Is Chinese Food In CHINA Any Good?

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[@vetar3372]

"This is where those diseases like sars originates"

[@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593]

.... or crayolavirus!

[@wendywendy646]

Westerners have wrong perception Chinese eat wild animals all the time. In fact majority city dwellers don't eat them at all. Asians eat lesser meat than westerners with rice as a base food, dishes and soup.

[@idoguterbaum706]

@@wendywendy646 I agree, now most people think chinese people like eating bats

[@danielcrescendo2544]

Or covid 19 hmmmmm

[@lordbalzamore7692]

@@danielcrescendo2544 covid is sars you noob

[@Artorus]

I'm disappointed there was no mention of the glorious Coconut Chicken, one of the native dishes of Shenzhen. It's basically a hotpot with a 'soup' base of lightly salted coconut water, throw in pieces of fresh, free-range chicken, and it tastes absolutely amazing. I personally love the food in China, and am a huge fan of nose-to-tail dining, much of which can no longer be found in Singapore where I'm from. The only thing I hate about Chinese food is the dubious food safety. It's not just that most places aren't very hygienic - China is the only place where street hawkers dredge up oil from the gutter to cook in... and serve it to their own people. Mind-boggling disregard of human life & health for profit.

[@GF-nm1cl]

Unless you're raising chickens in a jungle permaculture habitat, free range just means they eat turds

[@creepinwhileyousleepin]

how does someone " not like rice " that's preposterous.

[@traida111]

its not really "dislike" its more like "dont enjoy". its like not good and not bad, just too plain and simple, boring, unpleasing

[@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593]

Just add any combination of sweet, sour, or salty condiments. Fixed!

[@Doggieman1111]

Kind of like saying "I don't really care for water."

[@baronvonjo1929]

By itself it really is a bland yet unpleasant taste. I could eat it with soy sauce and salt and pepper.

[@musikkritik6316]

@@Doggieman1111 No it's not

[@lokustic]

plain white rice is to asians like plain white bread is to westerners i think.. and the way people eat rice is almost the same everywhere else in asia including japan.

[@drhploveboat]

that's an interesting comparison, but even Americans don't eat bread as often as often as Asians eat white rice. like I can say that I don't eat bread that often, and I definitely don't eat it with every single meal. Westerners, especially Americans do eat a lot of dairy though. like I eat a lot of yogurt and cereal with milk.

[@joelscb]

lokustic dont forget the potatoes

[@lokustic]

plain pasta, plain potatoes, and plain bread... those are the white rice equivalents for westerners.

[@frankblangeard8865]

Yes, but westerners never eat plain pasta, plain potatoes or plain bread.

[@lokustic]

Frank Blangeard neither do asians... white rice is always eaten with other dishes like meat and veggies.

[@TrueMexico]

Awesome video guys. It's Winston's old village crawls but with cmilk, intercoms, and better quality! Can't stress enough how this format is great viewing. Thumbs up.

[@serpentza]

+True Mexico Thanks mate!

[@pauliuszenevicius9130]

+True Mexico Seconded!

[@TrueMexico]

+serpentza Loving the messaging system you've attached to your bike too. Stay aweosme dude.

[@TrueMexico]

+Paulius Zenevičius We love village crawls right. And this is like village crawl 2.0... HD, intercoms, LED messaging system on bike, lad chat...

[@pauliuszenevicius9130]

Definitely, it seems like they are moving towards a short podcast of some sort, and really, a podcast would be awesome, although they take a lot of time to make, but good to consider.

[@acetylslicylsyra]

My wife's grand parents new appartment building was ready in 2011. It already is more worn down, inside, outside and streets than my appartment in Sweden that was build in the 1950s.

[@oO0Ser0Oo]

I don"t know in the US but wet markets like this are a pretty common thing in many other more developed countries. In Europe it"s normal especially in countries where food is a big deal like Italy. I myself am from Italy and my family, like many other, buys meat, fish and vegetables mostly at wet markets that resemble the Chinese ones. Just the hygienic conditions are better.

[@MissLizaYangonMyanmar]

nope. having lived in both italy and china, here is definietly dirty smelly and unhygenic. have to live in countries to know them ;-)

[@pkingpumpkin]

Leeza, where is here? are you saying China is dirty & smelly or Italy

[@Nero0]

So do the exhaust fumes from the passing cars and bikes improve the taste and freshness of the food?

[@Cptraktorn]

I was thinking the same.

[@hombreg1]

You do realize you breathe that stuff... plus a bunch of dandruff, pubic hair and bodily fluids on a daily basis... right?

[@jobislv]

+hombreg1 this is strong argument!

[@cream_soda]

Unfortunately, the exhaust fumes are the least of your worries. A lot of those vegetables are being grown in soil that is heavily contaminated with industrial waste.

[@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593]

It improves that "plain" flavor.

[@d4v3tm]

BBQ:hot chi, Beer:cold chi...so the universe is in balance once again!

[@binyanlumagnettradingltd5938]

thats right, that makes us keep going.

[@dc3400]

this point of view is refreshing on these videos. because you're wearing gear, you are disguised and they don't know you're westerners. its just a more fluid, natural experience as far as seeing the people going about their lives. they don't all have that " whoa, what, look a foreigner" reaction every 5 seconds, which can be distracting at times.

[@aletoledo1]

So informative. I hope you guys keep up this format.

[@laowhy86]

+aletoledo1 every week!

[@0186179821]

laowhy86 w

[@spinningspin6053]

Stoop kids afraid to leave his stoop

[@FMRovers]

and they are still going strong :)

[@buca117]

I love the gimmick of this channel, and your editing makes it really shine. Two guys exploring China on motorbikes, talking about their experiences. Yet despite the fact that your format is tailor made for rambling, you manage to stay on topic more often than not. Keep it up.

[@smking100]

@ 8:25 Winston mentions SARS originating in markets like this one. And here we are today, worldwide dealing with Wuhan coronavirus. It was only a matter of time...

[@dwightsmith4641]

I am not 100% convinced that wet markets caused the Kung Flu. It might be a weaponized version of SARS from a laboratory in Wuhan. It gets rid of old people and unhealthy people so you have young people free to work when they were taking care of their old parents at home. It also causes problems for other countries who are starting to clamp down on Chinese trade imbalances. Now we are seeing Chinese Hornets in the US which are a killer variety. CCP is a very sinister organization.

[@smking100]

@@dwightsmith4641 I don't think any of us believe the wet markets are the source any more. Virologist Dr. Judy Mitkovits in her Plandemic video says that naturally occurring mutations like COVID would take 80 or more years. No, this is definitely lab created, or 'lab enabled' as she put it. To get the degree of mutation we've seen in this HxNx variant, those mutations had to be nudged along.

[@danielabehrens1]

Just found you, and im now kinda binge watching through your Videos :D keep up with your great work! greetings from germany

[@ADVChina]

+danielabehrens1 awesome!

[@ddegn]

Me too. Lots of fun videos. Greetings from Idaho USA.

[@zwngsar]

Same here :)

[@transistordave]

Me as well, from Canada. Love the Videos!

[@doohan2247]

+ADVChina +1 watching from New Zealand. Quick question, What is the NZ on your jacket collar significant to?

[@antivorg1239]

I despise how we buy everything frozen in the west, I think this act of always using fresh ingredients is definitely something we should strive towards.

[@BruceLeedar]

I kind of agree that people should see the animal they are eating. People say this is cold of Chinese (and other Asian countries that have wet markets), but at least they aren't creating a fantasy that meat isn't parts of a creature that had to be killed.

[@mikebrennan7045]

Sagrotan clean conditions? Lmao! You've never worked in the food industry my friend. I won't burst your bubble by telling you the disgusting shit I've seen, but unwashed hands and a few flies landing on it at the wet market is an upgrade.

[@reesespeanut4778]

you are not supposed to wash your meat you buy from the market. it can cross contaminate.

[@starquant]

Then try going somewhere else than your local Supermarket. It's not that hard.

[@lc4life369]

Funny I'm seeing alot of comments from recently saying this is why the start of Coronavirus happened in China. I don't think so. The food is still cooked the same. Americans just process the hell out of it first making it very unhealthy. Processing food and freezing it doesn't kill diseases.

[@MisterBones2910]

I heard a story from my fellow Canadian AvE about when spent time in Taiwan; he saw a lot of dogs on the street in the summer, but noticed they all seemed to disappear in the winter. When he asked the interpreter the guy said slyly "ah, dog keep you warm in winter," and he thought at the moment that that meant they kept them indoors as pets; but he realized later that the guy was cheekily referring to their common use as food in the winter season.

[@unobark4170]

It's amazing to see westerners like you guys get to know so much about Chinese culture. As a Chinese I really appreciate this kind of effort. Keep it up :)

[@ADVChina]

+UnoBark it's amazing to see awesome comments from people like you! thanks for watching and supporting us!

[@jaysans144]

"they say that this is where all those horrible diseases come from" foreshadowing

[@neildbarker]

Excellent video! I really enjoyed the discussion of food as well as some great footage of the back alleys. Thanks for sharing.

[@duckdawgnh]

As always, a very informative video! I am loving learning about China. You guys rock, and, of course, are awesome.

[@motognome2395]

Liking this new style/format. Whenever I ride with one of my buddies, we also have the headset conversations. For whatever reason, we talk about the most random stuff. I'm sure you guys do too. Any chance of posting one of these rambling conversations where you're talking to each other and not the subscribers? Partially censored, of course.

[@laowhy86]

+Moto Gnome for sure! sounds like fun

[@jeffmaxwell9042]

So true about the idea of freshness. One of my favorite restaurants when I lived in Dalian was simply called 天天杀羊, or loosely translated, Fresh Slaughtered Sheep Daily. The sign had peaceful sheep grazing in fields.

[@Rich65501]

Can't get enough of the video shot while you are touring . Great insights into China . Thanks, guys.

[@260830107]

I still remember when I lived in China when I was little and I would shop with my grandma in a wet market twice a day to buy food for lunch in the morning then evening for dinner. Those were some great times that I miss.

[@cuttheknot4781]

I love the humble simplicity of white rice. In fact, I kind of express gratitude at the realization of how many lives white rice supports throughout the world. Even the aroma from the steam I find very pleasing.

[@matthewrevell2706]

You guys are plebs rice is great.

[@tOOballs]

people in the west think brown rice is better for them. brown rice is horrible for you. anti nutrients and pylate acids .. white rice is better for you and stores longer.. but still should only be eaten when you cant afford real food.

[@NoOnesBCE]

funily enough it meant that plebs ate the more nutricious parts XD

[@NoOnesBCE]

what? rice is one of the starches, but in switzerlad for example we value Diversity, Rices, Breads, Pastas, Potato Starches, Lentils ect.

[@BaraTheVeggie]

I also think rice is great and I eat it on a regular basis, but since I have a chinese girlfriend and since I know the way she likes to prepare her rice I absolutely agree with Winston and C-Milk. It's too soft, sticky, and absolutely flavorless. In the west we always add some salt or cook it with an onion inside and then eat it with sauces and meat, or we make risottos, but in China they just make it plain and it's awful if you eat it like that. But still, okay if you combine it with other dishes :).

[@zypagg5636]

Bellybutton Man tell your girlfriend to put less water in it when she steamed the rice，the rice will be harder and less sticky

[@KMCherry]

Loving this new series! Keep it up guys.

[@serpentza]

+Keagan Cherry Thanks mate! We will keep them coming!

[@matthewkeily6118]

Guys awesome video as always. Keep riding and stay awesome.

[@atomskShadox]

8:22 oof.

[@lnbartstudio2713]

I spent 2 weeks in Changsha (from the US) and nearby and LOVED all the food including especially the rice. People were kind and helpful except for a few govt officials who wanted bribes. I was totally happy that mosot were not driven by Western Market indoctrination and habits - except for some who were transparently consumer driven. Great place, China and wonderfully NOT Western.

[@garybruce8479]

Awesome video guys! Great Video, love the footage and the back street ridding.

[@BSN1593]

You guys are awesome! Please keep making videos like this, it makes me want to go and visit China

[@lukejansen3540]

"Unmolested rice" 🤣🤣

[@bounchofbeaners6627]

" a bowl of unmolested rice" dear god.....XD

[@guanyuren8957]

awesome video and adventures! seen all of your vids recently. appreciate your attitudes about life.very inspiring ! root for you and keep it up!

[@serpentza]

+Guanyu Ren Thank you mate! That's fantastic motivation for us to keep doing these vids!

[@Leo-oh3mt]

It's really neat to watch you guys ride around and talk, keep up the great work! I used to live in Shanghai so it's awesome to see familiar surroundings.

[@awaysrackinup]

lol here in Brazil we eat boiled rice every day. I never thought that you guys would find that strange

[@laowhy86]

+awaysrackinup not strange at all. just an observation

[@laowhy86]

+awaysrackinup not strange at all. just an observation

[@mlsi]

+awaysrackinup but my understanding is that the rice is flavored right? in China, they serve plain rice.

[@mlsi]

+laowhy86 btw, rice is pretty sweet by itself. i used to eat rice by itself coz it taste so nice it's sweet. XD

[@awaysrackinup]

+Rei W. We here eat plain rice, just like the chinese, i have no idea where did this habit come from. We eat at every meal, in dinner and lunch, usually besides boiled beans

[@mack7207]

8:21 Prophetic

[@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593]

Just checked the date of the video. 2015. DAMN!

[@6663000]

Great format. Enjoying this series of videos.

[@Xan911]

I can feel the laowai stares through my monitor as you guys walk through the market, highly immersive content for sure :)

[@serpentza]

+Xan911 Thanks mate! Yes the stares are always there....

[@bikramdas01]

While I was listening to the narration on hot chi and cold chi, I was struck with the concept of "saath-wick" (vegeratarian food cooked in a simple way with generally less oil, like cold chi) and "tam-shik" foods ( meat, strong flavor, etc like hot chi) in ancient Indian food philosophy. Again..couldn't stop mentioning the awesome audio between your bikes

[@ADVChina]

+Bikram Das thanks for the interesting insight!

[@MrZwt]

I want to comment on the maintenance part. It probably has less to do with culture and more to do with the social economic status of individuals and cities. when the resources and productivities are limited, there lack a reason to spend on maintenance of transitional products when a more economic option is to save up to buy the relatively final products. This argument is especially true when you put first tier cities and countrysides in comparison. During rapid development, why would anyone put the effort in maintaining a building that will only last for a decade or less? However, there is a cultural reference that can be applied here which is an old saying called, "衣不如新，人不如旧“. Which means news clothes are always better than old clothes while old friends are always more trustworthy than new friends. But even with this reference, my argument still works if we were to think cloth as transitional products and people or friends as relatively permanent or finalized "products".

[@xiaotongyang9845]

When my boyfriend went to China with me, he said he can just eat 叉烧包 everyday for breakfast and never will get sick of it. Love you guys! You guys are amazing! Telling the truth about China! I’m glad to see there are actual foreigners like you guys that understand and genuinely love China. My boyfriend started watching your videos and now I enjoy your videos so much too!

[@notreal329]

you guys are out doing yourselves with the content these days great to to so much new content :) big thumbs up

[@notreal329]

+L Denny and thanks for putting your lives on the line in the wet market to show us

[@meroclarke9629]

you and cmilk make a great time very enjoyable to watch the two of you on the trip

[@ADVChina]

+Mero Clarke Thanks mate! Look forward to a new one every week :)

[@socialcody]

+Churchill Customs I agree with mero , you both make good videos . Thanks for posting your experiences and china life .

[@dallaspowwi6682]

Love the footage as much as the conversation

[@laowhy86]

+Dallas Powell thanks!

[@Sillychops1]

really enjoyed the scenery as you guys ride around. I'll coming for my second trip to China in june

[@XXxvampiregirlx]

I had no idea ye had this channel !!! Thank you both !! I love your videos !

[@ADVChina]

+Katerina P thank you Katerina! We really appreciate the support!

[@hiatusinc]

wet markets smell awful ): there's always rotting pieces in the gutter and it's always wet

[@celyl]

lol west eat potato, pasta and wheat porridge, all bland by itself .

[@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593]

So true! Ever had a Scottish meal? Bland-ass potato with bland ass meat. If the meat is fish you got British.

[@musikkritik6316]

@@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593 Not every scot is incapable of cooking a decent meal.

[@VarunVarun]

I am a new subscriber. I love your videos, they are so informative and fun, and we get to see China. Keep up the good work. Love from India :)

[@rationsofladyfingers]

I could actually easily eat rice everyday. It's my favorite grain. Of course, I love bread (especially a nice crusty baguette) and pasta and potatoes, but I couldn't eat them everyday and they don't complement foods as nicely as rice.

[@watchonjar]

Thumbs up if you love plain boiled rice

[@MrAwawe]

josh'sgoinham The sticky kind is good.

[@watchonjar]

i basically do and i still love it

[@banana8128]

rice is the best

[@thumpertorque_]

+Ax B I'm Indian I eat rice everyday too (technically India is also in Asia) and still like it. It's not like you're eating the plain rice just by itself, you're mixing them with meats and veggies so there's no reason for me to not like it, in fact I'm going to eat my dinner with rice right now.

[@InnerCityPigeon]

As long as it is Jasmine or Basmatti.

[@ddicin7759]

I live in Canada where we also have congee places everywhere. I go regularly and I like it quite a bit. It's just like eating a more deeply satisfying soup. Bland? i don't think so. I'm a euro dude, btw,

[@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593]

A soyboy. Makes sense.

[@dbcoop5273]

I am a subscriber from both channels and I really like your new channel. I like your guys riding and your opinions , very cool. Great stuff guys keep it up.

[@ADVChina]

+Derek B Thanks Derek!

[@baatarbeifong7869]

I love how calmly both of them can think and speak while driving quickly in such unpredictable areas~

[@AccioMUA]

aww man I was hoping for I'LL REMEMBER YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU YOU LIFT MY SPIRITS LALALALALALALALALAAAAA

[@lianglonglong]

The thing is that potatoes and pastas are also prity bland on their own, you never eat those by them selves (ussually) with mantou you usually eat fermented/preserved vegtables or other dishes.

[@100RAmen]

mate it wasn't a south China problem, its a Guang Dong (Canton) thing, even other Chinese are like "Cantonese people eats everything..."

[@MARKINAU8]

Great show and editing!

[@tziuriky86]

Interesting video! A lot of the "weird" foods you mentioned have been part of my childhood diet somewhere in southern Europe, we have a lot of dishes made from different organs including brain, blood etc. but their presentation is usually less revolting / explicit than the Chinese one :) The only things we usually discarded were chicken heads and feet (not the lamb or pig ones though). However we have the tendency of eating more veggie dishes than meat ones, unlike the Chinese, because we also have folk beliefs that certain types of food (like cured meats / sausages / bacon) may cause pimples and other health issues, while other things (especially veggies) will be good for you and will lead to a longer life.

[@laowhy86]

+Tziu Ricky thanks! i actually like most organ meat! i grew up eating a lot of it.

[@mlsi]

+Tziu Ricky Chinese eat more veggies than meat traditionally. Even today, some people in rural areas can afford to eat meat only a handful of times a year.

[@tziuriky86]

Rei W. That's good to know :) thanks for sharing.

[@steve24822]

Yes, in Britain we have loads of dishes that make use of every part of the animal. Steak and kidney pie, liver and onions, haggis, black pudding to name but a few.

[@The_Gallowglass]

In America we also get bowls or cartons of regular steamed white rice with every meal. I thought it was assumed you would eat the white rice with your main meal, since the rice sticks to whatever you're eating. You say they leave the bones in the meat, but that's how most people get their meat in the USA. It must be different in South Africa. Maybe you are just spoiled. Haha. We definitely do not show cute pictures of the animals we're going to be eating, usually. Fried pig intestines, chicken feet...sounds like soul food. Love Hunan and Sichuan food.

[@yuxinhaha]

Super awesome videos. Love it.

[@nicolezhang8116]

Thank you for such a honest and insightful video but your comments about man tou, congee, and chicken feet are drowning me in despair right now. They are my fav dishes!

[@extremeguy967]

fk this footage is amazing, that's what I want just some HD footage traveling a country

[@MrLukejosh]

This aged well

[@Lucifer-fj7mg]

Awesome and true video!! U guys know all the details gj

[@starlight8170]

very nice vids,guys---big greetings from germany

[@WarOfTed]

As a chinese, I think you guys got the idea of chi wrong in relation to food. Chi in body has nothing to do with the chi in food you guys are talking about. When we talk about "hot" or "cold" in food, we are merely talking about what is more likely to give you high blood pressure, indigestion or heart burn etc etc ("hot" food are more likely to cause those" and "cold" food might counter the effect of those.) But I don't think any one I know mix the chi in body with chi in food.

[@EvilSearchEngine]

Holy shit. A rationed, sensible, polite disagreement. I just finished reading the walls of text from the TCM zealot in the comments above, so you are a breath of fresh air. Thank you! :-)

[@RetSquid]

What is the red LED readout on your 'console'?

[@nigel8499]

The audio via the bike intercom is really really good.

[@straycat8126]

Very interesting guys, I will have to watch this one again.

[@laowhy86]

+Stray Cat awesome! thanks!

[@haha345]

Hi ADVChina, For most other videos, I find myself defending the two content creators from onslaughts of comments by Chinese people who felt hurt by the "negative criticism" in the videos. That is because I think the videos are based on facts and criticisms are constructive. But this video? It's nothing like other videos -- ranting off biased personal dislikes without respect to local culture. Rice is horrible. Fresh is not good. What if someone say potato is tasteless and horrible. If you say, no potato is not tasteless, then it's the same for Chinese who eat rice, rice is not tasteless for them. Thumbs down.

[@ADVChina]

+haha345 lol fair play

[@tacowilco7515]

+ADVChina Guys I visited North China. Their food is awesome. Lots of meat. And Szechuan cuisine is bad. Also lived in Japan and Korea. I can relate all your stories you say in your videos. Especially eating plain rice every day. It is horrible.

[@thebluelizard6335]

They are just saying their opinions

[@RadoDani]

@tian wang They take small Suzuki and Honda bikes and retrofit them with bigger engines, round lights and gauges, nicer handlebars, and cool looking seats. They brand these as Churchill Customs. I was puzzled as well, but then I found a video on Laowhy86's channel explaining what their Churchill Customs side business is all about.

[@howardz5530]

as a Chinese I found bread is pretty tasteless and awful

[@michaellai536]

Nobody cares

[@howardz5530]

I was kidding guys, I like bread. Just try to make a point that rice works the same way as bread. I don't know why these two KZbinrs don't understand that. Actually I live in England, people eat rice here all the time, Chinese food, Japanese food, Indian food, Thai food, are all so popular here. No one seems have problem with rice,

[@traida111]

Yes it is tasteless, like rice. We see it the same.... but in UK we have chinese food which has rice + flavours. So we expect it to have taste and it to be strong taste. Thats why we dont enjoy plain rice, we feel something is missing.

[@traida111]

two one of course, but adding foods adds only a small bit of flavor, i like rice pre-mixed with many spices and flavours, meats, pea's, then I mix that with another chinese main dish, damn writing this is making me really hungry

[@thumpertorque_]

Yep, same thing even in India (technically it is also in Asia so yeah).We also don't just eat plain rice or the dishes like meat and veggies by themselves. Westerners make the mistake and eat the rice or meat separately and wonder why it's so spicy or why rice taste so bland well, it's because you're supposed eat them together.

[@PuerinTheHunter]

@21:55 that transition after talking about the rusty boats about to sink feels as if someone were threatening you and you started to flee. :D

[@jlavery1981]

Randomly found the channel laowhy86 and now I can't stop watching ADVChina, SerpentZA, and Prozzie!! Help, I have a problem! Lol.

[@ycheng2179]

HI，two guys，you drive motorcycle in the bicycle road(the red road)

[@ADVChina]

+Y Cheng yes, Chinese way

[@ycheng2179]

so.....? built The Chinese Way together......

[@waterdropsfall]

Not really, I've never do this.

[@EWKification]

First, love the footage going through the small towns. I lived in a couple of those and it brings back wonderful memories (memory being very selective here). I lived in small town in the center of China, a few hours from Xi'an by bus. The food was great. You guys didn't mention jao zi (my pinying may be way off, since I've lived in Thailand and Cambodia since and learned a couple more languages, thus get confuses): a.k.a. dumplings. Those were good. I had "mian pi" in the mornings, which was noodles with sprouts and spices. You could get it hot or cold. The menus in the bigger restaurants, which were still cheap, were encyclopedic. Over time we learned the better options, and also find Western counterparts. One favorite was french fries with chili peppers in it. You could get beef and potatoes. Spinach and garlic. Of course you could get fried chicken. There was a dish that was a bridge made of ribs. Hot Pot was everywhere. You could get Beijing Duck, dirt cheap. We had Muslim BBQ, and the bread was great, and the fried zucchini. Everything was good as long as you stayed away from NEW, for you, meat options. I loved the food. Leaders not so much. Bosses not at all. Restrooms were the stuff of nightmares. The pollution at times apocalyptic.

[@markm2771]

Really like the format

[@ADVChina]

+Mark Mitchell Thanks Mark!

[@andyarchitect]

Hahaha! Winston... you talk about rice like eating pasta or boiled potatoes on their own was much better lol. Loving going back and rewatching your older videos again :) Looking forward to you guys being able to get back on the bikes on your trips again. Stay Awesome! :)

[@RobynHarris]

Unmolested rice? 🤣

[@imhellag]

LOL why does winston hate steamed riced so much and why is it so puzzling?

[@johnomirth]

Because it has absolutely no flavor!

[@subzero4790]

I like what you guys are doing man awesome!

[@autox3dtooling767]

a few years ago I took my Asian wife on the road in the US withe. we stopped at a Chinese restaurant and had a interesting conversation with the Chinese owner. He told us that the American ingredients were much higher quality. I was kind of a regular customer at that time, and I was able to order items not on the menu.

[@michaelerwin8744]

The hot and cold stuff sounds more like acid and base balance.

[@Stranger_at_the_Crossroads]

haha rice is too bland? That's like complaining about being served water to drink with meal because it's too bland

[@waffle2446]

Alex a better comparison is like serving mashed potatoes or baked potatoes, you don't eat them on their own, you eat them with other foods like baked beans, roast meats etc.

[@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593]

+SavageArfad You've never added fruit juice concentrate or crystals to water? You're missing out friend! Same for rice, just add any combination of sweet, sour, or salty condiments. Fixed!

[@madogblue]

Love your videos

[@Game7Mode]

Love watching you guys ride through those narrow alleys

[@stonetrouble5053]

Good job! You actually made it through 20 minutes with nothing worse than school-girl squeamishness about yucky food; but then the usual ignorant judgmental rant begins. The people of China, you claim, don't "feel a need" to maintain things. They don't have the feelings of a superior person such as yourself. Yes, that must explain it. Why do you have to go to that place in every video? I have seen that characteristic in every expat that spends all of his free time with other expats. The condition always gets worse over time, never better. The great opportunity in living in another culture is getting beyond those easy moralistic views of every difference you see. I love those buildings with the rust stains. Inside of them are wonderful people making beautiful lives in difficult circumstances.

[@ADVChina]

+stonetrouble glad you enjoyed it :)

[@ojnik]

Trigger alert!

[@AllHaiLKINGTIsHeRe3]

If you have no right to criticize a country then how do you figure you have a right to praise it?

[@stonetrouble5053]

I do not say anyone has no right to criticize "a country." Serpent ZA sees rust stains on a building and decides: they don't feel a need to maintain things. He applies this judgement to all the people of China. He sees rust stains and his immediate conclusion is that this is a racial characteristic. I disagree with this conclusion in particular and Serpent ZA's consistent racial view of the world in general.

[@AllHaiLKINGTIsHeRe3]

stonetrouble Lol. If the people of the country have the ability to maintain a building, and they don't maintain it, that means that they don't feel the need to maintain it. It's simply a logical conclusion. Coming to this conclusion doesn't require any assumptions, nor does it require your beloved "racism." They also never made _any_ racial statements in this whole video. They're talking about the current culture in the country of China, which has nothing to do with race. I'm not sure if you really don't understand the distinction, or if you're just dishonestly ignoring it so that you can continue to feel virtuous by fighting nonexistent racism.

[@sobeit712]

Good job guys. Don't get discouraged or swayed by the political correctness. These were your personal experience and impressions. You are not obligated to be politically correct. Just speak your mind. On the subject of Chinese food and their medicinal characteristics, it is all rooted in ancient wisdom of trying to explain the relationship between nature, energy and man. The overly simplistic representation of hot and cold serves the purpose of easy guidance for common folks of the time to better protect their mind and body through some simple rules. One piece of advice though, please refrain from judgement when describing one's culture, especially the practices that you may not understand the full reason behind it. You can speak your mind, but there's nothing wrong if you just leave it as simple impression. You don't have to have an explanation for everything you see. After all, life is too mysterious for anyone to claim full knowledge of it.

[@gibsonflyingv2820]

Love your channel btw.

[@AH6man]

"Chickens, sometimes even with their babies still inside" Chickens lay eggs.. making this statement impossible.

[@frankblangeard8865]

After watching many of the videos by these guys it occurred to me that they don't really like China. So why do they continue living there? And do pedestrians in crosswalks have the right of way in China? I see these guys breeze right through crosswalks with people in them like motorcycles always have the right of way.

[@barackobama8031]

no they don't but nobody cares

[@si1entgmer263]

if you watched their early videos you wouldve known they've already run out of good things to say about China, and whats left is....

[@RadoDani]

They have adopted the riding habits of the local population.

[@EvilSearchEngine]

I've lived and driven in many different places in the US and also in Japan. You adapt to the driving culture if you live there long enough and these two have. Even if you drive better than the local population, if you try to do the courteous thing you will probably wind up causing more of a hassle because the local is going to wonder "What the hell is this guy doing?" before he figures it out and reacts. This is China; the Biggest Brother country of them all. ADV are round-eyes in China. ADV posts videos on YT and say the cities they live in. If they were truly behaving like assholes and causing problems with their style of riding, the Communists would have taken care of it already.

[@MrCrazyboyravi]

why are these guys traveling in poor part of china and absolutely bashing on every thing about china. shame on these guys. come here in chicago and do some video about how great every thing in USA . I guarantee there is non.

[@cjkstudy]

these guys are just racist. I think they were not racist but since they got married and they could not avoid their reality. They were becoming racist. .

[@Properbeer]

Awesome Vid gents! I don't mind the odd cooked pork mince congee with a bit of soy sauce Taiwan/Japanese style with those bread stick things some times

[@notiskoundouris9320]

Ι really enjoy your videos, but as i wrote in another video, i am quite impressed with your bike to bike intercom system.No ambient noise too!!!Would you mind sharing what brand it is plz??? Thanks guys.

[@dragondescendant1]

this guy doesn't know what he is talking about, Cantonese food is one of the best in China, Cantonese food also consist of many kinds of food, it is also vary from village to village, Dim Sum, Congee, just to name a few. Sorry, guys, you are terrible to introduce and represent China.

[@hombreg1]

I like dim sum c:

[@joelscb]

dragondescendant1 you understand that they are basically outsiders looking in right? this is their opinion based on their western experience. open your mind once in a while

[@Elurin]

Not to mention but Cantonese food is probably the healthiest food in China - focussing on fresh ingredients and less on heavy spices and Oil.

[@reesespeanut4778]

he is just ignorant. saying dim sum is not real cantonese food shows how ignorant he is.

[@EvilSearchEngine]

News alert to the planet Earth: There is no such thing as an objectively "best" food.

[@underwearpower]

These potato eaters don't like rice!!? you don't say..

[@sammyalabamy111]

It's nice riding with you both in your motorcycles, I feel like a passenger seeing the sights and sounds...

[@RodLucanor]

awesome videos, i enjoy learning about china through your your rides and your dialogues, i have same feeling about chinese supermarkets here in my country, in the cleaning, order and maintenance (medium, poor and poor). Cheers from Argentina