North Korean Noodles VS. South Korean Noodles

While in Seoul South Korea I was able to try both North Korean cold noodle soup and south Korean cold noodle soup.
The restaurants I visited:
South Korean Noodle:
Ganggang Sullai
1 Gangnam-daero 51-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea
North Korean Noodle:
Jungin Myeonok
13-1 Yeoeuido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea
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[@evilubuntu9001]

In South Korea, you can always find a party. In North Korea, the Party always finds you!

[@Rachelrose21]

UBUNTU UBUNTU LOL

[@domomo19]

no better way to describe this 😂😂

[@michaelfilimon980]

HA HA HA! Just got it! lol!

[@MrDashima]

I'm going to have to steal this

[@aniket8357]

lolzzzzz

[@bhoylhogro5093]

Take south korean broth, combine with north korea noodles. Unified korean noodle soup.

[@wstein244]

you mean noodle soup of peace?

[@anonymousanonymousanonymou7893]

UNO united noodle

[@qharis-lm902]

The unified noodle soup needs to follow the socialist core values and "great leader kim jung-un"

[@H1gh1tter]

i don't get it

[@qharis-lm902]

***** As long as you accept other information, you're being brainwashed. Don't trust a point of view completely, read globally, neutrally, and think about it yourself, not the others.

[@ASilentS]

"You know what this tastes like?" It tastes like oppression.

[@101assassinboy]

col af

[@itchykami]

The salt is capitalist tears.

[@MrRushSkies]

it'll be cooler if he did said that.

[@Poodleinacan]

My triggering is worth more oppression points than all of North Korea!

[@FierceAd]

Just watching him eat makes me so happy. Like he's so into it, so passionate and he really does appreciate the food. Thanks for making the time to post this Mikey!

[@yungnut4247]

“At least hey give you more meat in the North Korean noodles” Well, that’s quite ironic

[@sociosanch3748]

Thought that too

[@FlyingWolfWings]

"I'm not going to North Korea to try noodles." I want that to be a comedy movie.

[@crescent3062]

welcome to south korea😆😀😊 there are many yummy foods

[@guharup]

I'm not going to North Korea for any reason...except to meet their female Olympic contingent, well maybe

[@admirathoria0073]

so if you put the North Korean noodles in the South Korean soup, then you have an inter-nation winner.

[@fabliharoza7224]

YUP!

[@aczbdk]

yea South Korea FTW!!! Kill all communist!!!

[@Rapid98k]

Observer So 1.5 billion people in China as well? XD

[@bwdoggrooming4482]

Have you ever eaten North Korean food? Neither have they.

[@coolstorybruh88]

Thewifeswapped damn. BURN!

[@Naeinsengimnida]

Waw funny af

[@rubyp7447]

I have been to North Korea multiple times and lived on the Chinese/North Korean border. These are not their cold noodles. Everything is wrong.

[@jolorenluya2183]

@@Naeinsengimnida We all know it's real, there's nothing to laugh about.

[@Naeinsengimnida]

@@jolorenluya2183 It was sarcastic. I've been twice in NK, so it makes me "laugh"' when i see ignorance.

[@Typhoonbladefist]

North Korea has food?!

[@WolfBlade1O1]

Anjali Uberbeater It's a joke because a lot of North Koreans are starving

[@FrankieG808]

exactly what I thought

[@PiledriveThyNeighbor]

You beat me to it. You're the hero of the day.

[@giannaarissa]

ikr 😂

[@Skooz]

LOOK AT THE FAT KID!!

[@MasterExploder61]

North Korean cold noodles are cold because they don't have gas to heat them.

[@vieldcs]

You mean that the South Korean cold noodles are hot severed?

[@bianneflorida1978]

thats naengmyon

[@KoreanSentry]

No, it's noodle dish for summer that's why. There's warmer version of same noodle in Korea.

[@vieldcs]

KoreanSentry Someone said that there is only cold ones in North Korea because they have not gas.

[@slylover123]

omg

[@StarChildInABubble]

South Korean noodles are made with joy. North Korean noodles are made with tears.

[@shrinjaymukherjee7297]

Hell, they probably don't have water to boil the noodles in. They just leave the noodles in Kim Jong-Un's underwear for a few days until the ball sweat and body heat make the noodles chewable.

[@hepehroth]

That was awesome evil. hahahahaha

[@gamer7916]

Rephrase-then-Erase it's Tears of Joy

[@abadai5443]

Stop watching western mainstream media. You pathetic sheep.

[@elysiahung1083]

Actually Taiwan is it's own country lol. But they do have similar cuisine so yea all the foods great. I'm half chinese and half Taiwanese. :)

[@kilamingaro3564]

i really feel bad for the north korean people...pray for them

[@feslenraster]

god hasn't helped them, no amount of prayer will help.

[@williamm1014]

Pei K that can still change

[@Hxoibrixks]

God can’t help cus they can’t believe it😢

[@meithink655]

😢

[@taetm8868]

We have to save them

[@dia.ya8853]

I kinda knew that the North Korean noodles was just going to be Water and noodles

[@juandef4115]

mamud04 yeah. America just wanna control North Korea

[@tmck4138]

mamud04 i just quit easing once I saw the emoji.

[@BichaelStevens]

Imagine sympathising with North Korea and its autistic leader

[@mariamasri4673]

Tsukinocos _ me otoo

[@tosicjagermain7967]

Tsukinocos _ and grey

[@ineffablemars]

This is making me h- Nah, no I'm always hungry.

[@sharonlove2848]

how come this Korean noodle makes you hungry?

[@ineffablemars]

Sharon Love it's food.

[@sharonlove2848]

well, but it will be disgusting for you when you actually know the flavors of its, because one of them is spicy and other one is sour

[@sharonlove2848]

Korean foods are not good foods to be popular in general

[@ineffablemars]

Sharon Love I like spicy food.

[@landfair123]

I hate to say this but the North Korean Noodles look gray and depressing compared to the South Korean kind.

[@pn0yb0iProductions]

its buckwheat that's what it looks like

[@MissesWitch]

i always feel like the food will reflect the feelings of the country they come from ~ !

[@youngkwon3285]

landfair123 thats because thats how it is in north korea, sad and depressing!!

[@landfair123]

I didn't mean to mess this up. I was just commenting on how ironic that the food looked as depressing as the country it came from. I would like to be able to try both foods. I guess I was thinking about what the actual North Koreans were eating when I stared this comment. So I am sorry if I offended anyone.

[@theshermanator5156]

How dare you say that. North Korea is best Korea.

[@jackiec1175]

Hi Mike, Both noodles you tried are called naeng-myeon, with the direct translation meaning "cold noodles". Cold noodles originally hail from the northern part of Korea, which became popular in the south after the Korean War, when the northerners who moved south before the war started to make it. There are two versions of cold noodles-- plain noodles with a beef broth, which is the first & third ones you tried, and the spicy kind, the second one you ate. The non-spicy soupy kind originates from the Pyeongang province of Korea in the north. The spicy kind are dry noodles with minimal broth, and originate from the Hamheung province of Korea also located in the north. Hope this helps with the confusion.

[@mhc121]

As a Korean, I did not know that. Thanks for the info :)

[@jadenkim9817]

mhc 121 same bro

[@sushiluvrluvzme]

The one i had in cali comes with the spicy but i wanted it separate since i didnt know how spicy. I like it a lot but not love cold noodles. I'm very picky with noodles.

[@popeyeschicken7865]

The North Korean soup in the thumb nail looks so sad.

[@wingzerofor]

lavantais blake cuz it is

[@yay842]

lavantais blake North Korea is sad in general

[@tixxi10]

Like the country themselves

[@1yougotrickrolled603]

North Koreans are poor and I'm not joking. A common cause of death in North Korea is starvation

[@chamberlock1851]

lavantais blake the noodles look like water with silly string in a bowl from jail

[@gonzolives4205]

Shouldn't traditional North Korea noodles be an empty bowl.

[@EA-js1me]

I went to Pyongyang in September 2015 and ate that same soup. It was really tasty and actually they gave us vinegar and mustard... but imagine how surprised I was when I discovered they have mustard in NK!

[@xoxotous4814]

wait...u can go freely? u didnt get arrested or smething?

[@Eeeeeeee.eeeeeeee]

how ignorant can you be...

[@cosworthTV]

yeah you can go there its quite expensive tho 14 days will cost me 3000euros each person, but its all propaganda they will show you what they want you to see, but yeah they basicly tell you what you can do and when its not like you can leave the hotel

[@xoxotous4814]

+TheEgesay wow thnks for the answer helped me alot nw piss off

[@xoxotous4814]

@cosworth thnk you for being civil and answering my IGNORANT question

[@JPeiper]

Actually, the cold noodles are all originated from North part of the Korean peninsula before Korea was broken into two countries. The one you ate as South Korean cold noodle is Hamheung-style cold noodle, and the one as North Korean is Pyeongyang-style. Hamheung and Pyeongyang are major cities in North Korea. The two styles differ in the preparation of the noodle. Pyeongyang-style is mostly made of buck-wheat and thick. Hamheung-style is made most of starch from sweet potatoes. The preparation also differ, P-style in cold soup, H-style in hot paste source. But as you experienced, the two style can also be served both way. Those cold noodle restaurants in South Korea were started during the Korean War period by the refugees from North Korea, and the two styles are originated by the refugees of each respective region. Now the cold noodles are popular food for summer time, in the old days they were winter foods. Because you cannot get cold broth in summer in old days before refrigerator.

[@danpakoman]

He’s not Korean, so he wouldn’t know. You on the other hand are 100% right.

[@adrianenciso9277]

"I don't think I should drink the rest of this soup..." *proceeds to drink the soup and have a coughing fit*

[@criskity]

The North Korean noodles are seasoned with grass and bark.

[@liefek]

CNVideos lmao

[@fenriz218]

But only on thanks giving and christmas. The national dish being a cold platter, served between thumb and index finger.

[@TheCLAWaholic]

lol

[@criskity]

Not Thanksgiving or Christmas. The Dear Leader would be most displeased and send you to the Gulag for such insolence. It's "Thank the Great Leader Day" and "The Great Leader's Birthday"!

[@dokkiro]

North Korean noodles are more like drinking water flavored with salt and milky powdered white bean water. you're supposed to put chopped kimchee in it also and put little seasoning of sesame seed oil and bits of seaweed and green onions etc. South Korean cold noodles on the other hand are like eating candies. I definitely think Mikey should have gone for North Korean cold noodles before South. They say hunger is the perfect appetizer. You don't enjoy and appreciate the food as much when you are full already.

[@ggjones2517]

Here i go again watching YT videos of food that im craving. Why do i continue to torture myself :(

[@sunnyqueen5685]

Because that's what we do... My mouth is watering right now...

[@sweetdrag0n]

Just go and buy noodles :)

[@ynp_jazzy6846]

😼VeganKitty😼

[@filledvoid]

Because it gets you off.

[@oliviagreen5867]

I only do it because it makes me excited to eat noodles, because that's my Monday lunch!

[@Hotpink51]

the comment section is literally the same "north korea has food?" over and over told each time like it's new

[@JoseFlores-xh5cj]

•Peter Griffin voice• "OH MY GOSH ITS JACKIE CHAN!"

[@irfanhandono]

I think he put too much vinegar and mustard. :D

[@Chris_Eatz]

I agree

[@blahbleh8631]

Looked just right to me

[@chris-id6vk]

Blah Bleh if you put the right amount then the broth will barely change color. His broth was the same color as the mustard itself.

[@blahbleh8631]

+First Last He did put the right amount in lol

[@chris-id6vk]

Blah Bleh he clearly didn't, did you see his reaction after drinking the broth? You don't know what you're talking about, bye..

[@---fn7lh]

Trick question there is no noodles in North Korea

[@wtfjosh985]

Princess Celestia its fake tho.

[@shoux023]

Princess Celestia there made out of dogs

[@unowen7591]

"there is no noodles in North Korea" is not a question tho

[@Isaac-xh2uh]

Robert Gandolfo Not a question, dumbfuck.

[@doors200x9]

Robert Gandolfo Haha, they do in Pyongyang.

[@ron_ron_ruu]

This was the first video I watched that you made, I’m still watching years later :)

[@marcellaf7312]

Omg you are absolutely adorable! I found this video by accident and now need to watch every single one of your videos because I love the way you describe/talk about food!

[@barch118]

North korean noodles are boiled in Jim kong il ball sweat

[@MaureenKo1]

Hahahahaha!!!!! Kim Jong Il was the fat, porpoise papa. Kim Jong Un is the current, fat, porpoise son.

[@TurtleGold22]

Yeah, but they still have vats of the stuff left over from Kim Jong Il. Gotta do something with it...

[@icebox1145]

who tf is jim kong il

[@EuphoricFrenzy]

XD

[@nothingposted9056]

That explains the salt.

[@ArielValeria09]

hahahaha, why does he looks like the cartoon version of Jackie Chan?

[@wstein244]

oneeee more things.. uncleeeee!!

[@youngkwon3285]

Ariel Valeria lol!!! He does!!!! Haha

[@chrislanh4192]

Ariel Valeria racist I'm Asian u know that

[@XOXOcel]

Bwahahahaa cartoon version hahahahaha. Loved that show.

[@XOXOcel]

Don't worry it's not racist.. People say that Mike Chen looks like Jackie Chan because of his FACIAL FEATURES, not his RACE! And even he himself knows that :)

[@ChrisRedfieldsbloodline]

Fake. The North Korean bowl should be empty.

[@bankaispirits]

bro i laughed so badly

[@AndreasChristianto]

this guy deserve a medal

[@unowen7591]

Fake news!

[@despairgaming6669]

If you had to choose between ISIS khalifate and North korea. Which one would you choose.

[@doors200x9]

CzechEm Honestly, In Pyongyang, they have food. Anywhere else is poorily resourced with it.

[@bojyoohoo]

the way you say noodles is what made me watch this video all about noodles. Love all you videos man

[@kiritoxy]

i dont know that jackie chen really into food stuff..

[@nadhirarizky]

lol 😂😂😂😂

[@anewfuture9975]

thinking every east asian looks like the few internationally popular east asians that are known isn't funny

[@xX.D3DP00L_Xx]

but he really does look like Jackie Chan. not because he's Asian........he just really looks like him. maybe he's Jackie's illegitimate love child or something.

[@kiritoxy]

alphabet boi what are you talk about pal..

[@kiritoxy]

wallace1723 yea i mean it lol, not in offensive way

[@liefek]

The more you say "annyeonghaseyo" the more you butcher it Mike 😂

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

liefek His pronunciations are killing me. At least he tried 😂

[@AlessaParker]

xD he deserves a gold star. no I'm not being sarcastic. I actually thought it was kinda cute.

[@paulatorrs3014]

Most of your videos are eating noodle/pasta. I love it!

[@hsjlgdkj1015]

Actually, the first noodles you ate were hamhung nengmyun, which is also North Korean. Hamhung is a city in N Korea. The second noodle you ate were Pyongyang nengmyun which originates from the capital of N korea. S korea isn’t known for its nengmyun, but it’s known for makgooksoo which is a similar buckwheat noodle dish

[@BIZKITJODE]

Now if they used Buckwheat noodles in the South Korean dish, you'd probably be in heaven :)

[@John77Doe]

Life with Johnny It looks like buck wheat noodles, sort of grey.

[@BIZKITJODE]

Well, so much for that idea then...guess he'll just have to suffer :)

[@sujurean]

they are buckwheat noodles though they are just a different thickness compared to the north korean ones. potato starch noodles looks translucent when cooken while wheat ones are much tanner and paler. maangchi has a good recipe on both types of recipes

[@BIGBANGvip5673]

I was thinking the same thing! Go Maangchi!!:)

[@swish1onu]

Mike... the one Korean phrase that is a must: Bae go pa (I'm hungry)

[@swish1onu]

yeah... definitely add yo... it adds the necessary politeness and respect.

[@NickaLah]

Don't forget to call your female waitresses"unnie"(sister) or "emo" (aunty)... unnie moreso for younger women, and emo for older.... just stay away from saying ahjumma - some know when it's appropriate to say, but it's meant for much older women so someone younger might be offended lol. It seems like that suited for 50 years and older at the earliest?

[@AlessaParker]

Nickolah Lyn Mike is male so he should be calling the younger women "noona". then again you don't really address the younger waiters as either "noona" or "unnie" (at least I don't). I just simply raise my hand or whatever to get their attention.

[@NickaLah]

So "Unnie, takeeyo..." (basically to say excuse me please and call over to your table.) "[Food you're ordering], jusaeyo". (General word for saying please in the polite form.) Then "baegopayo" or "paegopayo" (the first letter represents "b" and/or "p", so I've heard it both ways and a mix of both letters.)

[@AlessaParker]

+Nickolah Lyn you mean "juh-gee-yo" (저기요)? for when you're calling over someone to your table.

[@snj5994]

Hi Mike thanks for the wonderful video. It makes me homesick a bit but it's still nice to see all that Korean food. 😊

[@aliciaoh123]

The evolution of his videos from 5 years ago till now is insane

[@conorwhyte2053]

I have to clarify having eaten both varieties of Cold noodles (Naengmyeon). Firstly what was eaten in South Korea was (Mul-naengmyeon and bibim-naengmyeon), both are popular and common only to S.Korea. Real North Korean Naengmyeong , or Hamhung style-Naengmyeon uses raw Gwong (or Pheasant) in a similar style to Bibim-naengmyeon or Hwe(Hoe)-Naengmyeon. (Romanization of Korean is very tricky due to lack of standardization) ... NK Naengmyeon It is definitely different from what is being described in the video. Also along with the meal one would typically be served a Wang-Mandu (giant dumpling) that takes up an entire small serving dish. Usually packed full of piji (tofu curd), Shitake-mushrooms, noodles etc.. sometimes pork is added. Finally to put to rest the notion that NK cold noodles are cold because of lack of electricity is nonsense. Cold noodles are generally only eaten during late spring - fall.

[@benthrasher9739]

thank you for the information

[@janm5854]

Is this a new episode of Jackie Chan Adventures?

[@singan5746]

Lol i knew he kinda looked familiar XD

[@santijmm]

Thank God I'm not the only one. I always wanted to comment that, but I thought it would be racist.

[@obliv6926]

You have to wait for an asian to make that joke first, then you can do it once... and laugh the same ammount the asian person did... Those are the rules

[@zn4rf]

He does not look a bit like chan Oo

[@singan5746]

O Bliv I'm Asian so does that count ?

[@pupsc2726]

that second bowl made my mouth water!!! yum

[@ahillmann]

The North Korean noodle bowl is much fuller than I expected it to be. I thought it would be pretty much empty, maybe with a little bit of water at the bottom of it.

[@fenriz218]

He should have travelled to North Korea and tried the authentic cold noodle soup, like they cook it there: the contemporary dish comes without the meat, vegetable and eggs - and without the noodles, though the broth is traditionally cold. Not going to win any Michellin stars but if you plan to go on a serious diet, eating North Korean-style is the way to go!

[@lilplm3]

Why would anyone want to go to North Korea?

[@lenaoxton6209]

It's the way to go because they're all famished.

[@wongjefx980]

If you go to NK, there is no guarantee you get out. People who escape to SK from NK will tell you...it kind of sucks. A country that is a giant cult.

[@wongjefx980]

yeah.. tours guided by state employees who give you the "truth" about DPRK history...just don't cross China into NK on your own...

[@wongjefx980]

I'd just be happy to visit SK myself. Or Asia, period. Am of Asian decent, but have never been.... due to over-fascination with exploring cultures other than my own... and white girls.

[@funnygaming2672]

is already a big no for me if my soup is cold :/

[@FrikInCasualMode]

Then you miss on a lot of goodness. In Poland cold soups aren't very popular, but we do have couple of kinds made from various fruits (eaten with noodles) that serve as kind of dessert. And varieties made from yoghurt, kefir or sour cream - with sliced cucumbers, onions and chopped dill. They are served with young potatoes. And of course cold beet borsht - king of cold soups :) Of course cold soups are eaten mostly in summer :)

[@funnygaming2672]

+Frik Na luzie Where I'm from, fruit and yoghurt are not consider a soup ...

[@FrikInCasualMode]

Hey, a chicken, noodles and rice are not a soup either - unless you put them into one pot and boil together :)

[@rmossgangster1022]

lol great point luzie

[@lnh1147]

FunnyGaming haha😂

[@jhonlicanto]

you make me hungry everyday :3 and i kinda like it. your reactions are very genuine too :)

[@SocialAlexNYC]

I just love all your videos

[@mtktm]

Little history lesson. From what my parents told me is that cold korean noodles came to be, from the harsher korean winters back in history, where this required less resources to prepare. The broth in the first noodles is a type of beef consomme. The second is that to kin to zaru soba noodles in japan. South korean thinking is that in the summer you want to eat something hot (thermally speaking) to make the weather seem cooler in comparison. So cold noodles aren't eaten as much in the summer by older people (the younger generation do what they want :p). I know it's confusing, It still confuses me, but that's how it was explained to me :p

[@acsnowboarder13]

I don't speak Korean but I feel like to them you sound like Joey from friends when he tries to speak French

[@njcdailo8934]

YES I WISH HE STOPPED. I AGREE. "BON CHON"!! SORRY MIKE JUST STICK TO CALLING IT SIDE DISHES.

[@offthesidelines]

+H Waung or you could just spell out the pronunciation for him/others to learn? At least he's trying - and it's not like he's pretending to be fluent in Korean and purposely trying to deceive us.

[@fenriz218]

Well, he's obviously has a talent for language. One can tell that he speaks english rather well - compliments! "Bon Chon" means "Friendly Chinaman" in French, by the way.

[@njcdailo8934]

+fenriz218 Ha!!! Nice !

[@njcdailo8934]

+offthesidelines Not trying to smash him for trying but we can all have the right to be a little irritated . I'm a big fan of mike and dan but I'm not gonna blindly ignore my own feelings .

[@Albert_Hu]

Haha I listen to your videos when I study and it really helps XD

[@hiImJoshyu]

hi! I'm an LA native and just got to south korea! :) I'm a big fan of your channel so hope you had a great trip!

[@bord2606]

I love these videos soo much

[@danlee27]

neng myun (cold noodles) is originally a northern dish and its traditionally eaten in the winter time.

[@drvetsaveyourpet4622]

Really? I'd think it'd be a summer time meal. Interesting!😊

[@danlee27]

yeah these days its very much a summer time dish, so refreshing. but koreans also like to eat hot soups during the summer, very counterintuitive. when you eat a hot soup during the summer there's a saying '시원하다' which is kinda like saying, so refreshing! i didn't understand it when i was younger but as i get older I'm starting to appreciate it.

[@drvetsaveyourpet4622]

+Daniel Lee that's so interesting. I LOVE food from other cultures. Where I live, we don't have much of a variety culture wise. So when I travel I love to try different things from as many cultures as I can.

[@danlee27]

ahh where are you from? i love traveling too. where is your next trip?

[@ruedelta]

Sort of like how spicy food works in Southern China. Too hot outside? Make sure your body feels even hotter, then everything feels cooler all of a sudden!

[@jaykay6222]

Yeah, it's interesting how food develops around the world, what kinds of things become popular mainstays due to economic conditions, and things like that. I can only suppose that the flavorlessness of the North Korean dish has some explanation looking back toward the roots of the dish, and I find myself curious as to what it might be. Is North Korean food typically light on flavor in general, or is it something only found in certain dishes like the one in this video? In any case, this was an interesting video. I might have to watch some more.

[@tfs_exile8314]

in I'm late but congrats on 1 mil keep up the amazing work(videos)

[@wigon]

I LOVE THIS! His explanation of his nostalgia of the buckwheat noodles that his grandparents made in China (and is now experiencing in North Korean style noodles) is similar to my experience of eating some Gorditas in Ciudad Acuna (across the border from Del-Rio, Texas) that tasted just like the Colombian arepas that my grandmother made in Colombia!!! So much feels in this video!!!! All that said, I grew up eating awesome authentic Korean food because my best friend in high school was Korean and I was the only one of his American friends who went nuts over his mother's and grandmother's amazing cooking skills. I ate EVERYTHING and his grandmother approved when I made a huge burp at the end of her epic meals. I was like in culinary heaven at their house and I relish the memories such as being invited to taste fresh kimchi freshly dug up from a traditional clay fermentation pot and still bubbling with carbonation. Words can't describe that deliciousness!!!!

[@wellingtonoliveira8976]

continues like this! your videos are very good! Hello from Brazil!

[@Razar244]

People actually eat in North Korea? Didn't expect that at all!

[@Suindaer]

They don't eat food, they eat matter. That's all it is.

[@henris6764]

the world is not like americans usually think, if you wanna know, go and see it

[@derekpike1803]

They dont eat food they have adapted so they can absorb sunlight instead of eating food.

[@Razar244]

+Henri Su Already went there long enough to see that the quality of life and the respect for basic human rights is sh*t. Besides... I am not even American.

[@poopyjoe4016]

In North Korea, food eat you

[@TsukiCondor]

In my opinion you guys at Strictly Dumping are truly amazing youtubers,Teaches people about the wonders of Asian food and culture

[@elenasgaard7770]

And he always make me hungry 😋

[@fireantsarestrange]

The reason your buddies were telling you not to put that mustard in there was because it does not go in there.

[@kimberlyy911]

Yes it does...

[@fireantsarestrange]

lol... ok... i wouldn't do it but i suppose i do like that hot mustard... i use it alot .. just that i dont put into soups

[@Fronken89]

Mustard is a very common addition when it comes to Swedish Pea-soup. It's basicly mandatory in order for it to be authentic :P

[@fireantsarestrange]

Fronken89 huh... didnt know that

[@AlessaParker]

who are people liking this comment cause I mean... you *do* add mustard to the soup (of course, it's optional)

[@dakotacampbell1358]

NOODLES!!!! You are so brave to try the mystery dumplings. lol, no way I could eat them without knowing what it was first.

[@mvn3949]

supreme leader no eat noodles, supreme leader eat cosmic energy and feed americans noodle.

[@melodyara9037]

you should do the korean fire noodle challenge btw I love ur videos

[@bloodieboi5182]

take the first bite guys. QUICK TIME

[@NickaLah]

Yay, QT Tran :D

[@the-chipette]

The Godliest you guys got it? NOICE! *slurps* Mmmm!

[@andynam6745]

IS THAT QT??

[@dereecyb5863]

NOICE!!!

[@sulasno]

What's the difference in noodles between Northern and Southern China?

[@sulasno]

Takes one to know one Welcome to the club

[@fenriz218]

Probably the dialect.

[@wongjefx980]

Like Mike prefers Northern food, vinegar and spicier. Buckwheat noodles, don't recall them in Southern noodle shops either. Southern noodles are usually not vinegary or hot, and focus on fresh ingredients. In the North the food varies by region as well.

[@perranks]

Nah man. In Zhejiang(South eastern china) we love our vinegar

[@YummYakitori]

In Northern China, noodles are usually made of wheat, the main staple in the north. In Southern China however, noodles are usually made of rice which is the main staple in the south. Flat rice noodles known as 河粉 or 粿条 and/or rice vermicelli known as 米粉 are especially popular. Of course there are also other noodle varieties made of wheat in the south e.g 麵薄 / 麵仔 / 竹升麵 but there are no noodle varieties made from rice in the north. In Singapore where I'm from, there are many types noodles which originally came from the southern coastal provinces of China, mainly from Fujian (eg 肉挫麵) - and yes - we do have vinegar, chillies & lard in our dry noodles. I have ancestry from Southern China but my personal preference are noodles from the north eg 拉麵 ;) They are somewhat cleaner tasting and have a better texture to it

[@sds420ss]

Heard North Koreans eat saw dust so, the fact that their food has no flavor isn't a surprise.😄

[@rickysanchez8709]

This looks soooo delicious. I remember being in South Korea 10 years ago of next month. Great food. The more you eat, the more you want.

[@sitizenkanemusic]

Easy- the north korean noodles are the ones that are made from tears of north korean kids. And it has the necessary daily value of your average north korean- 10 calories.

[@ayamejoy]

I lived in Korea for 2 years and this video gives me such nostalgia! I wish there were more Korean restaurants in America where they did not "americanize" the flavor

[@apotheosis4757]

I feel like he ruined first one with too much mustard. I hope he enjoyed it. My fave cold noodle soup.

[@HullsColby]

He liked it so there's no need to tell if it's ruined or not.

[@taetm8868]

You like my

[@ohdaUtube]

the vinegar in the Korean cold noodles are a great way to balance off the grease from grilled meat. that's why they always go hand in hand. kind of like how make vinegar goes with fries in the UK. It's also why they have those picked daikon cubes with their fried chicken which are amazing

[@crankdatstereo]

i lol'd at the part where he said "eating the noodles out of the ocean"

[@UtotheJ]

I love Mike's food videos, I just think this video over-generalized the taste of naengmyun based on very little exposure (two restaurants). I've had plenty of naengmyun in Korea, US, and China... each restaurant has its own take... some sweeter, some spicier, noodles are different textures, etc. But he definitively concluded South vs. North based on one dish from one restaurant?! p.s. stop with the unoriginal North Korean jokes

[@user-ly6ru5co9n]

UtotheJ Idk whats so butthurt about this video, and I didn't dee any part where he was joking about the region.

[@offthesidelines]

+신동윤 they probably meant in the comments.

[@user-ly6ru5co9n]

I guess?..

[@Carniak]

Probably the most authentic North Korean cold noodles (outside of North Korea) you will get is in Yanbian region of the Jilin Province in China. Whatever Mike ate, it was not North Korean cold noodles...

[@annabaker9173]

I have had both and they are so good!!

[@Smittysmithsmith]

Great video, keep up the good work sir.

[@ReneeandJimmyG]

I live in NY and I know youve been to every Asian restaurant in the 5 boroughs. Where are the best places to get noodles and dumplings?

[@delasmith9936]

"I don't think I should do it" *Does it anyway* 😂

[@DavidCro0k]

Awesome videos bro. Big fan!

[@banko1808]

Aaaaa! I love mike so much 😘❤️😘❤️❤️❤️

[@DaRazorback]

Love the mythical unicorn dumpling

[@rockandjazz]

Raj Jb

[@j0llibeetch]

rockandjazz

[@kyle7412]

when I saw the title "north korean soup" I was expecting a bowl of water with some ice cubes.

[@osraider1211]

I watch your videos with my parents and we really like your videos and we were wondering if you can go to Poland because the food is amazing

[@dionnemeddings8602]

Thanks for sharing 💜💜💜

[@lexingtonog9568]

I like this guy he's charismatic

[@snowberryca]

Man, I think you just went to a wrong restaurant under the name of North Korean Cuisine. I think there is no big difference between North and South Korean for Leung Mien Noodle. difference is the noodle, not the soup. I tried it and I knew. If you traveled to North and South and ate more than 10 restaurants at each side, then you have right to tell the difference. Otherwise its just a bad restaurant in your area, that's it!

[@snowberryca]

And even in South Korean, the Leung Mien noodle has a few different styles of soup too.

[@toukairin354]

can't really blame him. as a host he have the disadvantage of "not knowing the locale". the other channel also have this similar controversy when going to a roti place in Canada, with a verified youtuber even chiming in and wrote that what the host got isn't the "real deal" roti. the host can only have so much research and connection (to tell you where to go)... just consider him "unlucky" to stumble upon a bad (not top tier) place...

[@snowberryca]

+toukairin354 it's not a blaming, it's a telling, for something he didn't understand and didn't do enough research on. Simply go to the Korean supermarket in your area and talk to some Korean people, then find the Leung Mien Noodle in package to buy, then you will know. I like his Channel with varieties of food and courage of trying new things. But food behind is the culture and history, Even Korean split to North and South, but they were used to be same country, so the traditional food is same! I don't like people who doesn't understand a thing try to confused more people who doesn't know at all. That's it.

[@snowberryca]

+toukairin354 and look at the comments below, he created discrimination to North by the food from a wrong restaurant he found. This is a wrong topic without a good thinking. Economy wise, of course North is lack of food and material. But the difference is the noodle, they used much cheaper noodle instead of buckwheat noodle. The original NaengMyeon has 2 different style, and he tried them all in one restaurant already! Do some research please and stop defending for ignorance and spreading discrimination by food,

[@snowberryca]

+toukairin354 the two noodles he tried in one restaurant, are the noodles from North and South. Pyongyang cold noodle is the one with soup which is from North, HamHeung cold noodle is the one without soup which is from South and seashore area. Noodle is different and he should know one basic rule is not to judge the food by political opinion, because food is just food, traditional food existing for thousand years and politicians come and go, nobody cares. Even the country split or not, the north style of NaengMyong noodle is still enjoyed by Korean people doesn't matter South or North.

[@Max-se3ii]

I've done the mustard thing before. I feel for you man

[@MattHatter_Golf]

Hey what's up. I love your food videos

[@swicheroo1]

Naengmyun--something I eat every other week. I'm amazed by your metabolism.

[@YSFmemories]

check out yuka kinoshita

[@seunghun535]

Sorry to be the "fact police" but both sets of noodles you had are North Korean origin. First two are from Hamheung region (so called Hamheung Naengmyeon) near where the famous "Hungnam evacuation" during Korean War took place. And, the last one is from Pyeongyang (so called Pyeongyang Naengmyeon) where Kim Jong Un is currently killing another member of his relatives. As many of my fellow youtubers commented, North Korea is suffering extreme poverty. So, these cold noodles have become something of delicacy that only upper-class and foreign tourists can enjoy. The cold noodles were popularized in South Korea by people who fled NK during the Korean War, and now have become some of the favorites for South Koreans.

[@thealicegator]

i have to have food with me while watching your vids! :P

[@gabeng60]

He seems way more natural talking about food compared to talkig about supernatural stuff :D

[@travistan4869]

spices in North Korea : salt and instant noodle seasoning Spices in South Korea : we got it all 😎

[@uniberse79]

Surprise! They’re both North Korean style noodles😅one from Pyongyang and one from Hamhung. Personally Hamhung cold noodles are the best type. They do have “South”Korean style cold noodle called Chilk cold noodles which is made from arrow root? But it tastes meh :/

[@jsong21]

good job on graduating from the cold korean noodles. it means that you are very very very korean. I'm korean and it took me many years to really know the taste of this type of noodles and enjoy it thoroughly. I absolutely need to have a bowl of spicy naengmyun after some bbq. It is seriously amazing way to finish the meal.

[@firstkrnearl]

What u have to realize is that there are places specifically for each type of dish. They sell instant North Korea cold noodles at Asian markets and they are pretty damn good and easy to make

[@Sourdoughgirl]

If I ever have to cook for Mike I will dump a truckload of hot sauce in the food, he will close his eyes and let out this HMMMMMM. LOL

[@heesingsia4634]

South East Asian noodles are the ones to try. Put them in any broth and they'll taste good

[@annielynn8730]

Mikey trying to pronounce Korean words is the cutest I can't

[@CJ_102]

haha very diplomatic, great video thank you