I Bought Hong Kong’s CHEAPEST Noodles!!

[@hongkongfoodtours]

🥳 woohoo! Great to have Sonny back in Hong Kong trying out all the noods! 🍜 Thanks for having me 😊

[@deel699]

What are the names of the restaurants in English?

[@Syrupyraptor]

You were funny and I enjoyed watching this

[@ahnphier]

your website doesn't work 😔

[@Jma311]

Funny

[@jjerg]

Great to have Virginia back on the show. Sonny has some of the best co-hosts and Virginia is on of the best co-hosts Sonny works with. Always a pleasure to watch you two here in the middle of Wisconsin. 🤘🏼

[@bagsucm4132]

I like Virginia,I feel like she's doing her job very well because of how knowledgeable she is with everywhere they're going

[@synegra83]

😅😅

[@Malikeh]

She was just with Mark Wiens too

[@garywingkeing2091]

@@Malikeh I see her everywhere with all the hong kong foreigner foodies.

[@kolovnika4309]

It would've been nice if she was also trying the food. Looks like she didn't want to waste $

[@StuPidasle]

haha I think Sonny found his arch-nemesis with Ms. Virginia. She's very bubbly and a joy to watch.

[@gloriawinbush1590]

Vee, is as well😍!

[@MsGtuber]

😂 I think so too!!!

[@zes7215]

no such thing as nemesis or bubbly or joy to or etc or not, outx, can outx etc any nmw s perfx

[@StuPidasle]

@@zes7215 I tried google translate but it couldn't tell what language you were talking either.

[@StuPidasle]

@@gloriawinbush1590 is that one of them silly woke things?

[@i.h.978]

I'm so glad to see Virginia back! Those older Hong Kong videos are great and so funny and informative. She's full of energy and excited. And since that video when I see fish balls I think of her everytime (and that sir making fish balls with that machine to press the fish and saying the channel isn't much. Well, sir, what about now?!). Great video! I'm curious about wonton noodles now

[@endershader]

1. your editing team is just one of my favorites on youtube; huge kudos. 2. this was such a fun trio (including wife!!!) to watch. great video team

[@jacobsimpson347]

5:55 was golden

[@dorphac]

had a good chuckle love how they are deeply passionate and then throw in some laughs sonny and his wife videos are some of my fav though the production value of the main vlog can't be beat

[@byoj3397]

​@@dorphacwhat vlog??

[@Jaysonchanedc]

I played it 5 times laughing my heart out 😂

[@valenciawhaley9256]

Absolute best

[@dorphac]

@@byoj3397 This is More Best Ever Food Review Show. I'm talking about the videos from the main channel Best Ever Food Review.

[@OctaviusHallstrom]

Yay! The return of Virginia!!!

[@hongkongfoodtours]

Yay!!! Thanks for the warm welcome!

[@n3wbie2000]

Omg Virginia so hilarious 😂

[@TheeSweatyYetiSMStudios]

I love how you guys are unfiltered*for the most part*. I love seeing the blurbs and extras you guys have while displaying the culture and foods of different places.. that little added extra comedy really makes me.look forward to every one of these videos. You guys keep killing it.

[@rantsofedub]

The first one is NOT a noodle. Us HKers have never ever classified it as a noodle. It’s a street food snack.

[@sandwichesss]

It's a salad.

[@melmelexplores]

That’s what I thought. More of like rice rolls instead of noodles 😂

[@OhanaSingapore]

Chee cheong fan

[@TheKingOfBeans]

If you type rice roll into google it literally says rice NOODLE roll, origin Hong Kong so…

[@rantsofedub]

@@TheKingOfBeans you’re gonna argue with a local HKer? Come on bro

[@flyingzone356]

When I first bumped into this channel completely by accident, I thought it was just one of the ten thousand food-focused KZbin channels out there. Man, was I wrong! This channel, I daresay, is among the top 5 or even top 3 best food-focused channels on KZbin. There are three major factors for its success. Number 1, of course, is the amazing host. He is full of energy, unpretentious, adventurous, respectful, non-judgmental, yet honest about the food that he eats. If he doesn't like something, he will tell you, but he never uses that as an excuse to bash the entire cuisine of the country. Second is the range of food that is show-cased in the videos, ranging from the most down-to-earth to the most exquisite. This is what a really good KZbin food channel should be like. Third is the destinations which include places that most people will not dream of visiting themselves (e.g. Central Asia, the Amazon jungle).

[@loonarmargo]

Pagpag video made me cry and humbled me, this video made me laugh out loud. Thank you sonny and team ❤❤❤

[@proapex3926]

Finally, female calvin🎉

[@sanvy4367]

ROFL

[@cetubuth7461]

its just calvin with a wig and dress on

[@jeksonl]

Love Virginia! Such friendly guide

[@echan275]

8:51, 方榮記. This is the hot pot place the Hong Kong gangsters hang out place. That’s what it is famous for, not the beef.

[@Peg79]

Food looks delicious! Virginia and Sonny together are so fun! Great video!

[@ChadLingard]

I really love the co-hosts on this channel.

[@dhanzzz4510]

Finally HK series again! I feel like the last time you visited there your video still haven't covered everything yet, so this gonna be great

[@youngsixty7395]

The fact that we get free food videos on KZbin by Sonny is truly a gift.. Keep up the good work, my man! 👍👍👍

[@Israeli_Prince]

It's not free, you're paying with your time but I still enjoy every video he puts out.

[@paulcziman624]

KZbin pays him over $4k a month so he does not have to work!

[@paulcziman624]

@@Israeli_Princeyou are so naive!! He is only in it for free travel from KZbin welfare! Get a job!

[@mrsalwaysright6478]

Okay.

[@gideonhenstra1049]

@@paulcziman624I think he is in it because he loves making these video’s and he gets payed lots more then 4k a month

[@tinsu629]

My top 3 all-time favorite noodles with broth are: 1) Phở, 2) Bún bò Huế, 3) Wonton Noodle (with added bbq duck leg and bbq pork)

[@pcwill]

No tonkotsu ramen? 🫠

[@tinsu629]

@@pcwill it's on my top 10, but not top 3. Sorry.

[@fidgetgadget3475]

thank you for this beautiful footage. ( especially of the wok pan toss that was nice) may blessings come to you and your family

[@sweetmotogal6]

That wonton noodle place was my dad's favourite. He requested for the dried noodle from this shop sent to him in Canada by mail. Customs wasn't convinced that it was a treat for my dad and cut open the noodles to see if I hid something inside

[@ElBigRican]

Virginia is awesome. I love her cheerful positive attitude.

[@JimmyFu1980]

I hope there are many more episodes in HK!

[@jaredbuchanan5650]

The beef 9.38sec is skirt steak, comes from the flank its has to do nothing forequarter between the brisket and ribeye. Its attached to the hindquarter and is attached to the sirloin and eye fillet, aka porterhouse and fillet Mignon in the US

[@michaeljaks5720]

I challenge that. Its the serratus ventralis muscle from the fore quarter. It is removed from the boneless chuck eye roast.

[@kmoecub]

@@michaeljaks5720 Exactly. Skirt looks similar, but has almost no marbling.

[@brettm3431]

@@michaeljaks5720 yeah i thought chuckeye which in the us is probably the last cheap good tasting cut - i am glad they didn't call out the cut by name

[@michaeljaks5720]

It's called a chuck flat....thinly sliced

[@mastersofthecraft]

Chuck Eye or Denver, not so special, and rather cheap from the butcher.

[@helenmiiasoeyso7323]

I miss all the food from my hometown Hong Kong, thanks for the video and hope you had a great time there! One noodle recommendation for you to try next time (or you may already have tried! haha) Cart Noodles 車仔麵！I wish NYC has something like that, Cart noodles is one of the most unique and local cantonese dishes in HK in my opinion! 🙌🏼🙌🏼 Anyway, Great content as always!

[@Gatetravler]

I will never stop watching him! The greatest part about his videos is him and his wife do all these crazy things together and she always gets to try the weird stuff cuz he buys for 2 no matter where or how much. So cool.

[@jfxcanadajeffchannel]

Fantastic video. I'll definitely hit up her tour co. when I visit hong kong later next year! cheers :)

[@DonJ1973]

Big fan of Virginia since she first appeared on the main channel pre-Covid. I hope to book a tour with her the next time I’m in HK.

[@AndreNGENZI]

Many thanks from Rwanda!!! Your channel is a such blessing.

[@woklam342]

Soon many hk immigrants will move to rwandA😂

[@shyamxavier7512]

This was an amazing video, i really enjoyed it. i hope youll create more videos like this in the near future! Please and thank you!

[@repentent]

Good to see Virginia again! Kudos to you for loyalty and continuity. Great chemistry as always!

[@Kima-e1b]

I’m from Mauritius and live in europe for the last two decades almost. The Cantonese street foodweirdly reminded me of home. Wonton noodles are my favourite noodle bowls. We have a pretty big Cantonese community in Mauritius.

[@ashjeevsobrun262]

ene bon ti bol mine bouilli ek so boulettes!

[@GohanVsLuffy]

hello Sonny , bring out Virginia more often, and great job Sonny and Virginia

[@fenton9408]

Fong Wing Kee, the spot you went for the most expensive noodles, is actually famous for their Satay Hot Pot, an old recipe that is rarely found in HK anymore. It's rich and savory and better than any other Satay Hot Pot spot, it's too bad you just went for the noodles. Hope you have the opportunity to go again and try the hot pot because it's the best in my opinion.

[@RobertsLyric]

Yes. I love mornings with another video with Sonny

[@OrbitalTrails-x5s]

Lose the mask

[@RobertsLyric]

@@OrbitalTrails-x5s huh?

[@RobertsLyric]

@@OrbitalTrails-x5s huh???

[@TebiCr]

Me too

[@whatever1661]

@@OrbitalTrails-x5s Lose yourself

[@sivag1003]

3 things li learned from this video 1. Based on last place I learned about a new cut of beef 2. Based on Third place, finishing the noodles with lard is a game changer 3. based on first place and sonny's comments, Peanut butter and jelly noodles could be a new viral food trend

[@Josh_Exitcamper]

Virginia is full of life 😊

[@d0cchick]

the beef is spongey and soft because they use baking soda or alkaline to marinade and make the beef or most meat in HK softer (referring to the stir fried beef and rice noodle dish).

[@zippysvids]

Perfect timing to watch this. Food in check and sat down. 😊

[@annasnoisykitchen1839]

Fantastic. Love the banter between Sonny and Virginia.

[@joewoo0102]

Thank you for showing food in Hong Kong🙌🏻 Always welcome you to come back here🇭🇰

[@conniesawyer5108]

Virginia is so cute and happy!

[@vincyagain]

Wonton noodles is a Hong Kong must! Happy to hear it’s one of your favourites!

[@korea_trip3603]

I'm looking forward to Hong Kong's episode! And freedom to Hong Kong! And today was the best! Thank you always for your great videos, Sonny Side!

[@dominicfong6341]

Freedom has been dead since 2018 in HK. Used to be called Hong Kong, now is merely Hell Kong.

[@gammatt2513]

Love the yoshi noise for wife eating so good! Virginia is awesome

[@kalivon]

Yoooo. More HK videos!

[@CHEFPKR]

That cut of meat at the end looks like a flat iron cut, pretty common here in the states. I believe it came about after cows got pretty big and essentially developed the new muscle. One of my favorite cuts. Amazing flavor, great texture.

[@light_dragon098]

Hello

[@teinatekira4936]

watching this while i’m eating 2 minute noodles with bread … 😐

[@antlerjam3677]

😆👍

[@iangranados4153]

😂

[@iangranados4153]

It be like that bro

[@reginabaker4049]

😅

[@jabbawookeez01]

bread? naw too fancy. striaght maruchan cups 🗿 🤣🤣

[@ronaldli5]

little bloopers made into edits like that at 5:45 makes this so much funnier, thank you

[@skippermatt7939]

The wok hay on those "best" noodles! Fuiyoh!

[@rpggamer5574]

I'd love to visit Hong Kong someday 😢😢😢

[@kwaitefuni9152]

I always like these episodes with a local guide!

[@SlimJim3082]

10:01 ''not knowing that I don't actually care about vegetables" Same Sonny, same😂

[@c3vids_shorts]

Nice to see you in HK, Sonny and oh thanks for the photo too 👍

[@_Chipster]

Great episode. Love Virginia's personality.

[@Brvttny.t]

I'm never this early 😂

[@dustinmassarelli534]

I didn’t even realize until I saw your comment

[@Vasanbunshichi]

Me too

[@OlafScholzSPD]

Thats what i always tell my girlfriends.

[@emilywynstra]

Virginia is SO adorably sassy! I loved her demonstration on where the expensive beef was located as if she was a cow😂

[@hh0686]

This is $1 USD! Not $1 HKD!

[@taylenday]

Usually I'm not at all a fan of collaborations when it comes to KZbinr(s) but your chemistry with Virginia was so funny and flawless. Loved it. Good noodles too.

[@Woodyjohnson517]

Free Hong Kong from the CCP.

[@ronaldli5]

As a Hong Konger, the last 2 dishes are definitely not worth that price. HK's standard of living is such that top quality stir fried beef rice noodles (the 2nd last dish) is around half the price of what it was in the video. It's not as expensive as the last 2 dishes are made to be, don't worry.

[@purplemonkeydishwasher6849]

Why is Virginia not eating? That's very weird.

[@ypmwcs]

This is the first video I watch in your Hong Kong series, I hope you will introduce the world satay beef noodle which we Hong Kong people love!!! 🤤

[@francisadams-u9l]

To me, all those dishes are such comfort food!!! Between California, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, I can go from one comfort niche to the next. Also, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese food is included in that comfort zone!!! The last 'expensive' bowl of beef and noodles I've never seen before. I look it up. Virginia seems like such a delightful person.

[@JBsoloman5000]

Dude!!!!!!!!! I am so glad you are again using co-hosts!!! I love it!! Reminds me of good old times :D

[@chankk4560]

the tender of beef is not due to the cut, but mainly due to the marinate method

[@philsipad]

rice roll, wonton noodles, stir fried beef with rice noodles, all classic Cantonese noodle dishes that are MUST TRIES.

[@bababaghanoush]

Welcome BACK! Love the return of Virginia as well! ❤

[@tshepourbanlaser4515]

The Noodle is so versatile it feels like one of the best inventions ever

[@trr4488]

Virginia was and is the best personality in this show. Good fun and says what she needs to say.

[@chauswriting]

This is so appetizing and my first time watching Virginia, what a great guide! Just wondering, why wasn't she joining Sonny to try out the dishes?

[@kmorris180]

Great video. Virginia always makes me smile. She's so cute and adorable.

[@darrenquirk2269]

Excellent video. The wonton noodle soup gets my vote too. I'm planning to book a food tour or 2 with Virginia when i visit HK next year.

[@shonen84]

Thank you for this wonderful noodle tour of Hong Kong! Last time I visited was 2018, I do miss it. I should go back, to visit my best friend and his family. All these noodles look great…but there’s one noodle dish that rules them all. My mom’s. Hailing from Belitung in Indonesia, from Chinese migrants from Southern China who ended up there in the 18th century. It’s surprisingly similar to HK cuisine. That’s why we feel so at home there!

[@ChargeWisely]

She is not completely off about the most tender part of beef Sunny. By “butt” she meant rump for some areas in the world, or sirloin cap, aka picanha (if you still have no idea at this point pls check out Guga Food), is actually a very tender cut out of entire cow. It is probably right behind tenderloin and flatiron in my opinion. Ton of flavor which you experienced for yourself.

[@lamkee5030]

As a Hong Konger I can assure you we never consider rice rolls as noodles. But they do are cheap and tasty, be sure to try it out if you are visiting Hong Kong :)

[@jeffl8549]

Its crazy awesome how the streets of hong kong stand the test of time. The streets, people and vendors look exactly the same to me from when I lived there 20 years ago. Hope to get back there for some eating, sights and sounds

[@celeschere910]

FYI @ 3:25 of the clip, what is shown are Cantonese soup dumplings, not wanton. It can be recognize by the black fungus(Auricularia auricula-judae) inside of it. Wanton on the other hand does not contain the black fungus as shown on other parts of the clip.

[@TebiCr]

I love weekends because I know this channel will upload a new video 👌🏻, although I do miss when you guys upload videos on weekdays also!

[@tresila]

Omg hong kong viewer here, I have no idea you are here!!!!

[@whatever1661]

I had no idea you had no idea

[@doll8part]

Yummmm! Thanks for spotlighting some amazing food and culture as always Sonny! Don't worry about being judged. You're not only making wholesome and informative content for us lucky viewers, but you spotlight all around the world and tell the truth: food brings our small world and people together. ❤ Virginia is awesome! Much love to you, your wife, and your continued success with a channel that would make Anthony Michael Bourdain proud. 🎉

[@katieshum8547]

Virginia and Sonny are the dynamic duo! Great video.

[@jeffshootsstuff]

Virginia did great! Loved this co-host.

[@derekrhodes4536]

Virginia is back!!! 🎉 🥳 🎉 One of my favorite co-hosts!!! She is amazing, you need to get her on the payroll so she can be in your vids all the time!!! ❤ 😁 Her vids always make me smile and laugh! 😂

[@brianmoody2549]

You and the wife work great together,the second you eat everything looked delicious,number 3. Looks delicious too.every cookie different like you have pointed out on ever video.

[@OryNyuu]

seeing sonny with virginia made me realize how much i miss the times when he almost always had a co-host. especially that very honest and funny lady from vietnam. i forget her name :(

[@ReRiderChi]

This content is invaluable for people like me who can't physically travel 🎉

[@kurlexchoi]

Just to be precise the sauces for the rice noodle rolls are soy sauce, peanut sauce, sweet sauce, chilli sauce and white sesame. In my old days, they would included cold cooking oil. When I eat my wonton noodles, I usually add red wine vinegar to complement its meals. Glad he added some chilli sauce for his beef chow fun. For that similar hotpot beef vermicelli, could make those at home rather than paying $58 where the cost is mostly applied to the part of the meat itself. There are still few types of noodles I've yet to see him try and they are Long Life E-Fu Noodles, Silver Needle aka mouse tail noodles, & Lai Fun types of spaghetti made out of rice flour, etc.

[@Hoo88846]

Actually, pho 粉 or rice noodles is also a Chinese invention. It was invented during the Qin Dynasty of China when Qin Shihuang the first emperor of Qin Dynasty sent his general Zhao Tuo to conquer the Baiyue (Bach Viet in Vietnamese or Hundred Yue people) people in southern China and northern Vietnam. The soldiers missed the noodles in the north, so they used rice plentiful in the wet south to create rice noodles, which is called fun in Cantonese (as in chow fun or stir fried rice noodles), fen in Mandarin and pho in Vietnamese, as pho is a Sino-Vietnamese word with its root from Chinese. General Zhao Tuo (Trieu Da in Vietnamese) founded the Zhao Dynasty (Trieu Dynasty in Vietnamese) of Vietnam and also the Nanyue Kingdom of China with its capital in Guangzhou, China. The name Viet Nam (Yue Nan in Mandarin) comes from reversing the two characters for the Nan Yue (Nam Viet) Kingdom founded by Zhao Tuo. His reign began the one thousand year rule of Han Chinese over Vietnam until the Tang Dynasty (608-917AD) of China. Yue (Viet) means regions south of the Yangtze River. Zhejiang province of China used to be called Wu Yue. Fujian province used to be called Min Yue. Guangdong, Guangxi, and northern Vietnam used to be the Nan Yue (Nam Viet in Vietnamese) Kingdom. Google search for invention of rice noodles, Zhao Tuo, Zhao Dynasty of Vietnam, Nanyue Kingdom, and Museum of the Nanyue King Mausoleum in Guangzhou. Guangzhou is called Canton and is the birthplace of Cantonese language, culture and cuisine such as dim sum, barbecued dishes like barbecued pork, suckling pigs, roasted goose/duck, Claypot rice, etc. Vietnamese and Cantonese are both of the Baiyue people conquered by Zhao Tuo, so Vietnamese and Cantonese are very phonetically similar, and since Cantonese also descended from Middle Chinese spoken during the Tang Dynasty when Japan adopted the Tang culture as their own, Cantonese and Japanese onyomi (Sino-Japanese pronunciations) are also phonetically similar. Wonton noodles are actually called bamboo pressed noodles and uses duck eggs which make them really al dente. Japan, Korea and Vietnam are collectively known as the Sinosphere. They got cultures from ancient China. Japanese culture is a replica of the Chinese Tang Dynasty culture. Korean culture is the replica of the Chinese Ming Dynasty culture. Noodles, rice noodle, rice, rice wine, tea, tea ceremony, matcha, soy sauce, bean curd doufu (tofu in Japanese, another Sino-Japanese word), miso, chopsticks, hotpot, dumplings, weiqi, penzai (bonsai in Japanese), paper folding art, koi fish, lamian or pulled noodles (ramen in Japanese), char siu or barbecued pork (chashu in Japanese), cherry blossom trees, etc all came from China to Japan. Google search for their origin or invention. Google search for Japanese missions to imperial China and Japanese missions to Tang Dynasty. Hiragana is cursive Chinese characters. Katakana is partial Chinese character. Kanji is Hanzi (Hanja in Korean and Chu Han in Vietnamese) or Han Chinese characters named after the Han Dynasty of China. Japan sent a lot of envoys to Tang Dynasty. When those envoys went back to Japan, they applied all they had learned resulting in sudden blossoming y of Japanese culture during their contemporary periods of Nara Period and Heian Period. Nara and Kyoto were the capital f these two periods and were built based on the model of Chang’an, modern day Xi’an (the starting point of the Silk Road and Terra Cotta Army), the capital of 13 dynasties including the Han and Tang golden ages dynasties. Korea was a Ming Dynasty vassal state which explains why male Hanbok looks so similar to Chinese Hanfu of the Ming Dynasty, because the founder of Ming Dynasty granted Korean king the right to adopt the Ming Dynasty Hanfu (Han Chinese dynastic clothes), except they couldn’t have the dragon on their robes, which was only reserved to the emperor of China.

[@MrWilderNapalm]

Uh oh Sonny you have the first contestant for "Co-Host of 2024!

[@v0msy]

The more expensive the restaurant, the friendlier the chef is :)

[@Smart_Think]

The tour guide was a fun and balanced energy to sonny

[@eddiechochran6741]

Virginia demonstrating where the cut of beer comes from killed me.😅😅 Too cute! 🥰

[@ToniWongCIM]

Ahhh you used Virginia as a guide!! Amazing!

[@ninjaundermyskin]

Sonny, ask Virginia to take you to Australia Dairy Company

[@lizmagixmusic]

growing up in the UK being the only asian kid around, my connection to my culture was the wonton noodles and gon chau ngau ho that mum made me and they are FOREVER my favourite dishes still. now i'm craving them so bad T^T

[@miguellimzon9317]

It's great that you're back in Hong Kong and during a more peaceful period. Time to fully explore the food. 😋

[@CaliRongkupGurung9638]

Always fun to watch your vlogs....not just about the food but the way you commentate and your humour filled presentation 👍✌️

[@jayceerivera8384]

Sonny’s the best food channel hands down lol

[@gloriawinbush1590]

I,love all of his guides - but my favorite is the executive that sends him on on mysterious quests ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️! Come on Sonny - forget that @whomever, sent Sonny on mysterious quest-please do it again ❤️. Sending hugs, from Michigan!