Chifa: The Chinese Peruvian Food You Never Heard Of

[@tilelate9718]

As a Chinese person, this really fascinates me. The dishes and their cooking methods are reminiscent of many dishes and cooking methods in China but with a unique Peruvian twist. Would love to try it some day.

[@davidzegarra3386]

Im Peruvian. If you ever come here, be sure to go to a recommended place. Not all chifa restaurants are delicious.

[@cseijifja]

Its a working class food, there are many clases but overall its very good, of course , theres also de 5 bucks meal deal, dont ask for your tastebuds to be blown off but dont spect bad food either.

[@SewerDoll]

marry me

[@Mua_di]

Gracias por inventar el Chaulafan mi estimado hermano Chino.

[@lilylima6481]

@@Mua_di qué es el chaulafan? adios al fan? 🤣

[@joelsocavergara3396]

Flaco , la Inca kola no ha venido . JAJAJAJJAJAJAJAJJAJA que buen guía .

[@JoseloArdiles]

6:54 ja ja ja me hizo el día

[@WolfSlumber]

Peruanísimo xD

[@saulocanales8699]

Jajaja todos le hubiéramos dicho eso , como va faltar la inka cola

[@jaladopra197]

no entendi el video v: :v

[@LeonPajuelo]

"A da fidme batedia sedia" pero a mí no me gusta la Inca Kola.

[@djlucasxm]

The food is almost a religion in Peru

[@rodrigopezo1596]

As a peruvian myself your 100% rigth

[@Ridisword]

@@rodrigopezo1596 Im also from peru and its not

[@ronmymendezancca5238]

Amen

[@romelstuart8312]

Claro ps csm, al peruano le puede llegar al huevo la religion pero no la comida :v

[@luismuchotrigosiguel1916]

Lucas MQ true af

[@Sephiroth365]

"You`re either a wonton person or a wonton soup person" Sooooo true dude

[@luisgustavogonzalessanchez8464]

Not really

[@memetrashhh8936]

Im a wonton soup xddd

[@jorgeespinoza9265]

Defenly wantan soup after a volantin 😋

[@maura6438]

team wantan or team wantan soup ... CIVIL WAR

[@yeysonvidaldiestra2991]

Por ahi escuche dark side

[@LolixBelle]

proud chinese decendant born and raise in Peru,living in Hong Kong,my family used to own a chifa and chicharron shop, damn I miss Peruvian food :(

[@TakittyLove]

Waow! es increible cómo la historia da vueltas Ahora eres tú el que esta en un país tan lejano del que tus antepasados tuvieron que salir. Sin duda, China aportó mucho gastronomica, economica y culturalmente al Perú. Y ahora es el Perú el que de alguna manera está aportando muchas cosas también.

[@memetrashhh8936]

Ojala vuelvas pronto nwn/

[@jimena8561]

La comida sigue estando rica 💕 xd

[@MrKevCoan]

Que comen aea :v

[@Super-it3ij]

@@MrKevCoan chaufa

[@gguksbananamilk871]

I'm half Peruvian and Afghan but living in the uk and I love chinese-peruvian !!

[@bruxi78230]

Golden Bunny ----- I'm Brazilian but I agree, Chifa is the best. Delicious.

[@TierraSurNow]

No offence but what interesting combination on genes you have... a bit of Peruvian, Afghan, Chinese and more and also living in UK. I m Peruvian and I love chifa too! cheers.

[@gguksbananamilk871]

@@bruxi78230 yepp

[@gguksbananamilk871]

@@TierraSurNow no worries Im not offended what so ever most of father's side is made up of arabs and central asians too and thank you :)

[@TavoDev]

w8 , this situation is quiat familiar , did i ever writte u a commet?

[@ernitoito]

As a peruvian and as a chifa lover, this video makes me proud and happy... and obviously hungry.

[@kettch777]

I had never thought about Chinese fusion with other cultures, but it makes sense. Here in the United States, the Chinese immigrant wave that came in the late 1800s and early 1900s created their own fusion, combining ideas from their homeland with American foods. The result is what many Americans simply think of when we think Chinese food, but it is as distinct and unique from actual Chinese food as chifa. Foods like egg foo young, chow mein, sesame chicken, and orange chicken all have their roots in this.

[@ernitoito]

@@kettch777 Here in Perú , chinese people came and were working on ranchs or as low class workers. A lot of the dishes of our gastronomy are results of the combination of traditions and adaptations than came from diferent social classes, migration, etc. Chifa per se, its 100% peruvian but is the result of the mix between our culture and the chinese cuisine that they bring with them, specially from Canton (China).

[@josevasquez151]

Chifa food is accompanied by "Inca Kola"(peruvian soda) in Perú.

[@mariagraciazapata6939]

hi fellow Peruvian :) Do you know the name of this Chifa?

[@ernitoito]

@@mariagraciazapata6939 Yes, the name is FHU WHA. its in santiago de surco :)

[@luismiguelmakshen4856]

My parents used to own a Chifa in the La Molina district in Lima. When fresh Wonton Frito was being made, i always remembered running into the kitchen and begging for one to eat... those were the good old days... Now living in the UK, this video just hit me with so much nostalgia!

[@LolixBelle]

same, fir me i used to beg for chasiu,living in HK now.....chinese food here is not the same! T,T

[@ginal9683]

Luis Miguel back to Peru to eat the real Chifa..

[@luisselby7041]

I am Peruvian living in Los Angeles California, and here we have Chinese restaurants..but the best chifas are in Perú,taste is much better in my country.

[@waltermontoya1508]

That’s interesting, it is still open? Where in la Molina?

[@angelpuzaq.7806]

Wonton frito :v

[@YumFoods]

Peruvian Food is by far the best food in this planet!!! Chifa is something you can only taste in Peru!!!

[@tdanoticias3315]

You make no sense 🤔

[@tdanoticias3315]

Chinese are owners all chifas in peruano

[@devilangel1244]

You can also find it in Bolivia, its not as relevant as in Peru tho

[@friedrichwerbowy6631]

Lol, there are chifa in Ecuadoor too

[@tdanoticias3315]

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[@FortunePathVenerable]

Wonton soup is my religion. -random Peru dude 2k19

[@LordAgamiS]

Until 2k20 still be our religión.

[@juaneduardocg2382]

No ones in Perú say that. XD

[@DanaGomez1D]

Juan Eduardo CG i actually think wonton soup is my religion when I’m having a hangover 🤣

[@Erizo801]

Actually wantan soup is my religion xF

[@lear7407]

It's Wantan* with a

[@mamborambo]

As a Chinese person, Chifa dishes looks great and yummy! Hope to visit Peru one day and try out these fusion food.

[@fangirl00x]

Cuando no quieres cocinar , es un chifa o pollo a la brasa 😂😂

[@rix.a.c.7760]

Eso es una de las leyes de la vida!

[@charliekp2]

O los dos :v

[@jessikaeguia1946]

La firme no más 🙌🏼

[@greciaainohasoraluzhidalgo2868]

@@charliekp2 su pollito con arroz chaufa

[@isaramirez3270]

@@greciaainohasoraluzhidalgo2868 eso se llama monstrito o mounstro :V chaufa y pollo a la brasa juntas

[@NeoYgdrassyl]

6:50 Holy shit, that is the most Latin American moment ever, not "Excuse me waiter." but "Hey bro, you missed one!"

[@geno121686]

@Donald Trump kind to all, but dont tolerate the ignorant.

[@geno121686]

@@GReinsther Indian people are from India. Otro trucho ignorante.

[@geno121686]

You mean true american.

[@geno121686]

Watch gangs of new york.

[@geno121686]

Us natives. Born here reitwise. Or the foreign hordes defiling it. Then the priest says. Let it be known that any hand that tries to keep us from this land will be swiftly cut down. Prepare to meet the real lord. Don't ever look away. Happy Saint Patrick's Day. It doesn't matter if you're " native " or not. Don't ever look away.

[@Chi_Leung]

Kum lu wonton is actually VERY old school Cantonese dim sum. It is pretty rare to find even in hk. It found its way to survive in a different continent and it's absolutely great.

[@dicarius]

Wow, that's amazing! Here in Peru, just as Alex said is one of THE chifa dishes, almost all peruvians (and specially chinese peruvians) Love it!

[@TakittyLove]

Chungchile Omg! Actually, the majority of Chinese imigrants were from Kanton. It's for that reason many dishes in Chifa restaurants are some like similar to Kanton's than Pekin or anothers regions.

[@stevenliu1377]

​@@mynameisandong They are called 錦滷餛飩 in traditional Chinese (锦卤馄饨 in simplified Chinese) if you want to search for some pictures for comparison (as searching for Kam Lu Wantan will probably only get you results on the Peruvian versions haha) down to the red-orange sauce (made with very different ingredients). They are almost extinct in Hong Kong, but I have seen them on offer in Macau. I have also had some in Taiwan at wedding banquets as appetizers. I suspect it may be considered a special occasion food there, because of how rare they are outside of weddings. Of course, we have to mention these in American Chinese cuisines. They are quite common in the US, with many Chinese people who don't know about the Chinese version of the dish accusing it of being "fake Americanized Chinese food."

[@czvongz]

Thanks for the knowledge. Haven't seen this dish during my 20 plus years in Guangzhou.

[@agusal4487]

Wow! No kidding??? Kam lu is my go-to dish at my local chifa.

[@kattiamarroquinpizarro7885]

Alex is for real a master of Chifa, he resumed exactly what Chifa means in our culture, nice video guys!

[@JoseGutierrez-cw1wn]

I was told that the airport dish was called like that because the "frijol chino" (chinese beans) kinda looks like airplanes. (they weren't noodles). cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2392/3619/products/GoFreshVerduras-frijolitochino2.jpg?v=1537484298

[@stephanievanessaalemanrodr7287]

My boss is planning to open a chifa in Australia, so as a peruvian I am sooo exciting about this 🇦🇺❤️

[@richardtan1332]

Which city?

[@blublutimez]

Finally, someone said the original flavor of Inka Kola! yes, is Hierba Luisa!!!

[@unidielts]

That's lemongrass in English.

[@bladdnun3016]

@@unidielts Lemon verbena, actually. But both taste great. Inca Kola really doesn't, but that's just my opinion.

[@cseijifja]

@@bladdnun3016 as far as soft drinks go , its quite good, at the very least , people openly prefer incakola to cocacola where its available

[@juaneduardocg2382]

XD

[@Wrench-007]

My American friends say it is bubble gum soda.

[@Noname-iz9uo]

As a Chinese person, I say Mucho Gracias for creating this wonderful Sino-Peruvian food culture. The production value of the video is incredible.

[@PeruchoPastrulo]

The right way to say it is "muchas gracias." Unlike English, in Spanish every word has a gender and number, so "muchas gracias" is a feminine-gender expression and in plural. In contrast, if you'd say for instance "mucha gracia" in singular, it'd mean something else ("a lot of charm").

[@PeruchoPastrulo]

@@Noname-iz9uo Xie xie as well for this wonderful Sino-Peruvian creation.

[@alexdeperu4966]

One thing that you forgot to say is that we Peruvian use Chinese word to say: Soy Sauce (Salsa de Soya in Spanish) for Peruvians is Sillao, and Ginger(in Spanish (Gengibre) for Peruvians is Kion. Or Rock-Paper-Scissor (Piedra-Papel o Tijera in Spanish) for Peruvians is Yan-Ken-Po. :D

[@Yamaneko81]

yan ken po is japanese though

[@yeseniamallqui4869]

Totally true

[@sthefanochavarria4474]

@@Yamaneko81In the past a migration of japanese people took place in Peru, so we learnt lots from them

[@MisAmandaful]

I think it’s so funny they use the Cantonese word for soy sauce. Shows that they really integrated their cultures together

[@sebas4951]

​@@sthefanochavarria4474 learn alot from them*

[@TheXuism]

wow, as a Chinese, I never knew Chifa. It looks delicious!

[@danielapaz2623]

TheXuism im peruvian chifa is a mix of chinese and peruvian food ingredinnts sth like that

[@sukjosan4359]

chifa mean is 吃法

[@zx9724]

just chinese food southAmerican style

[@timidalchemist8475]

Combines two of the best food style in the world into one heavenly cultural food.

[@renzocanevaro9037]

@@zx9724 Not exactly, because there are some dishes very uniques, even using guinea pig (Cuy).

[@saarland2china]

This Chifa looks like it derives from the chinese "chi fan" (吃饭) which means "to eat"

[@Freshy300]

Peruvian here. As a matter of fact, I think it means cook or eat rice. I am not a historian, but there are many Chinese words (and names) that were misspelled by Peruvian customs officers and citizens when the first Chinese immigrants arrived in Peru. For example, a very common Peruvian-Chinese last name is "Chang", but I don't think you will find Chang in China. I believe the first generation "Changs" were actually "Zhang" but the "Zh" sound in Spanish sounds close (not the same) as a "Ch".

[@saarland2china]

Thanks a lot! I already thought so. My Chinese is not very good, but that was more or less obvious :) Do you speak Chinese well? @@Freshy300

[@Freshy300]

I don't speak Chinese at all, well, maybe some words. I initially agreed with what you said, about chi fan meaning "to eat" because that's what I always thought it meant, but then, scrolling down the comments, I read from a lot of people with some Chinese background, that chi fan actually meant to eat rice or to cook rice, so I edited my comment. Andong later replied to a post I made that I was actually right, that chi fan meant "to eat" so I guess we were both correct. I'll just go with the "to eat" meaning.

[@miguelwang9905]

Chinese raised in Peru over here, indeed it does mean eat rice. Southern Chinese people usually say "eat rice" for time to eat! Tencantalá!

[@challenge159]

It sounds more like 炒饭.

[@nicolle7661]

I’m a Peruvian living in Italy, I haven’t eaten chifa since 2016 and this video made me extremely hungry lol

[@fulca4389]

I’ve tried Chinese food all over the world and in my humble opinion Peruvian-Chinese is simply the best there is! I have to add that Chinese-Peruvian is quite different from original Chinese... and they both could stand alone in their own right!

[@catholic3dod790]

Exactly

[@entropyanonymous3385]

I invite you to come to China to try out the authentic Chinese food and I always say nothing beats original

[@nattype8981]

@@entropyanonymous3385 Chifa isn´t Chinese food, it´s Peruvian Chinese fusion with peruvian flavor

[@realsmichelle]

As a Peruvian, chifa was always my go to for a great meal. It's so amazing how two cultures can come together to form one cuisine full of goodness. It's even more great since my boyfriend who is Chinese (he was born in Guangzhou but lives in LA) and I share something in common when it comes to food. It brought our families so close together ♡

[@audyw4411]

thanks to Peru for loving Chinese culture. now i'm craving to try Chifa and Inca Kola!!

[@striderhiryu2]

We actually asimilate other people culture instead of segregation.

[@victormanuel9370]

At least five % of our population have chinese ancestors but they are mostly mixed. We love our chinese - peruvian fusion food, but we also have japanese-peruvian fusion food, spaniard-peruvian fusion food, italian-peruvian fusion food and indigenous peruvian food that our mothers and grandmothers use to prepare in our houses.

[@TMBnVegas]

You should try USA Chinese style food where China immigrants and food have Ben assimilated since 1800 unique dish’s originated in USA that are not m China like crab Rangoon also the delivery Chinese food was pioneer in USA

[@dreasanz]

I introduced my Chinese friends to Chifa and they loved it! I grew up on Chifa. Chifa is life.

[@Ennyesplace]

I have family in Peru and the second time I went there my auntie bought chifa to welcome my mom and me, I became obsessed specially with the pollo chifa that is chicken with tamarind sauce ofc.

[@frankiealtamirano4517]

Eres peruana?

[@baileyreport.]

We love Chifa! It's a national treasure for sure! Every city block in Lima has at least 2 chifa restaurants! It's never boring and always wonderful! Viva Chifa! It's even more wonderful with lemonada!

[@tonypalmer6779]

Peruvian chinesse food is the best of all the World.

[@williamenglish8847]

So, you have eaten food from all over the world.

[@tonypalmer6779]

@@williamenglish8847 You have said it carnal.

[@Yersifanel]

I have a dear friend from Perú, she's always talking about how Chifa is great.

[@talesnine]

I have so much confidence of this channel blowing up. Production and content is so high.

[@effey5195]

Im a Peruvian ethnologist and I screamed in delight when I saw that I’ve actually eaten in one of the “they are even in Andean villages” examples you guys put in the video!!!

[@willintian]

As a Chinese, I think Chifa may come from the word Chifan which means have dinner/lunch/breakfast.

[@willintian]

Yes, I think it means fried rice. Chaofan=Chaufa=fried rice in Chinese. :-)@Daniel G

[@ginal9683]

Exactly the word is Chifan what's mean comer in mandarin . Remenberg most of the peruvians Chinese speak mandarin and cantonese ..the fusion of madatines cantoneses and peruvians made the best Chifa on the world.

[@jonathan198117]

Yes yes you right!! 😁

[@striderhiryu2]

Exactly.here in Peru we say:vamos a chifar = lets go to eat.

[@Horaxus]

@@striderhiryu2 it has other meaning (¬w¬)

[@martinxma6949]

Chinese living in America here, went to Peru last December, loved the Peruvian food. As for Chifa, I’ll put it as a much better version of fusion Chinese food than Americanized Panda Express stuffs.

[@TMBnVegas]

You have to go New York or San Francisco to the family owner restaurants you can’t compare fast food corporate with family owned

[@ChewieHuey]

Here in Clifton NJ, there is a Peruvian community, and I've often wondered about the food. I've learned that there is a large population of Toisan (the original Chinese migrants. e.g. San Francisco) in Peru. Frankly, I think Peruvians make better fried rice than Chinese people do.

[@Kimmyyy1999]

Eddie 😂 I literally live 10 mins away from you and yes Chifa is amazing this is coming from a Halfie Japanese and Peruvian. I’m blessed! They should also do a documentary about the Japanese/Peruvian Fusion ! It’s the best as well ! 💕 it’s called Nikkei

[@jrmint2]

No way. You've never had good fried rice then.

[@samuelng6441]

Bruh that’s not possible man; you rarely can be better than the original source. Maybe you just haven’t taste good fried rice, or that your taste is just different. But the standards are there

[@pipiolon1000]

@The alien in your backyard peruvianss are so good un the kitchen. I don't know where is better, but every people should try peruvian fried rice. Ford example, "aeropuerto" or "chaufa de mariscos" can be your favorite fried rices un the world.

[@marioortiz6560]

Check out jade garden on main street in paterson for some good chifa

[@jacklee279]

Peru, does have Chinese restaurants in the Amazon area. Iquitos, Pucallpa, Puerto Maldonado, have chifas. Of course, native Peruvian food are stews of potatoes, hot peppers, some kind of meat, vegetables, and herbs, from people's home gardens. Stews like estofado, carapulcra, seco, aji de gallina, cau cau, chanfainita, and on, and on. But potatoes, and hot peppers, are essential of native Peruvian food.

[@alexdeperu4966]

In every city of the Peruvian Jungle there are Chifas. My city is Chanchamayo and there are a lot!

[@patrickyan5465]

Never thought that Chinese element can go that far. And Chifa is amazing, so grateful for Peruvians bring Chinese food into Peruvian cuisine, GREAT job! Definitely I should try it!

[@laaarry5533]

as a Chinese I would like to try these Chifa food, they look delicious！

[@axeltech9914]

laaarry malaysian chinese food too !

[@ritatjahjadi508]

What's Chifa? Chinese Flavour? Chinese Food A..🤔🤔?

[@mliv695]

Rita Tjahjadi It sounds like 吃饭 to me.

[@aahph]

@@ritatjahjadi508 it sounds similar to "eating" in Cantonese, which most of the early Chinese immigrants speak

[@ritatjahjadi508]

Think I've to agree with you guys... yup 吃饭！😊

[@KajiXD]

CHIFA+INCA KOLA=YAASSSSSS!! This is my faith

[@Naz-ub9jb]

He said it taste like what at 7:44?

[@cmbkcaruso621]

@@Naz-ub9jb bubble gum

[@mtndharma6042]

Try the Inca Cola with fresh-squeezed limones. The acid balances the bubble gum flavor, but with same sugar level. Hold the trash-no rind, por fabor!

[@desahuevate0]

@@mtndharma6042 eeeeeh no no no please don't

[@vr_x7364]

Cool my great grandfather did business in Peru and traveled back and forth from Hong Kong that’s so cool I hope to visit one day

[@3689dyf]

No wonder!!!! I used to eat at this Peruvian restaurant & they served chinese food which confused the heck out of me. Lol glad to see this video, I just assumed the restaurant was serving it just for the heck of it lol.

[@MCandCarriecf]

Oh my god! I’m sooo pumped!! I’m peruvian and I looove Chifa!! So I can’t wait to see all the research you have done. Totally apreciate it. Definitely subscribing, guys!! Excelent content 😊

[@ianchan4931]

First of, great video! Have heard about Chinese food is big in Peru but no idea it's this big! The king of the sweet @04:45 definitely is a thing in China, in face he made the right pronunciation at 4:52 in Chinese, it's called 錦鹵雲吞 or Jumbo Wonton. It's a traditional dish in Hong Kong and Southern China. It was a very popular dish in the last century where every large restaurant in HK would serve it. As people are getting more healthy conscious, and probably wish for more finesse, now it's only common in traditional restaurant. The dish is essentially mixed chicken and vege in sweet and sour sauce poured over deep fried wonton wrapper. The Chinese name means an assortment of food (錦) in a sauce (鹵) over wonton (雲吞). Generally wonton is a kind of dumpling with very thin wrapper with a mix of shrimp and pork filling. 錦鹵雲吞 can be considered as a 'unwrapped' version of deep fried wonton.

[@btaleonard02]

You may be incorrect on 錦鹵雲吞 .

[@victormanuel9370]

Peruvian kam lu wantan has pieces of beef, pork. chicken, shrimp, many chifas add duck and quail eggs with a tamarind sauce pieces of pineapple and veggies and We use to eat Kam lu wantan with chicken or pork fried rice.

[@yellowotter1188]

I don't even know how KZbin recommend me this, but I'm truly grateful. As a fellow peruvian I couldn't even understand how nobody has ever taken a try on this topic! And you guys just come and make it with so much quality production and what I think it matters most, with a smile and with true honest interest on this part of our culture. Love it guys, keep it up.

[@jen07ma]

Yellow Otter same! I think it targeted us because KZbin knows we are Peruvians! 😅🤪

[@osmopolito]

@@jen07ma guapa peruana 😘

[@nuki82]

OMG!! Dude Im in love with your channel. Im chilean and 3 weeks ago traveled to celebrate lunar new year in Lima for first time. Chifa food was great at Paruro st.

[@nuki82]

@@mynameisandong Well, Lomo Saltado is very well known here but all the merits belongs to peruvian restaurants. In Chile there is not a chinese influence like in Peru. What we have is a very importan palestine comunity that arrived at the begginings of 1900. The palestine PM came in a visit and was amused because he was served dishes that are usual for the chilean- palestine communities but extinct in modern Palestine

[@TakittyLove]

@@nuki82 wow!! eso no lo sabía. Hay algún plato que sea fusion, es decir, Chileno-palestino o que haya sido tan asimilado a la cultura chilena que ya sea considerada un "clásico" en su gastronomía ?

[@jiminluvi]

You could say that Chinese food in fusion with Peruvian food is already part of our gastronomy. Literal everywhere in Lima there is a chifa. (I am a Peruvian using translator xd)

[@armstrongchan1417]

It is so exciting to see mix cultures and food evolution! Food taste better with new elements

[@carpet498]

When I went to the Peruvian China Town, the chifa was hella good than some of the restaurants you find in the streets, my favorite will always be the Tallarin Saltado

[@ErikReyOficial]

*Que rico es mi Perú!!* 🇵🇪 #PaísBendito

[@Indiansareallpajeets]

God bless Peru and lovely Peruvians. Love from China🇨🇳❤️🇵🇪. I love Chifa very much😊

[@hellobitter-sweetdays6923]

And this is one of my favorite dishes to eat when I am lazy and I am tired after a long day at work, thank you for your hard work and loving our culture/ food 😊🇵🇪

[@CarlosEscalaKam]

In Iquitos and Tarapoto, in the peruvian jungle, there are a few chifas

[@freddyromariovasquezcairo2250]

In Puerto Maldonado there are several of them.

[@Horaxus]

I saw many in Yurimaguas

[@alexdeperu4966]

In all cities of the Peruvian jungle we have chifas. But, he asked to a guy who lives in the middle of nowhere. Places that we called in Peru: cazerios, those places just with few houses. But, Peruvian Jungle has a lot of cities and towns. Not just cazerios.

[@tommysimmonds]

Now I really wanna go visit Peru 🇵🇪 Absolutely fascinating!!

[@jamesonball]

As a Chinese, this is really fascinating!! Probs to Peruvian;))

[@gz3540]

wow. that's amazing. i know that chinese food have evolved outside china, including in south east asia where we have our own chinese food style, but never thought that the culture cross until the latin america and become so ingrained with the culture at peru. i have no idea why this video shows in my recommendation, but it's really a nice and unexpected video. please show more...

[@maxhope7691]

I moved to a small town in Canada 30 years ago from Hong Kong, I couldn't find any authentic Chinese food there, so I had to eat the Canadian Chinese food which is similar to Chifa, sweet N sour sauce with fried rice, fried Won-Ton, mixed Veggies, I wanted to cry at the first time I ate those, but after a few times, I was totally used to it haha. Also, I couldn't eat French fries, pizza, KFC as dinner, but now I can eat anything. I only have rice once a while as I used to have rice everyday in my childhood. Human can adapt to the new environment if there's no choice. We should appreciate all kinds of food as long as we don't have to suffer from starvation like some unlucky ppl in some countries. Peace!

[@fireeye33]

Max Hope there are more obese people in the world now vs hungry people....

[@peteryeung111]

Good story Max. So, is that town still small after 30 years, or you've moved away? The Chinese food you mentioned is well known as "chop suey" I think it's the same concept as chifan, Chinese immigrants are very adaptable and resourceful and thrive Wherever they go.

[@maxhope7691]

@@peteryeung111 I'd only stayed in that small town for 2 years, St. John's, the most eastern town/city of Canada. I don't think it got any bigger or busier. Yeah, I was stuck with Chow Mein, Chop Suey, sweet N sour chicken balls and stuff. I fell in love with the French Fries with gravy there though, Fish N chips was awesome too.

[@maxhope7691]

@@fireeye33 True, that's another problem too.

[@MsYerif]

With the difference american, canadien, any North america country , have a cold and boring taste in their meals =(.

[@roncuz808]

I visited a Chifa while I was in Cusco. It was fun! I taught my friend how to use chopsticks, the owner came to greet me and to talk in Mandarin Chinese, and the soup was exactly what I needed for my stomach (I had altitude sickness that morning). Love this video and I could see how it is a cultural experience for the locals to visit these places. One gripe: I did not like the "won ton" with tamarind sauce... it was just a deep friend won ton wrapper? Lol. I absolutely want to visit Chinatown the next time I visit Lima.

[@kgr_0715]

We need more about Peru please, I just subscribed for more🍴

[@kgr_0715]

@@mynameisandong thank you man, hope also you do longer videos haha 😂. Videos get short when it's about food 🍲, wish you luck in your channel hope you get sooner the 100k

[@hannahhee6338]

This is amazing! I really love how the video showcases the nuances of Peruvian food culture. I'm a new subscriber and I really appreciate the high production quality of your videos. Much love from Singapore! P.S. Alex casually snapping a pic of the food at 6:18 made me LOL

[@axeltech9914]

Hannah Hee heyy , nice to see you here laaaaaa

[@ydalaborcaucus4376]

I loved this. Especially as im heading to Peru. I went to a great chinese restaurant in panama...cool to see more chinese influence in other hispanic countries.

[@Uselessmineral]

This is one of the best video i've seen in 2019 on YT!! Simply Amazing!!!!

[@stevespace_4809]

I live in queens and been knowing about this food for over 10 years...love it!!!

[@Xim_TW]

Perú is the prove that mix cultures is just amazing!

[@joalberi4658]

In Peru there is a saying: El que no tiene de inga tiene de mandinga. Basically meaning that peruvians are very diverse and are made out of all Bloods if you don't have some of this you got some of that... Kinda like theircuisine very surprisingly diverse. If what you are looking for it's good hospitality Discovery fun an adventure you will love Peru as much as I did and trust me here you will not go hungry. ♥️🇵🇪 Nice video guys.

[@aquafishcspeia2921]

Awesome concept! Looking forward to the Chifa documentary, and to the Nikkei one as well. Always interesting to learn about migrants and how different cultures can integrate and find a way to co-exist peacefully, and maybe even come together to produce something amazing. Maybe no journey is ever smooth sailing, but each bump on the way is a lesson. Biggest reason history is relevant at all; let's learn from it. Thanks for making that accessible to the rest of the world! 👍

[@DanielCotillo]

Thanks KZbin for putting this on my recommended. Proud Peruvian here. Chifa is hands down the best my country has to offer in cuisine, imo.

[@xeziliha2975]

I loved this first approach to what our Chifa is ❤️ I totally agree with the choices Alex made, and yes...there’s no Chifa without Inca Kola 😍 I’ve tried some fried rice and Chinese food here in Bogota and they were very simple. I’ve tried some Peruvian Chifa as well, and that’s a different story. I look forward to watch the following episodes. Got here because of my favorite Chifa’s post, so I assume they will appear pretty soon. I’m hungry!!!

[@xeziliha2975]

I am, @@mynameisandong! I really look forward to go home and have some of their delicious food :)

[@whateverwhat816]

fun fact: many houses in Peru hold Ajinomoto (MSG) as a quintessential spice in their kitchens

[@etchalaco9971]

So does chinese food, two of the oldest countries on the planet, so there is nothing wrong with it.

[@striderhiryu2]

And soya sauce too.

[@etchalaco9971]

@@striderhiryu2 Not in many dishes.

[@user-xh2ml5yc8t]

But you can ask without Ajinomoto.

[@TakittyLove]

and Ajinomoto is Japanese :v

[@Spektro1826]

This is the most accurate introduction of Chifa to foreigners i´ve ever seen in my life. Excellent video!!! :)

[@romandogbird]

dude this is some of the most spot on and hilarious food journalism i've ever come across - totally subscribing!!

[@alexdarkside115]

Thank you so much for your work And congrats with 15k subs! I hope one day you will have 500k!

[@SimonE-qt9dv]

In Perú when you dont wanna cook something or you tired, instantanelly go to the Chifa

[@fernandahuaman6480]

This video and the others are such a great, interesting project about MY COUNTRY!! I'm so glad that people like you guys are interested in our cuisine. As a Peruvian, I'd really like to thank you because you're spreading the culture. And by the way, your investigation is teaching me a lot! I'm so excited to know the story of Chifa. Almost no one knows a lot about it. I wish this documentary were in Spanish or with Spanish captions so I could share it with my friends!

[@胡恩成]

as a Chinese citizen,it's really an aspiration to explore the oversea Chinese food and culture to enrich myself

[@haneytomoko8918]

Ya I can understand because I’m indonesian chinese staying in Indonesia 😂 we are like everywhere! Gosh! Chifa is life!

[@liveman2k]

I've never had any motivations to visit Peru but now I do... for Chifa!

[@elaine6739]

I've been fascinated with Chifa since doing a spanish class project on it in middle school! Absolutely loved this video in getting a closer look at it. I hope to study abroad in Peru and get to try it myself one day :)

[@mia-pn2jx]

Loved your video. As a Peruvian who adores chifa I'm very happy to see that you've made a video about this amazing and delicious fusion. I eat it at least once a month, lmao. Also I can't believe he made a wantan comparison with Star Wars, I love him.

[@DocPetron]

FYI. Toisan is a tiny region in China in province of Guandong (formally Canton). Most of the early Chinese immigrants to the Americas were from that region. As a matter of fact the Toisan dialect was the lingua franca of every Chinatown in the US until the 1970s. Since then it's been more standard Cantonese and nowadays Mandarin is creeping in. But if you find any elderly immigrants, say in their 80s, you will find that the vast majority of them only speak the Toisanese dialect.

[@03gianella]

Amazing idea of doing a documentary!You can say that this dish is known and served in other countries, but it has peruvian origins, so it’s very interesting to get to know it from the beginning

[@slayer2546]

I'm Peruvian and chifa is just one of the many types of food that we eat You should make more videos of our amazing gastronomy

[@juannah]

Wow this is so interesting!! I love cultural blending, just shows that different cultures/traditions/beliefs etc can actually work well together peacefully with love, and create such beauty like this. It looks so good I would definitely want to try it!!! Chinese really are everywhere! Just like how my prof said, Chinese were actually one of the earliest that had their footsteps all over the world, long before you could imagine! But they never intended to colonize/to start a war, they were just there working hard to trade, to make a living, and I think maybe to spread good foods also!!! I have so much respect for them!! Which makes me proud of being a chinese. And ofc super thankful for the great foods as well!! 💕💕💕🤗🤗🤗

[@ronaldvasquez6748]

Combinado with inka kola! No hay más!

[@christofphe3628]

un clasicazo

[@francomokk4592]

Uffff

[@JoshuaKing-ue4vc]

Arriba los CHIFAS en el Perú 🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻👍🏻🙋🏻‍♂️👍🏻🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️

[@importedriceco]

As a Chinese I really wanna try Chifa! Chifa is getting more attention from Chinese people these days because it was mentioned in a famous Chinese food documentary series

[@salonhi2841]

I don't think that's the real "Chaofan". 😁

[@importedriceco]

Chaofan means literally just fried rice, so any fried rice can be called chaofan. Unless you are talking about some specific chaofan dish

[@salonhi2841]

I mean the real chinese chaofan. The food in the video is quite different from that in China.

[@importedriceco]

@@salonhi2841 don't know what means a Real Chaofan. 福建炒饭，扬州炒饭，咸鱼鸡粒炒饭，海鲜炒饭，酱油蛋炒饭，腊肠炒饭？It's like saying there's a real sandwich. I know in China we don't usually put exotic fruits or deep fried wontons on side, but their chaofan look pretty regular to me.

[@salonhi2841]

@@importedriceco 我说真的炒饭的意思就是，中餐馆提供一些地道的中式炒饭，当然你提到的任何一种都行啦。不过我也理解餐馆运营也要迎合当地人的口味。不过我在阿姆斯特丹遇到的一家中餐馆，提供的中餐和国内的几乎没有差别。估计是当地华人多的原因吧。所以，我就感觉这个中餐馆提供的不是真正意义的炒饭。

[@belladriver258]

Peru 🇵🇪 grande Te amo! Quiere chifa!

[@Lenschunk]

This was a superb video I loved it! Definitely shows off your skill! Love that you got an expert for the video, looking forward to more!

[@TheKx]

Like si eres de Perú :v

[@issacTT]

Ecuador pero si tenemos chifa

[@konzhe6605]

Claro p

[@lilylima6481]

@@issacTT El chifa se expandió desde el Perú donde nació por la gran inmigración china que junto a los peruanos crearon esta rama de la gastronomía peruana.

[@nelsonbolainas145]

Silence peruvian 😎👊

[@chaos10804]

*Callao peruano* okei no te ofendas maquina

[@LokiTheGodofMischief]

I would have to say Peruvian Chinese food is better than other Latin Chinese foods at least thats how I feel. Too bad many Comida China Latin Chinese restaurants closed in NYC

[@manu6690]

You can try peruvian chifa in jackson heights , Queens.

[@singlah]

I tried one in Manhattan, but I can't really tell the difference between this and American Chinese food. To me, it's just one variety of American Chinese food which is almost completely different from Chinese food you find in Asia. I've seen Mexican Chinese restaurants and those are really sad-looking. Many Mexicans avoid it and so do I.

[@JorgeLuis-dt1bc]

Try the "Chifa" Restaurant in Jackson Heights....it's the only Peruvian Chifa in NYC

[@robin212212]

@@mynameisandong Rents got too high; a lot of the small mom and pop stores are closing.

[@roadtrip2943]

I frequented cuba / Chinese restaurants on roosevelt ave queens, and manhattan 30s along 9th ave back some 35 yrs ago. Unique dishes ,too bad about closings.

[@Arana890]

Dude you almost made me cried. Google must know I'm peruvian because this video appeared in my "recommended". its been 6 years since I left my country and I miss the good so bad.

[@Animex100pre]

El Perú 🇵🇪 es el MAYOR CONSUMIDOR DE ARROZ EN AMERICA DEL SUR 🙋🏻🙋🏻🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪🇨🇳🇯🇵

[@Frenzy-pz3ft]

Alex, my man, you are the shining star of Latin America!!!

[@lucianoalex302]

thanks friend!, appreciate it! :D

[@EDSupay]

The "Peruvians want a little bit of everything" part is one of the most defining aspects of our culture, at least in Lima... We also have a historical kenophobia that affects our art and way of doing things still to this day.

[@1984potionlover]

You guys remind me of my new kitten, Pooka. You are adorable,, full of mischief/devilment/curiosity/good natued and fun to watch. Which I can do for hours :) Chifa looks pretty darned tasty. I love your videos and the enthusiasm that you bring. Cheers

[@zchataabba6490]

I don't know why this channel was recommended to me but KZbin got it right:) I'm definitely interested in finding out more about the Peruvian culture. Oh and Alex...... LOVE his commentary.

[@wangjacksitong]

Another episode of Why am I watching this but it is so good. Gotta visit Peru for this

[@evepm01]

As a peruvian i feel proud too 👍🏼 Chifa is rlly good with meat, pork chicken, fish etc. Inka kola is a important drink here 😂 🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪

[@mikasarinalh6998]

As a Chinese decent Peruvian I love this video

[@rafaelcardenas5225]

Chifa + inkakola = happiness

[@spacebrigader6758]

Chicha morada>>>