AMAZING First Hot Pot Experience in China! 🇨🇳

[@mikeandashley]

Have you ever tried Beijing-style hot pot? Any must-try hot pot spots or unique dishes we should try in China? Drop your recommendations below! 🍲👇 We’re also on a mission to hit 100k subscribers, and we’d love your support! If you enjoyed this video, hit that subscribe button and join us for more epic food and travel adventures across China and beyond! Thank you for watching! 🥰❤

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

So the sauce is a traditional Beijing style sesame sauce, it's made by mixing 20% sesame paste and 80% peanut paste, there are other proportions, but the 20-80 is the most common. Sesame paste by itself has a slight bitter taste, so mixing it with peanut paste will lessen the bitterness.

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

Judging by the look of it, fermented tofu that's blended to a paste (the pinkish part), and pickled chive flower (the green part) are also added.

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

The "soy sauce" is actually vinegar

[@yushunzhang-w7u]

Ok, I see. As a Chinese, I welcome you and wish you have a good time.

[@LuckyGooseYA]

Hot pot is my favorite~ Love from Australia~

[@mikeandashley]

Its so delicious and such a fun way to eat! Thanks for watching. 🥰

[@XW3126]

Mutton is always more preferable for locals. In Beijing traditional hotpot is called’涮羊肉’（means mutton hotpot). Two most famous Beijing dishes are: Peaking Duck and 涮羊肉（Shuan Yang Rou).

[@mikeandashley]

Oh, good to know! At least we got to try one of the popular dishes. 😅 We missed roast duck, we’ll have to come back for that next time!

[@linphilip6389]

When we hot pot, we have two pairs of chopsticks. One pair for putting raw meats into broth. When meat is cooked, we use the other pair to pick cooked meat up for eating. We don't mex these two pairs for sanitary reason.

[@mikeandashley]

That makes a lot of sense! We were curious about that but figured that must be the way since they only gave us one set. Thanks for letting us know. 😊

[@willengel2458]

we sanitized things by boiling or heating. the broth is boiling, isn't it? for ready-cooked food, yes, for hot pot, it's more psychological than it's needed. btw we use chopsticks to pickup food, rarely stick the chopsticks into mouth, close to, but never into.

[@hailong3698]

@@mikeandashleyactually if you do the dip, you don’t need the extra stick since it is boiled.

[@SamLiang-uq5hz]

Actually it's typically either way, more of a personal preference.

[@PhilipKwan-w3g]

Love this series! Thank you for showing the real China!

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you so much for watching! 🥰❤️

[@hhw4375]

Ashley is so lovely. She is a laughing angel😂

[@mikeandashley]

Aw, thank you! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@risap2412]

I can even drink the sauce, it's soooo amazing. It's so glad to see you two enjoying Beijing hot pot! It's authentic Chinese food but only few travel youtubers tried it

[@mikeandashley]

We were so excited to try it! 🥰

[@winfredluo6001]

that's the typical Beijing-style hotpot sauce, a combo of sesame sauce and peanut sauce (2:8 ratio). the reddish and greenish stuffs are fermented tofu (mixed with red wine yeast) and (slightly) fermented leek. If you eat the noodles you could put them in the sauce bowl, give it a good stir, along with some cooked cabbage leaves. bon appetit !

[@mikeandashley]

That's super helpful! Thanks for sharing the details of all the ingredients! We're learning a lot. 😊

[@yunzilong2791]

Welcome to China, China is a friendly country, welcome all friends to experience different culture in China

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you so much! Everyone we interacted with in China was lovely and willing to help us. It was a wonderful experience. 🥰

[@setphenlee]

What you eat may not be peanut butter, the usual dipping sauce for hot pot is sesame paste.

[@mikeandashley]

That's what I (Ashley) thought! I'll have to tell Mike he was wrong. 🤣

[@haixu264]

@@mikeandashley 大部分北京火锅蘸料是二八酱， 80%芝麻酱20%花生酱，祝你们在中国玩的开心！

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you! 💕

[@VaioletteWestover]

Oh. my. god. This made me remember when I had this. I literally just ate and I'm sitting here drooling. What I'd do to get my hands on this whole spread right now. Thank you for the video!

[@mikeandashley]

Haha, that’s awesome! We were drooling during the whole edit! 😅😋 All you have to do is stroll through the hutongs in Dongsi and you’ll find the treasures! ✨

[@yashenadhesivetapeproducts7050]

thumb up before watching! Beijing style hotpot is a must-try there, especially in winter!

[@mikeandashley]

We definitely agree! It was a highlight of our trip! 🥰

[@Cooooooooooooooooper]

The dipping sauce is based on a blend of sesame and peanut, mixed with an appropriate amount of salt and water.

[@mikeandashley]

It was delicious! 😋

[@Uonab]

Please try a kind of chinese pie called肉夹馍（pronounced similar to “roger more”）. It's a crispy bread with a lot of well seasoned meat inside, very juicy and delicious. If you find it in the street of Beijing or anywhere in China. Just try it，and you'll definitely love it.

[@XpertGame1]

😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

[@mikeandashley]

Thanks for the recommendation! We’ll be sure to look out for it! 😊

[@yangjanpo7441]

罗杰摩尔虽迟但到！

[@horaceleung8646]

Regarding China's food culture, you can roughly understand it like this. People in the northeast, such as Liaoning and Jilin, prefer stronger flavors that are not very spicy. People in the northwest, such as Xinjiang, Gansu, and Ningxia, mainly eat beef and mutton. The noodles in the north of the central region, such as Shaanxi and Shanxi, are very good. The south of the central region, such as Jiangxi and Hunan, are mainly spicy. Sichuan, Chongqing, and Guizhou in the southwest are also mainly spicy, but their spiciness is more inclined to numbing. The eastern region, such as Zhejiang and Shanghai, basically has a strong and sweet flavor. The cuisine of the southern region, such as Guangdong and Fujian, is mainly light in flavor. So, if you want to fully understand Chinese cuisine, it may take you a few years.

[@mikeandashley]

Oh, wow! Yes, it sounds like it will take a very long time to try all of the flavors of China, but we're up to the challenge! 🥰

[@horaceleung8646]

@@mikeandashley There is an unconfirmed joke. An American arrived in Chengdu, Sichuan, and said he would spend a month trying all the delicious food in China. Then a year passed, and he was still in Sichuan...

[@mikeandashley]

😂😂😂 Oh wow, we’ve got our work cut out for us! I (Mike) am just excited to try the spicy stuff! 😋

[@Instagram-HarryFreeHugs]

Thx for Info, wow so many varieties

[@smash_27]

love your cheerful and enjoyable trip with lovely experience

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you so much! We had a blast! 😄🥰

[@刘宇飞-y9o]

Ohh. Nice you guys made it! Beijing style hotpot is very similar to Mongolian style, and north east style. Sesame plus peanuts sauce, not spicy. I was drooling watching this

[@mikeandashley]

It was delicious! Thank you for watching. 🥰

[@kamyuen1478]

That bubbling sound in the background is so comforting.

[@mikeandashley]

We thought so too! 🥰

[@tackle9ax327]

Love this couple, the way you trying new stuff, and very positive towards to the things that you are not familiar with, good energy 🎉

[@mikeandashley]

Aw, thank you! We always try to experience new things. We have a lot of trying new things coming our ways I’m sure! Thank you much for watching our video. 😊

[@HangYuriYangFX]

I am from Beijing. This traditional copper hotpot is perfect for freshly cut lamb, not frozen lamb. On top of that, the broth is very light, so it doesn't work very well with beef to my taste. Sichuan hotpot would probably work better with it.. glad you guys enjoyed it

[@mikeandashley]

Oh, interesting! We'll definitely try a Sichuan hotpot next time. 😊

[@stone3343]

The Chinese ancient Calculator which more thousand years at 15:41 really suprised me...not seen many years, espcially in BJN, the tier 1 city.

[@mikeandashley]

Yeah, it was so cool to see!

[@sz6678]

Thanks!

[@mikeandashley]

Oh, wow! Thank you so much! You’ve made our day. 🥰

[@aevae8678]

China is a country full of magic, and I have always wanted to travel.

[@mikeandashley]

It’s a beautiful country! We hope you can visit soon. ❤️❤️

[@linus631]

China is an incredible country! This video make me want to visit, Amazing trip! ❤😊❤😊

[@carlol4590]

Welcome to China . China because of its long history continues . Accumulated a lot of interesting things, including diet. 😄

[@mikeandashley]

It really is! We hope you get the chance to visit China soon. 😊

[@myname-bigcooke9474]

Hey I'm from Beijing. The sauce is either made with 70% sesame + 30% peanut or 80% sesame + 20% peanut, so we call it sesame sauce. Also, people just put 1/2 of the plate into the pot altogether instead of cooking it one at a time. Glad yall liked it tho!

[@mikeandashley]

Thanks for clearing that up! It was a really tasty sauce! And now we’ll know to cook more meat at a time next time we try hot pot! 😋😅 Thanks for watching!

[@DanielChoo-o1u]

So glad that you guys like BeiJing Hot pot❤，you should go to HangZhou,It's a very nice city. It's so different from Beijing

[@mikeandashley]

Hangzhou sounds amazing! We will have to check it out on our next trip. 😊

[@DanielChoo-o1u]

@ HangZhou is very close to Shanghai and can be reached in an hour by high-speed rail

[@mikeandashley]

That’s great to know! We’ll keep it in mind when we visit Shanghai! ✨

[@XingfuDong]

You can either eat the noodles straight out or put them in peanut butter, depending on what you like😊😊

[@mikeandashley]

Ah, good to know! Having them as a soup would have been good, but they were delicious with the sauce. 😊

[@XingfuDong]

@ When eating hot pot, don't worry about the food has no place. You can always ask the waiter for an empty plate. If you go to Chengdu, don't try hot pot easily, because it's so so so so so so spicy. but You can order half of the clear soup pot, half of the authentic Chengdu pot, just try a little bit.

[@mikeandashley]

Ooohh, that sounds good! We love spicy foods, but we are not so sure about numbingly spicy. 😅 We’re excited to try it! 😊

[@khemkhemeivee]

when Ashley talked,it looks delicious 😅good luck to you both👍

[@mikeandashley]

Haha, it was SO good! 😋 Thanks for watching! ❤️

[@dwwd-i4r]

Hmmm, it looks delicious! They are just different hot pots depending on the locations where the hot pots are populated by local people. The noodles need to be cooked for a shorter time than you do for dry spaghetti.

[@mikeandashley]

It was really good! A fun first experience for sure! Hopefully we’ll be hot pot pros by the time we’re finished exploring China!

[@KWExploretheworld]

Glad you enjoyed the Beijing style Hot Pot. There’re so many different kinds of hot pot in China: Sichuan style, Chongqing style, Cantonese style, Chaoshan style. Also lots of variations of hotpot where people add different kinds of ingredients in after finishing the soup turning the soup into a more flavourful hot pot again, such as Coconut chicken soup, Pig Stomach Soup with chicken & white pepper, Lamb spine hot pot, Malatang, seafood congee hot pot. You may wish to try them all one day 😂

[@mikeandashley]

Oh man! That’s so many options! 🤪 We can't wait to try as many as we can. Next up will be Sichuan hot pot in Chengdu! We hear its spicy! 🌶️

[@yonight6871]

China has 5,000 years of culture and is also the cultural origin of many Asian countries. Every Asian country you can think of has its culture influenced by China. Hot pot originates from Chongqing, China. If you have the chance, you must go to Chongqing. Chongqing is the only cyberpunk city in the world, an 8D city, a foggy city, and a mountain city.

[@mikeandashley]

We’re planning a trip to Chongqing very soon! We're excited. 🥰

[@jasonhu7995]

That is a very wrong statement. Hotspot has thousands of years of history, it could not originate from Chongqing considering how late Han people migrate there. The basic protein of modern hotspot is lamb, and beef, it could only originate from Northern China, where you get those meats. So, I will argue Beijing style (Mongolian style) is more close to the original style of hotpot.

[@mingng9482]

商周时期有一种炊具－鼎在进行祭祀或庆典时，就要“钟鸣鼎食”，将牛、羊肉等食材通通都放入鼎中，然后在底部生火把食物煮熟后先置于簋，再行切小分食，是火锅的雏形。 在秦汉时期，把鸡肉、猪肉等放在沸水中稍煮一下，称为“濯”，马王堆汉墓遣策上就有“濯鸡”及“濯豚”等文字记载。

[@TRAVELADVENTURES-xm2vo]

I love mushroom hot pot, the flavor is truly amazing.

[@seanchee441]

chinese pizza is the great great grand father of italian pizza. When marco polo visited china in tang dynasty, he brought back the chinese pizza and ramen ( chinese noodle ). after few century it slowly turn into italian pizza and spaghetti。yes you are right, Pizza and Spaghetti are chinese food. LOL

[@davidyan1267]

That’s bullshit

[@peterlin343]

马可波罗是元朝才来到中国的，不要出来丢脸,

[@seanchee441]

@@davidyan1267 hahaha, U are right... this is a joke between the chinese

[@mikeandashley]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@Hoo88846]

Sorry, you got the date wrong. Marco Polo went to China during the Yuan Dynasty. But yes, pizza and spaghetti and ravioli have their roots in Chinese shaobing, Chinese noodles (which are a Chinese invention) and Chinese dumplings (another Chinese invention invented by Dr. Zhang Zhong Jing. It’s not a joke and BS. There is historical records. Google search for the inventions of dumplings and noodles. It’s China. 🇨🇳.

[@zhiyaozhang7840]

Hi I am a proper beijingner and now I live in the uk. So for the green and red stuff in your peanut paste, it’s actually some sauce made by leek and fermented tofu, it makes the paste more salty and better flavoured. The most interesting thing of traditional Beijing hotpot is always the lamb, literally it’s so thin and you can just boil for like 10-15s for the lamb rolls, then it will taste so good and delicate. Also if you ask for hand cut lamb, the meat will be more thick, which means take longer time to boil but still it is very good. Also the lil black sauce you mentioned, it’s not soy sauce but it’s vinegar, I personally like to add a bit of that into my paste but it’s more like a personal choice. Anyways thank you for enjoying the food and I hope you have wonderful journey ❤

[@mikeandashley]

Thanks for the info! I really enjoyed the lamb rolls. They were so tasty! And you’re right, they didn’t take long to cook at all. I really enjoyed the vinegar in my sauce, I compared it to Ashley’s sauce and it was so different! Thanks so much for the great info and for watching our video. 😊

[@MoatlessCapital]

The sauce is generally 70/30 or 80/20 peanut/sesame sauce - one thing to note if you are allergic to peanut.

[@mikeandashley]

That's good to know! Thank you. 😊

[@sjfbrkdnjrkdkajdjoajfok-2]

People describe Beijing as one of China’s cuisine desrts( which means no good food there) but I still love Peking duck, hotpot and zhajiang noodle there❤

[@mikeandashley]

We’ve been hearing this! We found so much delicious food! But, it’s also our first stop. This just gets us so excited for the rest of China!

[@howardcheung5809]

the bottle of "soya sauce" is vinegar. The mixture of sauce..the pink stuff could be fermented tofu and green could be chives sauce. Hot pot varies from region to region too. In yunnan it's famous for its fungi / mushroom hot pot. 😊😊

[@mikeandashley]

Interesting! Thanks for letting us know. 😊

[@nguyenbaokhanh2005]

Bạn có thể cho nhiều thịt, rau, mì...vào chung một lần, sau đó vớt tất cả ra chén và thêm một ít nước súp lẩu vào và dùng, đó mới là cách ăn lẩu đúng đắn nhất, mỗi lần sẽ ăn một ít mì rau và thịt, kèm với nước súp.

[@mikeandashley]

Ok! That makes a bit more sense. We should have asked for a bowl!

[@SamLiang-uq5hz]

For hotpot it's more typical for people to put more meat into the pot at once instead of one slice at once, because it tastes way better if you have bigger bites than tiny pieces at once, and it won't take forever for you cook all the meat, same applies for cooking pretty much anything else for hotpot, I personally dip half plate of meat into the pot at a time lol. I also prefer Sichuan and Chengdu style hotpot more, they're far more flavorful because of their soup, it's spicy but you can request for low spicy level, Beijing probably has them, oh and try the sesame oil for dipping sauce it's really good.

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you! We are always learning something new. We will be in Chengdu and Chongqing soon, so we can’t wait to try the hot pot there! We LOVE spicy! 😋😋 Thanks for your comment and for watching our video!

[@SilkyRonTheRoad]

You guys are making us so hungry, watching this at 7am as we drive from Bishkek to Osh… hopefully we will find breakfast when we arrive! Also absolutely love Ashley’s Lamb moment! 🐑😂

[@XpertGame1]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mikeandashley]

Safe driving, you two! And yeah…I can be silly sometimes. 😅🤪

[@jjbee2951]

The small bottle is vinegar 😊

[@mikeandashley]

Oops! 😅

[@recipesimple2014]

A good place to learn Chines cuisine names in English, now I know how to tranlate them to my foreign customers, thanks for sharing and hope you enjoy your trip to China.🥰

[@mikeandashley]

Oh, that's awesome! We're so glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching! 🥰

[@chihyuanli1]

Love Ashley’s bright smile😄😄😄

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you! 🥰

[@bbq222888]

We use this pot In the past , when there was no electricity in China, the lid on the top of the pot was used to control the air circulation and control the fire. Modern people generally go to chain hot pot restaurants like Haidilao to eat, which will be more diverse. But such a tradition is worth trying

[@mikeandashley]

We thought so! We always like doing the traditional things to gain perspective of how things came to be! Thanks for watching. 😊

[@AlexisAlex-tu5to]

I AM A FAN OF HOT POT CUZ IT KEEPS YOU DOING SOMETHING AND THE VIBE WILL BE FUN AND RELAXING!

[@mikeandashley]

Yes! Much better than sitting on your phone and just waiting for someone to bring you food! We really enjoyed it. 😊👌

[@cronuschok3492]

the cilantro is for those who want to add in to the dipping sauce as some people don't eat cilantro. And fyi, u can do whatever sequence you like in eating hotpot, but usually chinese people go by the sequence of meat -> vege -> noodle... anything soaks up the broth/soup will go later.

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you for the tips! We’ll try it this way next time. 😊

[@tinayuer]

u should try tripe when u have hotpot，also can try it for the restaurant named “爆肚冯”or“爆肚满”，both of them were old and famous restaurants in Beijing. very delicious

[@mikeandashley]

Ok! We’ll have to give it a try. Not gonna lie, we’re a little nervous to try tripe. 😅😅😅 But thanks for the recommendations. 😊

[@tinayuer]

@ U’ll discovering a new world~

[@mikeandashley]

That’s why we travel! ✨

[@AbbyandGaz]

Wow we have never had hot pot but this looks amazing 😍😍

[@mikeandashley]

We’ve had it a few times, but this was certainly the most fun!

[@kevin19358]

17:07, You should try Hainanese chicken rice or Hainanese chicken, 1 of my favorite food that I love to eat, it taste good and delicious, it's the best and roast duck or peking roast duck, almost the same thing and food, it's a pork, it taste good and delicious, you should try it.

[@mikeandashley]

We LOVE Hainanese chicken rice. We tried it for the first time in Thailand, and now we order it every time we see it in a new country. 😊

[@iankung3389]

The pink sauce is fermented tofu sauce, and the green sauce is made from chive flowers, both adding salty notes to the sesame peanut dipping sauce. Beijing hotpot rules!

[@mikeandashley]

Oh wow! We would have never guessed. And we agree, it totally does!

[@程洋洋-s9u]

Sesame paste in China is a mixture of peanuts and sesame seeds in proportion.❤

[@mikeandashley]

That makes sense why it tasted like peanuts! Thanks for sharing!

[@yilunbai]

It would be better if you showed the bill paying process at the end and how much that delicious hotpot food/experience costed you two. I would imagine it’s very cheap compared to any other countries. But Beijing is typically the most expensive city along with Shanghai within China so you know if you try the same thing in other cities in China it would be even cheaper. Another reason to travel back to China soon and explore more cities. 😊

[@mikeandashley]

You’re totally right! We ALWAYS put prices in, but I was up very late editing and mentioned to Ashley that I forgot this time! 😭😭😭 The prices was 222.48 RMB. Thank you for bringing this up, and we’ll be better in the next video! 👌

[@melc6317]

I like hotpot. Try Chongqing hotpot but ask for mildly spicy broth. I think you might also like it. 😊

[@mikeandashley]

Chongqing hotpot is on our list! 🔥

[@lovewalkingtour356]

I love hotpot so much. U guys did a great job. 😂😂😂. I usually order more different kinds of veges.

[@mikeandashley]

We’re glad you enjoyed it. We definitely should have ordered more veggies! 😂

[@ycg6131]

Hot pot is our favorite too. Regarding the noodles, i would ask a bigger bowl and put meat, veggies, noodle, and the left over sauce together to make a combination of noodle soup. It make your stomach very comfortable in the winter

[@mikeandashley]

That sounds delicious! 😋

[@ycg6131]

@mikeandashley actually you two are more open minded than my western friends here in Canada. I was told in western culture, boiled light colored meat is not good. I offered some friends this style of hotpot but I was refused. That was about 20 years ago. I brought one of these copper hotpots with me here and never found an occasion to use due to ventilation issues, lol.

[@mikeandashley]

Oh, interesting! We have never heard that. And yeah, we’re wouldn’t have thought of the ventilation issues either. 😅

[@slowmind216]

Normally ice frozen Toufu is the most delious food you must try with hot pot.

[@mikeandashley]

Oh! We love tofu, that sounds incredible! We will try it next time. 😊

[@tringo999]

Hello Mike and Ashley, that hot pot "'chimney" looks like it has seen ts better days. The beef looks so amazing👍

[@mikeandashley]

It was delicious! 😊

[@bryanlee3337]

now is the best moment to try hotpot, which keeps you warm throughout the whole meal! And also, you can mix and match food with sauce, that is amazing to cook for yourself.

[@mikeandashley]

You are absolutely right! We loved how customizable and delicious it was. 🤗

[@Joshua-rv4hq]

Welcome to China! Hope you enjoy your time here

[@mikeandashley]

Thanks so much! We have enjoyed it so much! We just booked our trip back and can’t wait to explore more!

[@林立-p9u]

Hotpot is suitable for winter season. A lot of Chinese families have hotpot during the Chinese New Year holidays.

[@mikeandashley]

That makes total sense! It’s such a fun way to eat! Next time, we need to meet some new friends and do it as a group!

[@dennischai4831]

The broth will only get tastier when you put the stuff to cook in the broth. Normally its best when its almost at the end. In my hometown we put in crab, corn cob, pork ball, fish ball, mushroom to sweeten the broth.

[@mikeandashley]

Thanks for the tip, we’ll try that next time! 😋

[@tingtaiwan]

The sauce is intriguing !!

[@mikeandashley]

It was nothing like anything we’ve tried before, but it was delicious! 😋

[@林北就是唱秋]

1:43 People who is allergic to peanut must be careful. Yes it is 80% peanut sauce, although it's commonly called sesame sauce in China. It has only 20% sesame. The proper name for it is two eight sauce (二八醬). Pure sesame sauce/paste has a bitter taste, doesn't go well with hot pot.

[@jiaxinzhang1888]

神奇的是有很多本来对花生过敏的人来了中国就不过敏了

[@mikeandashley]

Thanks for letting us know! 😊

[@canalesjuan356]

It's 80% peanut sauce plus 20% sesame sauce mixed.

[@mikeandashley]

So delicious! 🤗

[@canalesjuan356]

@ you can customize it.

[@kevin19358]

5:05, It's similar when I eat a Korean restaurant last July, but in the Philippines, 7:26, Same, but different in South Korea I think, dip into the cooking, wait until it's cook. Once it's cook, you can eat it, hope it taste good. Korean food is good. But my favorite is Korean fried chicken with rice, it taste good and delicious. Do you remember what time you eat at the restaurant, is it dinner and what's the total price for all the meal?

[@mikeandashley]

We also love Korean fried chicken with rice. It’s so spicy and delicious! 😋 We went to the hot pot restaurant for dinner (I want to say around 6 PM?) and paid around $30.

[@kevin19358]

Nice, it is. I see. $30 for the whole full meal? No way, wow not bad.

[@LW78321]

I've had Sichuan hot pot many many times in Melbourne, but have never tried Beijing style hot pot before! Interested to give it a go

[@mikeandashley]

It's definitely worth trying! Thanks for watching. 😊

[@YYXX-z1m]

As a Beijinger I am glad that you like Beijing traditional hot pot. There are many cafes in Dongsi Street. It is a good choice to sit in a cafe in the afternoon😊😊

[@mikeandashley]

We LOVE Dongsi! Such a vibe. We also really enjoyed our hot pot experience! Also, 100% agree about the cafes on this street.

[@bbq222888]

In addition, there are many kinds of hot pot in China, and each place has its own different characteristics, such as wild mushroom hot pot in Yunnan, spicy hot pot in Chongqing, Congee hot pot in Chaozhou, and you eat Beijing hot pot, which is also one of them

[@mikeandashley]

Ooh! We can’t wait to try the different types! Which is your favorite?

[@bbq222888]

@@mikeandashley I can't eat too spicy.Chongqing is not for me.

[@mikeandashley]

Oooh! We LOVE spicy so we can’t wait for Chongqing!

[@glee88888]

awesome beijing hotpot video. i would eat more than 1 slice at a time, like take 3 or 5 slices, cook the slices, dunk into sauce and eat, only if the slices are thin.

[@mikeandashley]

Thanks so much! We really enjoyed filming it. More than one slice at a time is probably a good idea. We just didn’t have extra plates and didn’t want to overcook anything. 😅 We’re always learning! Thanks for watching!

[@mufasayang7304]

Please try “Premium Grilled Chicken Sandwich” aka 板烧鸡腿堡 from China's MacDonalds! They have a bunch of other localized items on the menu so I'd be cool to check out and compare with what you have had in the US!

[@mikeandashley]

That's a great idea! We'll definitely look for it! 😊

[@Kushal-v8b]

Nice 😊 guys amazing experience

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you! 🫶

[@XingfuDong]

love your videos.

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you so much! We love making them! 🥰

[@Dr.JohnYoon]

Enjoy eating

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you! 🥰

[@YYXX-z1m]

There is also a very popular Hunan dish in Beijing called “费大厨”. There are many people queuing up every day. It is a little spicy but it is very delicious❤

[@mikeandashley]

Oh nice! We’ll have to try and find it when we return!

[@lizz7805]

"First, you need to put the meat in to enhance the flavor of the clear broth. Then, you add the veggies to soak up the flavor. Lastly, you put in the noodles to absorb all the goodness of the broth.

[@mikeandashley]

Sounds delicious! 🤗

[@龙潜水]

Soaking time is very important, usually beef and mutton rolls for about 30 seconds!

[@mikeandashley]

Thanks for the tip!

[@yunxiawang]

Now start to looking forward seeing your next video, are you guys still in Peking or already started your new journey, I think you have got enough hotpot haha , if you will come next time, you could also try South Gate Peking hotpot which has one in World Trade Center and Ritan hotpot outside Ritan park. Enjoy your vacation and have fun in China 🎉

[@mikeandashley]

Sadly, we’re not in China anymore (we still have a few more videos from our time there), BUT we’re flying back in a week and are so excited! Thank you for the recommendation. We’ll try it the next time we’re in Beijing. 😊

[@yunxiawang]

@ haha no worries, the restaurants are always there and just will be better when you come back again:) Have a safe and fun journey! Looking forward to seeing your new videos! Also welcome to visit Hong Kong next time !

[@yimingzhang5011]

Nice video and nice people🥰

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@AnastasiaChang0823]

Welcome!!!!!

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you! 💕

[@ML-jp5zj]

Fun video!

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you! 🥰

[@neoh.tadano]

That sauce is 80% sesame seeds with 20% peanuts, so it's sesame flavor actually. As a Beijinger we don't eat noodles with traditional hot pot, we often eat hot "Shao Bing" some kind of sesame topped baked layered bread, miss it a lot after 5 years overseas😢

[@mikeandashley]

Oh yea?! It was so peanutty and only really tasted like sesame once she added the oil! We learn something new everyday! ✨ Shao Bing also sounds amazing! Hopefully we’ll get another chance to try it out!

[@YoonJintae98]

the way you dipped that noodle into red chili oil & peanut sauce is the famous Dan Dan noodle ngl😆

[@mikeandashley]

Oh, really? We don't know what that is, but it was delicious! 😊

[@kyreneleung9043]

Suggestion, if you can be out of your comfort zone, all you can do is try. Sometimes, there’s no or right or wrong way to eat. Try with your own taste test. PS, in China, ask if you don’t know or understand, not like in the west that people give you that look, even Chinese asks sometimes.

[@mikeandashley]

That's great advice! We're shy but trying to be more adventurous and open to new experiences. 🥰❤️

[@richardsimpson7776]

Use the cabbage leaves as a wrap. Like a tortilla.

[@mikeandashley]

Ohh, that's a great idea! We’ll try that next time. 😊

[@darkphanthom8741]

I'm happy you're pronouncing xie xie correctly.

[@mikeandashley]

Thanks, we're trying our best! 😄

[@ericliume]

The sauce is a mixture of 20% sesame 80% peanut. On top of that, add some soy sauce and sugar, etc.

[@mikeandashley]

Ah, that makes sense. It was delicious! 😊

[@candylau4342]

Hello actually you can eat noodle goes with the soup or you can eat it like dry noodles mix with the peanut sauce (actually it is sesame sauce) or add more chilli sauce / vinegar or whatever sauce you like , you can do it either way you like. actually it’s no rules for that. That s the fun of cooking and eating, you eat what you made. Please enjoy.

[@mikeandashley]

You’re right! It’s all about enjoying the food. 🥰

[@和行巨]

Mike's idea was right-adding a bit of soy sauce to the hot pot dipping sauce would have been perfect. Unfortunately, he added vinegar instead. Soon, you'll be heading to Chengdu, where you'll experience another unique style of hot pot.

[@mikeandashley]

We're so excited for Chengdu! We've heard the hot pot is amazing there. 🥰

[@kankoumine]

Even we have so many different type of hot pot in China. There are only one rule exist. Enjoy it at your own way. That why some of the hot pot restaurant have a big desk have so many sauce for you to make your own best favor sauce.

[@mikeandashley]

Yes! We love this about hot pot! Each time it’s different and we can dress our sauce up to our own likings! So good. It’s quickly becoming one of our favorite ways to eat!

[@jima6047]

you done awesome, nothing right or wrong, it is all right

[@mikeandashley]

That's good to know! 😊

[@risap2412]

8:35 the pink stuff is called Doufuru, made by soybeans

[@mikeandashley]

Oh, cool! Thanks for letting us know. 😊

[@movielife8537]

In term of food, definitely go Guangzhou. There is Chinese saying “eat in Guangzhou".

[@mikeandashley]

Sounds like a plan! We can’t wait to visit as many places as possible!

[@ybeuhie]

I'm late~~Finally updated

[@mikeandashley]

Never late! Thanks for watching!

[@zhangjin7179]

I think cilantro goes into the peanut/sesame sauce, fyi

[@mikeandashley]

You're correct! The kind lady at the restaurant showed us the way. 😊

[@zhangjin7179]

@@mikeandashley 炸酱面 have you tried it,?

[@mikeandashley]

Fried noodles? Which kind? We’ve tried a lot of noodles!

[@zhangjin7179]

@@mikeandashley it should translate to bean sauce nooddle in chinese, a staple worth trying, take the characters to a local they will point u

[@mikeandashley]

We will, thanks! 😊

[@xinwang4643]

The classic hot pot sauce: 20% sesame and 80% peanut

[@mikeandashley]

So yummy! 😋

[@YutaNin-h2f]

You guys should try Sichuan and Chongqing hotpot, you will have more fun.

[@mikeandashley]

We would love to! We’re planning our upcoming trip to Chongqing soon. 🥰

[@setiawanrusl4762]

Ilike your vidio from bali ❤❤❤

[@mikeandashley]

Thank you so much! 🥰❤️

[@siefa544]

好吃的食物令人快乐

[@mikeandashley]

Definitely! 😋

[@Maldive177]

Hi Mike and Ashley, I love your video! While you're in Beijing, I highly recommend you visit Gold Lake Cafe (金湖港式餐厅) in Guomao (国贸). I'm sure you'll love it-trust me on this!

[@Maldive177]

It’s located in the CBD in Beijing, and the food is absolutely amazing! It’s near Tiananmen Square, so after your meal, you can visit there too-they’re on the same street. It’s truly one of the best experiences you can have in Beijing!

[@mikeandashley]

Thanks for the recommendation! We’ll add it to our list for our next trip to Beijing. 🥰

[@上正止]

Since there is so much meat , why don’t u put more meat into the hotpot instead of one by one. U can ask the waitress to give u some bowls so u can scoop up the meat into bowls with a little bit of soup in it. Put noodles into the bowl of hot soup . There u have a bowl of ramen!

[@mikeandashley]

Thanks for the tips! We had no idea what we were doing. 😅🤣

[@上正止]

@ No worries. There is no fixed way of eating any food as long as u enjoy.

[@mikeandashley]

We’ll know for next time! But we were definitely enjoying ourselves! 😋

[@maneil9297]

The most elegant hotpot eaters ever 😂😂

[@mikeandashley]

Haha, you think so?! We always joke that we eat like toddlers because we're always spilling food on ourselves. 😅