Local tofu seller tries to guess my age...

Today's video is the final instalment of my epic day in Suzhou! My friend Andy (@andychewwk on insta) took me to Tongli water town where we had some amazing experiences with some locals
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[@petercua6158]

I still remember my mother sing that old song when I was four yrs old when she was doing the laundry. Now I'm 62.

[@allentang1204]

Time flies, wish you all the best

[@waisanyuen722]

It is 黃梅調

[@414862254]

祝您身体健康

[@飞狐岚山]

珍贵的童年回忆，有妈的孩子像个宝。

[@maggieyao269]

It’s not a Suzhou local song.

[@tigerroar649]

Blondie, you're bloody amazing! You're literally showing foreign Chinese about China and foods. Hope you and your partner have an awesome time in China. Love from Melbourne Australia.

[@BlondieinChina]

Aww thank you so much! Hope you're doing ok in lockdown in Melbourne!

[@sxu1471]

@@BlondieinChina I am a Suzhou local who is now living in Melbourne, and yes we are in lockdown. Miss Suzhou sooo much T_T

[@sigerlion8608]

And how Chinese people are in their daily lives. Unlike how some media is trying to portray them as soulless killer demons.

[@Trgn]

@@sigerlion8608 I've been to China several times and loved it. Kinda sad even the diaspora sometimes only know China through a Western Cold war 2.0 geopolitical propaganda lense.

[@sigerlion8608]

@@Trgn I was born in China that's why I know Western propaganda is bullshit. My kid is born in America so I'll have to be careful of the kind of ideology he forms when he grows up.

[@sxu1471]

The guy really knows Suzhou and the food he has shown you were exactly what we locals eat in our daily lives. Appreciate his knowledge. BTW, is his wife from Suzhou?

[@simonrock8411]

he's apparently a Chinese man

[@Surstromming22]

@@simonrock8411 he is singaporean

[@phng8316]

@@Surstromming22 Singaporean Chinese to be exact!😊😉

[@CarlKuang]

His wife's accent sounds Singaporean to me too... correct me if I'm wrong 😅

[@twlamSG]

I wish to visit that place soon. Spend a week or so.. So many places to visit.. So little time.

[@ChrisZ901]

OMG while watching your previous Tongli video, I was actually wondering if the stinky tofu stall was still there because I visited Tongli over 10 years ago and still remember that stinky tofu. So he's still there!!

[@BlondieinChina]

Definitely still there!

[@idiot9450]

Is he the same person that you met 10 years ago?

[@ChrisZ901]

@@idiot9450 I think so... my memory is bit fuzzy since it's been a long time, but his face does look familiar, so yeah 😂 Also I recall him mentioning about how all the tofu was homemade. So very likely that it's the same guy

[@idiot9450]

@@ChrisZ901 👍👍

[@jinanlife]

it is his small but popular business, so I guess he will be there for another many years. and people love this kind of business a lot.

[@weizhang2834]

真喜欢这样的老大爷，心大，开朗，活泼，善良。it’s really a good deal for 80cents !

[@josogee]

Blondie, by the number of times you said "actually" in this video, I am absolutely certain that you've unconsciously picked up some Singlish from Andy. Welcome to the club. "Seriously", there's no going back now...

[@sdensford]

Amy, Tongli completely reminds me of nearby Zhouzhuang. I had ladies sing to me there as well. The local culture and cuisine are quite similar it seems. I will be quarantining soon in Kunshan, then expect to get some quality time in these towns immediately after. I appreciate the video so much! Taihu san bai is now on the menu for me! :)

[@飞狐岚山]

welcome

[@hongliangwang3587]

welcome China

[@derektoronto1]

Fish cheek tastes good because there’s only 2 small area of it! Haha When young my older sister would always fight to eat it. It’s the best part I don’t know! :)

[@passby8070]

Love your show! Glad you have avoided the lockdown. Best wishes here from Sydney...

[@BlondieinChina]

Thanks so much Ivan! Stay safe in Sydney!

[@SparklerMs]

Andy is such a great tour guide! Really enjoyed his knowledge and I'm so jealous of all the food you tried with him. Also fighting over the fish cheeks as is a tradition for all siblings growing up in a Chinese family. Everyone wants that part!

[@SleepingDrag0n]

Take a ride on the boat, play the song 烟雨行舟 on your headphones, that is the pinnacle of the 江南水乡 experience.

[@csad6798]

Andy is such an amazing photographer! And the information he includes in his posts is so precious. Nice to finally see him. ☺️Great video! Thanks to all of the people who contributed to it! You never fail to impress!

[@selinajuse1852]

The water garden so stunning! It literally is a scene from a Chinese movie. The dishes you ate are all home cooking dishes. Most restaurants don’t serve dishes like that.

[@mcf1003]

I tried the Tai Lake 3 whites, the fish is actually quite fishy smell if they just steam it, the silver fish is just awesome if they cook with tofu, and some restaurants will dry the shrimp out and cook as soup.

[@ChrisZ901]

the shrimp is the best by just stir fry with green scallion, the umami is intense

[@janvandeberg1953]

It is amazing that blondie is back in China, she is bringing a lot of positive energy.

[@frankie2022]

"Lots of flavours dancing around my mouth". First time ever heard of this wonderful description. Always make me happy and mouthwatering to watch Amy enjoying her food and drinks. 識吃貨，食得是福！

[@yanwenxu6763]

Make me feel like to travel around when I back to China😭😭😭

[@jackchiu7560]

Bravo for such a lovely episode, especially the scenery in a rainy night. And the Taihu specialties that I tasted 30 years ago still remain the same. Like Andy, I gave top mark for the all natural flavor of the shrimps.

[@mathildechesneau2595]

I love watching your videos so much it makes my day

[@BlondieinChina]

Aww so happy to hear that, Tilly!

[@wangpaochen8569]

I personally think Suzhou is much more scenic than Venice, Italy! Cant wait to visit!

[@tak-onko4518]

Suzhou and Venice are different and they are both beautiful in their own way.

[@Razear]

A fun idea would be to give someone who ordered boba the green bean soup and witness their perplexed reaction. The stinky tofu merchant was treading in dangerous territory with the age compliment because he could've incorrectly guessed in the other direction. 😬 "I've never seen a rabbit in a restaurant." "I've seen one...dead." I'm dubbing him mood killer Andy from now on.

[@ba-gg6jo]

Never guess a woman's age, I'm still receiving physiotherapy months afterward.

[@garywilson1688]

@@ba-gg6jo If you want a short life, try guessing their weight.

[@adammaisking]

Razear from studentawards? you're on every video i watch wtf

[@Masterysky]

I tried "stinky tofu" before and it wasn't stinky to me. It's probably like durian where some really love it while some really hate it.

[@DanfuLiu]

Honestly, Amy ages really slow, even in Asian standards.. I have been watching you since 2018 and still found no trace of aging.....

[@calvyncraven1141]

Your chinese friend is Singaporean?

[@kayflip2233]

I love her casual flexing speaking Mandarin, eating local street food, joking with the locals. So cool.

[@zhaobin2045]

To Chinese people, Suzhou & Hangzhou are the 2 most poetic cities. ;)

[@concertom8774]

Andy很棒啊，对苏州当地特色很了解。

[@ZealwayAutoclave]

畢竟ANDY是華裔，中文講的很好又了解中國文化

[@RayFliesAway]

Andy sounds like a Malaysian, or a Singaporean.

[@sdliong5206]

your positive energy is so inspirational!

[@allenhuang6272]

Amy literally has a friend in every cities of China and they all nice human being.

[@jasonzed6932]

7:33, the lady's performance, as nice as she seems to be, is not authentic at all, not even close. Also the song is is NOT local of, nor even related to Suzhou, it's from a piece of Huangmei Opera/黄梅戏 called Heavenly Match/天仙配. It's just a scam for tourists, and frankly as a Chinese person it's embarrassing to watch this to happen.

[@rollingdownfalling]

Why feel embarrassed, you'll be surprised if you worked in the retail industry in Melbourne and how some of the customers actually behave. Scammers are scums.

[@LL-el2gd]

I have left Shanghai 6 years, I really miss Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, ... so so so much.

[@YannSchmidt]

I so wish China to be open to foreign tourism again ! I miss that so much :)

[@muciope]

is that... a dual fan necklace? WOW whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. mind blown.

[@记忆棉-n7h]

臭豆腐五元真的是良心价了

[@jessiegoodman9380]

Su Zhou still preserves the authentic South east Chinese culture, landscape. You can get a bit glimpse into what China looked like hundreds yrs ago.

[@狐狸洞自干五]

Hello,I'm your big fan. I watch all of the videos in a short time. I really like you positive energy. And really like your family,your dad mom and sister.especially your dad, he can eat really a lot of food.haha…Hope you and your parents come to China together to film some videos.

[@5203344WXT]

老太太唱的是安徽黃梅戲《夫妻雙雙把家還》…… 而且還唱的巨難聽，還要給錢，感覺你們被騙了😂😂😂。 這就像明明看京劇，卻表演了一個業餘的川劇，明明看二人轉，卻表演了一段業餘相聲，明明想聽嘻哈，卻來了一段數來寶，貨不對版呀。

[@RespectOthers1]

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that stinky tofu stall is isolated in a corner far from everyone. Put a fish in your bean drink and you’ve got an aquarium! :D

[@小肉肉-f4u]

My uncle loves stinky tofu so much , so none of his colleagues like to seat with him at the same table for lunch.

[@idiot9450]

@@小肉肉-f4u stinky tofu is good 👍👍👍

[@rae9925]

This is lovely, I really should travel more within my own country.

[@samuelkowal3178]

湖鲜，not 海鲜。 另，你们被老太骗钱了，那个是洋泾浜黄梅戏，而且唱的也极极极low，五音不全👎🏻 。下次哪里探险找个土生土长当地人当导游吧

[@谭彬-i3q]

上有天堂，下有苏杭，苏杭D靓仔靓女都长好大了

[@齐德隆骑东墙]

作为中国人，很不喜欢中国的恭维文化；我就直说吧，那个臭豆腐真的不好吃👎，那个人唱歌真的很难听，各种跑调。

[@andrewzhou7647]

Thank you Amy! Next tine I find myself in China again, I will be going to Tongli

[@jsnthehe8168]

Amazing vlog. Andy knows the local culture pretty well :D and also a big THANK YOU to Amy for introducing my beautiful hometown Suzhou here! Can't wait to see your next journey in China.

[@sam-ou3wj]

Such a positive channel.. 1/2 hour in upload 1.5k view and zero dislike.. Amy keep pumping those good video 👌👌

[@BlondieinChina]

Aww you're the sweetest!!!

[@idiot9450]

No one can resist Amy's charm 👍👍👍

[@慕辰-l2x]

看的我都流口水了，好几年没吃过臭豆腐了

[@PaddyMan1988]

同里 original name is 富土. It means rich land. However, people live over there are humble that they move 田 from first character to second.

[@sxli3340]

免费停车

[@CowboysFoodStuff]

Have a question? Where is all the stuff that is not so nice. Seems like lots come out of China 🇨🇳 but YT that work with China never show anything.

[@kko-punch7059]

You are making me so jealous 🥴! I really really really miss China 🇨🇳! This stupid cover thing just messed up my travelling plans to China!

[@thomaswilliam1889]

I heard the traditonal song before, I think it was in Chinese Odyssey 2002 movie. Check it out. Hilarious movie

[@gansx8390]

That’s actually a folk song since centuries ago. A song from an ancient love story

[@Lexi-op3yo]

I'm living in Singapore now, Andy's accent just so lovely and localized here lol

[@anasandoval6698]

"I've never seen a rabbit in a restaurant!" :proceeds to pet rabbit: > "I have, DEAD!" 😅😅😅😂😂😂😂

[@dave982]

miss home so much

[@alexeicogan4733]

OMG!!! My heart just melted when I saw that bunny rabbit!!! My first thought was: "Please be the pet: not the next day's speciality!!!

[@davepsk7334]

Just the type of adventure I was imagining to get if I ever find my way there. It's a dream for some, guess it's dream come true for you.

[@janeviola2017]

Blondie shouldn't be such a push over. I know she's trying to be polite but you have to be careful especially with the local food. Looks kind of decrepit.

[@luuc172]

That green bean soup is literally a soup version of Zongzi /glutinous rice dumpling. The man selling stingy tofu is fun and nice

[@wanchengliu9011]

I think you should go ZHOUZhuang, where is more beautiful than TongLi.

[@tonylau5713]

Really "mafan" to eat LOL This is what mandarin speakers say when they are learning English. She can be a Honorary Chinese LOL

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

Never tried fish cheeks? Man you are missing out.

[@BlondieinChina]

Never! Definitely have been missing out, the texture was incredible

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

@@BlondieinChina Like, even for people who don't like freshwater fish, the cheek is usually more acceptable. Salt water fishes are even better in terms of acceptability. Halibut ones in particular look and taste like scallop, and is quite underutilized and underappreciated.

[@szeweichia9304]

Do you know that you're contributing to world peace. For sure criticism from the American prostrating you as traitor. But please carrying on to do what you desire and i love your video.

[@wangjohn9545]

Watching your video at the midnight is such a self-torturing….I’m so hungry 🥲🥲

[@aig1111]

Andy must be either a Singaporean or Malaysian judging from his accent.

[@calvinlu6897]

You should come to hangzhou! I’ll show you around and let’s collab 🇦🇺🇨🇳

[@土默特俺答汗]

这大妈唱的总感觉不是评腔………..

[@girlnotlocal]

your friend from singapore or malaysia? its my favorite accent

[@SamuraiBlues5]

Where is Andy from? Malaysian or Singaporean? Oh. Singaporean lol.

[@colincolin2420]

you really are super Blondie , I can't stand the smell of stinky tofu & I am Chinese . But you enjoy it wow !

[@henrywong4897]

Everyone, look at this Andy guy, what a weirdo, he only shows people what to eat, but he never eats it and wears a mask all the time, trying to cover his face. I wonder how he eats with his mask on. What is going on? Also has a weird accent

[@xihuipaulzhang]

The performance of "黄梅戏" is not good.

[@TBXu]

这个阿姨唱的难道不是黄梅戏吗...

[@wangpaochen8569]

All the food looks yummy! My favorite is stinky tofu. Can eat a few cups of stinky tofu in one sitting! As for the shrimp, l think one can eat all parts of the white shrimp as It looks soft enough to chew it all. On a hot n humid summer day, love that cool refreshing minty bean dessert too n watching the comorrons catching their fish, up close is a treat whilst sipping on chinese tea, stunning scenery of Suzhou indeed. Thanks to Andy for showing the hidden gems of Suzhou.

[@fengzhengtou1990]

太湖三白天下鲜 TaiHuSanBai are famous for really long time. I remember in this year’s period drama Word of Honor actually mentioned it too. Would like to try one day by myself~

[@joycegoh8628]

Did you say you are almost 30? You look like fresh out of school in your early 20s! I was really surprised. 😃

[@Pikatu]

不是要唱评弹吗 怎么最后搞了一出黄梅戏😂😂

[@linmei4362]

苏州腔调的黄梅戏

[@skyhigh8439]

Su Zhou is so beautiful! Hope I can visit it in the future.😊

[@vtec73]

love watching your videos.

[@AmelieZh]

这个Andy好像有点帅😌😌 Omg.. it's Andy chewK!,

[@schultzmoeller2532]

GOD, I live near Tongli just 2km! What a pity~

[@beggerking]

Wow a healthy drink that actually looks interesting. Very nice

[@jieweizhang2061]

'I have seen one, dead.' 笑死，我也曾看到过，四川双流的菜盘里哈哈哈哈🌝

[@jimmyhu7606]

Mung bean soup, and is delicious. The small white fish is the easiest to eat. Watch out for the fish jawbones Amy

[@yvrelna]

1:16 > "In my life, I have never seen a rabbit in a restaurant" > "I've seen one... dead." Is it on the plate?

[@maxdc988]

Beautiful scenery and amazing vibes. Love the ancient architecture and the waterway, like in movie setting.

[@huckhuckbb]

Hi I like that portable fan around your neck, pretty cool 👍😊

[@clawhammer7]

The guy must be from either Malaysia or Singapore I suppose?

[@terraadventures6734]

我是苏州人，由于疫情无法回家。谢谢你做这么棒的视频，带我云游家乡。

[@user-cg4ov1vo7k]

I say you looks like 22. Can’t really tell these days between 20-40.

[@expallesco]

I really love your videos... They are awesome. I will soon visit my girlfriend from China. So, I am literally gathering informations about China and its culture as much as I can. I really thank you for sharing great videos to us.

[@DylansOng]

Your friend Andy speak like Malaysian or Singaporean.

[@XiJinpingForever]

澳洲人除了一的種族歧視華人還會什麼?

[@elznoodle]

“The mouth dexterity” 😂🦐

[@lmaolmaolmao69]

I just wanted to say thankyou for your content ❤ as a fellow Australian who has cancer and won't get to travel, I feel like I get to experience everything I dreamed of doing through your videos. I hope you keep having such a beautiful life for a long long time ❤

[@pelinchina]

Milky,希望你的健康快好起来！中国人的问候。

[@lmaolmaolmao69]

@@pelinchina

[@pelinchina]

@@lmaolmaolmao69 目前癌症是可以治愈的

[@jiezhang3524]

the old lady sing is huangmeixi not pingqiang.huang meixi is from anqing

[@venturegroup4469]

i love china and thanks for sharing your travelling experience

[@matpk]

Show your brand new Chinese passports to your subscriber

[@zhangbob6532]

Have been to Suzhou for many times but never went to there . next time must have a check in.

[@kwlaw1935]

@ 0:17, To Andy, for the sake of safety, please tighten your seat belt.

[@ningboflyer3871]

G’day from Ningbo.