appreciate that your video shows a great respectful for the cusine which the others think that are weird. It is a good video , thank for promoting HK

[@neool]

wooo finally a new hong kong video!! so happy to see your view of my city

[@Johnnymac66]

Hello Ken - very nice for you to try snake! Here in the U.S. there are several places in the Western States to have rattlesnake. I have had rattlesnake 3 times in my past, the first two times was when I was a teenager, the third time when was about 36 - and it was at a popular restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona.

[@sharonleong7120]

It was a great and interesting content. I love it once again. Keep up the good work. Thanks Ken. 👍👍👍😍😍😍

[@iemharry2107]

3:14 "You have big snakes?" and then the guy goes straight to the box that is written "venomous snakes". so funny

[@KenAbroad]

Oh 🤣

[@chaw294]

What an interesting food experience, Ken !!! Trying a bowl of snake soup and snake wine. You are brave indeed to try eating snake meat...a big 👍 for you, Ken. Oh gosh, l'm fearful of snake(s) so eating the meat is NOT for me 😅 😂 Another cooooool content which is fun and entertaining. Love your style and creativity. Thank you very much for sharing with us. ❤

[@cielsoleil.]

Please stay at Hong Kong more 🇭🇰 🇭🇰 🇭🇰 ❤❤❤

[@ralex6786]

Really cool job with your videos. Keep it up

[@Markington]

We really enjoying watching your videos. They are so interesting as they are not the normal things you see. We like the way you interact with the locals and they with you. Looking forwards to watching the next ones 👍

[@fatdoi003]

Ken, if you really like exploring deep local foods, you'll have a hell of a good time travelling around China.... Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian.... you can spend months there just scratching the surface of those local cuisines

[@lianchintan2458]

Very adventurous even with food.😊 Fantastic.

[@chiangleetan4848]

You are so cute Ken during the translation. ❤You let us listen as well😊

[@annieyu5162]

We Hong Kong people like eating snake soups in winter as they will keep you warm and strong. They are very delicious indeed. Hope you have an unforgettable journey here! Welcome to Hong Kong!😊

[@kushal809]

Love your videos ❤❤❤

[@kushal809]

Awesome video ❤❤❤

[@kushal809]

Love your videos 🙏

[@neonboy99]

Hope to see your HK journey across the water in Kowloon. So much more interesting places over there too.

[@mimifung8823]

Enjoy the snake soup..yummy yummy 😋😋

[@janicechung9]

I'm a new subscriber and I am obsessed with your channel, I am going to watch all your videos from before 😂😂 Congrats to your 200k keep up with your good work

[@AuntyJack123]

Good for you trying the snake soup, I would like to taste it too. A very interesting restaurant!

[@Mary-hx7wh]

Awesome, interesting video!

[@craigb2644]

Congratulations on 200k subscriptions Ken.

[@xiologyCNX89]

Congrats to 200K. I subscribed when you had 90K I think. What a journey. Continue your great work

[@KenAbroad]

Thank you 🙏😊

[@kaytang7332]

Guten Morgan Ken! Thanks for the videos...I'm sure not even many locals especially young people here have tried the snake soup, not to say snake wine! Thanks for your curiosity, i didn't know that real snakes are resting in those wooden boxes! - i thought they are empty and for pure deco! So happy to see that the shop owner was so generous to you with decent, good services too. Hope you enjoy your trips in HK so far...it is a modern city outside but there're a lot to explore different city walks/green areas in different districts inside. People here are very happy to help and easy to chat with. In case you haven't tried tram tours in the Hong Kong Island, this is one of the must do things...the route take you to discover more old HK. You may find it in many HK movies too. CiaoCiao.

[@KenAbroad]

Thank you for the tips 🙏

[@kittyyi9277]

Wow Ken, you are amazing 😆 you try snake soup and you finished all, bravo ! Yes, they are tasty and good for body, especially during winter time, it makes your body warm 👍🏻 thanks for showing the interning things in HK. Most of the people are nice and friendly although not speaking English, they use body language to express 👍🏻

[@ttsese]

I tried snake soup in Se Wong Sun (蛇王燊) in wan chai after eating it it warms your whole body, it is normally accompanied with sticky rice. You can find snake shops all over hong kong look for the snake character 蛇 on their shop front or a photo of the owner posing with a snake p.s the small labels on the chest of drawers says poisonous snake

[@helenasleisure]

Hi Ken, Welcome to HK. It's great that you've tasted the snake soup and wine. I've been tried to taste the gallbladder of snake mixed with white wine. My father said that it's good for health and can make our body warmer in winter. Mostly Chinese eat snkes in winter, because the snakes are more tasty in winter during their hiberation period.

[@cloudl.2687]

其實只有南方人才會吃蛇，而香港又保留了很多中國傳統..有不少北方人對廣東一帶的飲食文化很陌生，甚至不以為然

[@sherolinnaheang3009]

Thanks for sharing, it reminds me of my time in Hong Kong .

[@JHGlomat]

Great video

[@chaw294]

Congrats, Ken on your 200K...is well deserved !! You got a great personality, cool and interesting contents plus you always educate us on every video. A big thanks for creating this amazing channel and taking us along on all your adventures and exploration. Looking forward to you achieving 300K....GO...GO...GO💪💪

[@KenAbroad]

Thank a lot for joining all the journeys 🙏

[@chaw294]

@@KenAbroad my pleasure as always, Ken. 😍

[@user-hy6br6fz2m]

@@KenAbroad来大陆 能达到2000000

[@CityWalksLondonVlog]

Congrats on 200k subs Ken👏👏👏👏

[@KenAbroad]

Thanks a lot 🙏

[@fannyau8958]

The boss of the snake shop is generous, he didn’t charge you the cup of snake wine. As the snake soup is marked in the board costs $65😂

[@ridzwanhassan5551]

More fun, different experiences

[@asl3310]

Slippery soup...your most authentic Asian dish so far

[@SW_1388]

particularly tasty and warm when you drink snake soup in winter. with some sticky rice.

[@man4YAWEH454]

It looks delicious and very similar to a chinese hot and sour soup. Props to you Ken for trying new foods. What would be very informative is to ocassionally translate ( Camera) a few products that come across. For instance that snake wine. 😅 Great video.

[@9363234]

more like Shark Fin Soup.

[@user-xp7fz5og8q]

Ken is sincere, kind, sweet n cute as well😊

[@floridaaguada4216]

Wow,Congratulation S.Ken for 200 s ubs.Your not picky person,your such brave to taste snake soup😊Been 30yrs in hongkong,never try at all.😊Keep safe.

[@KenAbroad]

Thanks 🙏😊

[@kuloglu6311]

Snake soup is one of my favorite foods in winter time.

[@keih4669]

it's a good try~~~~ I had tried it when I was a kid~~~ most people have snake soup during winter coz it help to keep warm~~

[@ec5042]

I like to eat snake soup in winter. it helps to make body warm 😊

[@sarahr9297]

😮wow, how brave you are 😮😮

[@mingwaischan]

Last time when my professor came to visit HK from the US, I also brought him to try snake soup and wine with gall preserved. Eating snake have medical purposes and it functions like improving blood circulation as well as invigorating 'yang'.

[@chewtony101]

Ken, I have eat snake before, there is a snake shop in Wanchai. 😊 Snake meal will make people feel warmer in the winter.

[@Tony-ot1nb]

there are some snake soup restaurant in Hong Kong, each have slightly different recipe, most contain chicken soup, chicken meat mix with snake meat and some slice of mushroom. mostly we eat them in winter with sticky rice, it can make body very warm. the snake they show you was already cut the fang and become no harm. nowadays, snake meat (chilled) come from mainland China, no fresh snake meat

[@Aeswon1]

I come from Hong Kong, I have watched all of your HK vlog on one morning . You are so funny 💓

[@KenAbroad]

🙏

[@carlitasingco2159]

Wow yummy😊😊

[@jl3306]

it's good for everyone. I have been having snake soup for many years. I put lots of lemon grass and crackers in it to avoid burning my mouth 😋

[@feline3276]

try sheung wan / tai ping shan street / soho / ifc podium :)

[@Rose59Fun]

I TRY IT VERY GOOD.

[@darrendeng3010]

i am very enjoy watching your video❤

[@KenAbroad]

Thank you 😊

[@prettywoman8888]

I used to eat snake soup when I was young but only in winter. My mom told me they wouldn’t give you too many pieces of snake because it’s precious, they would give you more chicken slices instead. It’s thick because they put a lot of starch in it. They also serve with chrysanthemum petals.

[@tonypoon7779]

Hi. You are the chosen one who can at least make him understand more 🤣. This trial was really confusing to him to. Be honest

[@stlaw08]

Vinegar masks any wild gamey taste, so makes it more pleasant. Snake wine - snake soaked in brandy - Tonic or elixir , heaty

[@ninwacheung]

You are very special, many foreigners prefer to drink cold water rather than hot water!😅

[@dontrunwithscissors20]

"I'm in the mood to try everything snake related" 😂

[@mattylamm]

If you are still in Hong Kong, I would recommend getting a ferry to an island like Cheung Chau for seafood and other bites. Nice place to visit

[@feline3276]

wan chai -- star street area also interesting

[@RobertsBrainIsGone]

Not sure if I've tried snake before, but across the water in Macau, I had shark fin soup. Looks similar to the snake soup.

[@feline3276]

also sham shui po tai nan street

[@BandongzkiTravels]

Enjoy your Hongķong trip brother ❤❤❤

[@KenAbroad]

Thanks 🙏

[@user-xp7fz5og8q]

Ken, you are clever👍Hot water with snake soup❣Don't drink cold thing with snake soup😊

[@ttc9905]

We normally eat that during winter.. or at least for me. Cuz the soup keeps me warm. All the wooden drawers are supposed to contain snakes.

[@RebeccaR664]

Mr. Ken , gets me goosebumps while watching you eating snake 🐍 soup 😳😬 I gave you credits for being braved person 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻not me ✌️🙏😂. Stay safe 🙏🙏

[@redrice2010]

Omg, u are so brave Ken touching the snake, I love snake soup but I would never go near a live snake, let alone touch it. Good for you!

[@frog8738]

Ken, Omg u try Snake ,😋Masarap😋Enjoy ur meal😋

[@charlenezhang4690]

Wow! You got the guts. Passed through this shop as well but saw mostly men eating it so I gave it a miss 😂

[@joan3512]

This is one of my favorite food. You are lucky to try tasting the snake soup of this old history shop because it is permanently closed after you visited. I guess the owner sold the building and they said they will reopen in a new location in future. I hope it is true. My suggestion please visit Mainland China, there are a lot to explore and I definitely swear you won’t regret to see China nowadays. Trust me.

[@leungpaul8643]

In winter will keep you body so warm

[@hkduck6395]

My father used to take me there to have the snake soup. That was 70 years ago. Time flies.

[@andorraeltarter2035]

Enjoy Chicken soup... back Snake soup:)) how they feed the snakes? mice?. stay safe healthy Ken

[@jackchan3193]

You no need to worry, eating snake is good for healthy. very common food in Guangzhou, China also

[@eugene7145]

Did you go to 'Tao Fong Shan' and 'Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery'? Please check it out if you haven't! You won't be disappointed!

[@shouchanfoong259]

Ken you really enjoy the sake meat .I see I feel scare and from Malaysia and your loyal fan .

[@nadz4717]

I could not imagine .how does it taste

[@IanYik]

It’s best to have snake in winter, it makes you warm.

[@vivianng7054]

Welcome to HK!😀

[@Wmh662]

Hi Ken , great try. Unfortunately, this old shop was closed…………… they said looking for new location to re-open.

[@wpig8037]

The snack meat taste is very similar to Chicken after cook. HK old generation ppl like eat snack soup or wine in winter for keep body warm well I don't eat any snack foods but my mom like very much😆

[@hoitongchung6621]

keep your body warm during in winter

[@user-qe7xd7vz5j]

It's funny. XD Seldomly to have a drink after snake soap. The shop provided a bowl of water instead of glass / cup.

[@jevadjevad4767]

It was interesting

[@mail-delivery-subsystem]

Very good! How did the eating snake feel after? Did you actually feel any effect?

[@KK-gb5mj]

You should try deep fried snake in Guangdong. It shows the real texture of snake meat 😊

[@andrewshum2461]

蛇王林literally means Snake King Lam. Lam is the Surname of the restaurateur. The black thing in the soup is black fungus.

[@ygreeny5138]

Wow even I'm Hong Konger I never try snake soup

[@engr100viki5]

my best bro ken looking handsome thank you for your huge respect against cpec friendship countries lot of love from your best bro viki 🍻

[@user-pw4rf7qc8l]

OMG, impressive scene when he get the Cobra out of the box uh !

[@marcusho2808]

Hey Ken! Loving your Hong Kong videos! What translation app did you use when communicating with the snake shop owners?

[@Beautyarethebest]

U always try a unconventional approach in your journey 😁😁maybe you can try a forg dishes which also tastes like chicken ,so we call it “tin gai” which means chicken in the farm fields

[@mokayeung]

Have you planned next country you travel? I suggested going to Taiwan and Japan

[@floren879]

Wooo

[@TheIIOM]

Yes I have had snake in many different forms.

[@gap949]

Wine+bile+Poison !👍💪