I Cook TRADITIONAL Chinese Soup With Mom

[@PingsNomFictionLife]

It's true, Asian's been drinking bone broth for centuries. I make a version of this soup a lot and have it even in hot days. Thanks for sharing!

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Yes! Soup is SO healing for the body and soul. Thanks for watching!

[@PingsNomFictionLife]

@@JoannaHopeLai you’re welcome!

[@davidlang1125]

Like so many Asian traditions the rest of the world is only just catching up. Asians don’t promote their own culture very well while challenging the onslaught of westernization. Except for Japan who promote select Asian culture as if it was wholly Japanese, a case of cultural colonization. And Japan excel at presentation. Sometimes the packaging is better than the content.

[@buki123]

4th generation Chinese American here, my grandfather side was also Toisanese. My dad also referred to the dialect they spoke as farmer language too so that was really neat. It's great that you know some Cantonese as my family doesn't speak it anymore. Thank you for posting your videos with your mom, you are so underrated! I definitely have to give this recipe a try to learn more about Toisan food/culture.

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Thanks for watching this video! Love the Toisan connection. More Cantonese recipes to come! 👍

[@naomiaki2962]

My Chinese Dad always prepared a soup with dinner. Thank you for reminding me. Precious memories of delicious meals❤️❤️❤

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Soup is SO good with dinner. Soothes the soul.

[@TamagoHead]

Really interesting to not use the broth, but I’m down with it. I learned something new! Thanks Mama Lai & Johanna.

[@demcduff]

First gen Chinese here. I love these videos because it reminds me of my childhood. It's so nice to have your mom teaching, as my mom did very little teaching - just cooking and expecting me to observe and learn.

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Glad you enjoy these videos, and thanks for watching! Yes, I have to be very intentional about asking my mom to teach me how to cook. These videos are a good way to learn!

[@tietan867]

Keep up the good work Joanna! Love it! Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@prettyprettysmart]

Love to hear that Toisan!! I grew up drinking all of the different canto soups, so thanks for sharing these recipes, Cantonese soup making is truly an art. Just a small correction: Toisan actually isn’t in Guangzhou (which is a city), it’s outside of Guangzhou in Guangdong province.

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Thanks for the correction- I misspoke in the video. And yes, during this video, I learned the base and process for the soups is similar, though the ingredients can vary. I'm excited to make more in the future!

[@annchee1329]

Your cooking videos with Mama Lai is so heart-warming, and she's so cute!! Gaining lots of great tips........thanks!

[@itslowtide4690]

Nana-- you and your mama are just adorable together. Both of you have a playful snarky (probably not the right word) sense of humor that makes the videos of you two just magical 💫✨💫💗

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Thanks so much for your kind words! We enjoy having time together =)

[@v2pham]

Love it!

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Thanks, Vicky!

[@annchee1329]

You are so lucky to enjoy your Mom’s culinary expertise upon returning home; My mom was like your mom, a fabulous Cantonese cook. I am bi-coastal (Hawaii andBay Area) so I stock up on Asian ingredients when returning home! Missed all that goodness!’

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Yes, I'm thankful for my Mom's cooking. Nothing compares to it! Sending blessings your way

[@urs-]

Thank you for another heart warming video of cooking with Mama Lai! That soup, and everything else you’ve cooked, looks so deelish!!! Love your channel❣️❣️

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Thanks for the kind words! We're so glad you enjoy watching these videos

[@TamagoHead]

A+ (and I’m known as a good cook)!👍🥰

[@tanialou6899]

The way your mom looked at you 😂 when you were pealing

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Mama has high standards!

[@TamagoHead]

The look Johanna gave her mom was Appealing.

[@sw33tfr0styy]

Your mom speaks Hoisanese which is a different dialect from Cantonese. This is one of my favorite soup! Super clean and healthy. You two have a cute relationship and I am here for it 😊

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Thank you! Yes, Mom is from Toisan. 😀👍

[@joannebrewster8195]

Joanna, thank you for posting the video! Love to watch you speak Cantonese. You sounded so cute. 🙂 I look forward to seeing more cooking videos (with Cantonese recipes)!

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@MissConfusedBunny]

This is the first time I heard you and your mom speak Toisan. I felt like the only kid in school who spoke it while my other friends spoke Cantonese, Mandarin, Chiu Chow, and Vietnamese. I feel the tones in Toisan are more guteral and flatter compared to Cantonese. I grew up always drinking soups with almost all my meals. My mom made soups all the time and some were very medicinal and not fun to drink as a kid (especially the bitter ones). It’s very true; we Toisan people drink lots of nutritious soups like this. Although, I don’t think I’ve ever had this one. It looked very tasty. Your parents are so cute! More cooking videos with your parents please.

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Thanks for sharing!

[@MissConfusedBunny]

@@JoannaHopeLai Thank you so much for the reply! I have been watching more of your videos lately and going back to some of your earlier ones before I subscribed. I can see how far you’ve come with your videos and storytelling sharing your new journey with us whether you’re at home visiting with your parents or living your best life in Hawaii. You make me miss it even though I’ve only been to Kauai and Maui once in 2019. The Kauai camping vlogs have been enjoyable. Keep up the great work!

[@soulmaster846]

My mom always makes this soup. Im glad to see how to make this 😎

[@JoannaHopeLai]

The soup is so good!

[@andrewkim-lv5nd]

Oh that face she given when got caught for the stock market oh God bless her!!!

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Mama Lai is the MVP! She's the star of any video she's in. 💛

[@ClubMonchhichi]

Please do some steamed fish ❤ We eat Cod almost every day 😊

[@ClubMonchhichi]

Please ask mom if we can sub the almonds for pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds? And if we can sub radish for bitter melon or something? Because of allergies. Thank you for another fun video.

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Hello! I asked Mom your question. She says you're unable to substitute pumpkin seeds/ sunflower seeds for almonds. The almonds from the Chinese market are completely different from those sound in the Western supermarkets. She also said you cannot substitute radish, unfortunately.

[@ClubMonchhichi]

@@JoannaHopeLai Right. It would make it taste completely different. Oh well, darned allergies taking all my food options away lol. Thank you for asking 😃

[@Juan66194]

Hi I’m new to this channel my wife is Cantonese and I try to cook Chinese soup and did not go so well Haiyaaa

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Haha haiyahhh. It’s okay. You will learn & continue to improve. It’s the effort that counts👍🏽

[@johnlupton3758]

I wanna start eating soup like these. Suppose to be healthy

[@JoannaHopeLai]

It’s very healthy!👍🏽

[@itslowtide4690]

Steamed fish would be the bomb diggity ❤

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Steamed dish is comfort food! Hope we can do that in a future long KZbin video!

[@janesalutan5595]

Hello may i ask if there is a way to remove the bitter taste of the turnip? thank you❤

[@nikserof2183]

Add some dried red dates

[@Evergreen945]

Hi Joanna can the green turnip be substituted for sweetcorn as i dont like turnip?

[@JoannaHopeLai]

I asked Mama Lai, and she said "Hm... I don't know"😂

[@nikserof2183]

Toisan is in Guangdong, not Guangzhou. How could she not have learnt this soup before this age? Good grief.

[@erinhwang6389]

interesting how u guys use only drumsticks.

[@JoannaHopeLai]

We sometimes use the entire chicken or thighs. Just using what we have today!

[@sonjauns]

Please stop lying, it does not work...

[@sonjauns]

Just a lot of BS...

[@pakbet371]

Missing popo's soup 🥹 Thank you for this vid

[@JoannaHopeLai]

Glad you enjoy it! Sending some of Popo's soup and love your way virtually.