Taiwanese Food (Xiao Long Bao - 小籠包): Eating soup dumplings at Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐) in Taipei, Taiwan

[@StevenCampbell1955]

Dumplings must be my favourite comfort food. It began with my MOM who would do dumplings whenever the weather got cold. Her Mom taught her to make them when making a thick stew. Each little delicious morsel is handmade with different fillings and dropped into the stew on low simmer. Often we would lob home from school to find the kitchen filled with this rich aroma emanating from the area when the old wood burning stove would have the large iron pot simmering. I'll tell you that we all had multiple helpings but with the warning to ," Not eat just the dumplings. Leave some for the others." " Yes , Mom.", (pinching one more.)

[@samuelandaudrey]

What a great story Steven! LOL, leaving some for others might be an issue for us as well ;) I think it is great how most cultures have some variation of dumplings and that they're considered comfort food :)

[@snukemmsmoxx6384]

OMG!! that rice dumpling makes my mouth full of water in a instant... my fav among all the dumplings.....

[@Laurence0227]

I feel so proud now as a Taiwanese person thank you for the video

[@samuelandaudrey]

Ah, thank you very much!

[@PatMaxAdventures]

Those dumplings and Din tai Fung look so good! The soup inside the dumplings is the best! I love your food videos. I wish I was there eating it too : )

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! They're the best we've had. Wish we could share.

[@teckyify]

I just ate and you still made me hungry 👀

[@samuelandaudrey]

Sorry for that! I so wish we could share.

[@qaanalyst]

Glad you guys are enjoying the food in Taipei. It's one of the best food cities in the world. :)

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! Totally agree with you! We could plan our travels entirely around food here :)

[@wazzas888]

The sticky rice looks amazing .... so hungry now

[@samuelandaudrey]

It certainly is! Sorry we can't share somehow.

[@wiwichuh6011]

That sticky rice is usually wrapped in bamboo leaves to diamond shaped, boil in hot water till rice is cooked, or lotus leave to shape rice/filling to square and steamed. So, it’s called Taiwanese Rice Tamale of Mexican tamale version.

[@wfireC]

It is NOT Taiwanese origin. It is the famous food from city of Jiaxing in Zhejiang province of China. If you buy the Taiwanese styled ones, you will not get the same kind in DTF. DTF is a Shanghainese styled restaurant in Taiwan, NOT a Taiwanese styled restaurant. The food served there can be generally found in Shanghai and the two nearby provinces (Jiangsu and Zhejiang). When Old President Chiang went to Taiwan, he brought his hometown food as well. Therefore, DTF and many Shanghai styled restaurants in Taiwan.

[@park1678]

My mouth is watering watching your video at 11 p.m. I have been to Taipei with my mother, but did not have a chance to enjoy the gourmet food there as much as you guys did. So informative and refreshing video!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! That is cool you've been to Taipei! Honestly, my time visiting before I met Audrey I didn't really research enough about the food. It really is a great food destination though coming here a second time!

[@w5908018]

I'm from Taiwan. The xiao long bao they made is really astonishing.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Totally agree! They're absolutely delicious :)

[@aipooalice]

It's always a pleasure to start the day with one of your video :D

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you very much! That is kind of you to say :)

[@SoonKyu515]

glad you enjoy DinTaiFong' food

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! This was our favorite place :)

[@Meegoreng100]

im cryinggggg!!! This looks so good and youre making me hungry at 11pm! :(((

[@samuelandaudrey]

So sorry for that! I wish we could share.

[@4NSlittlezone]

omg, my mouth is watering, watching you guys ... wow~

[@cteng1984]

I ate as much as you guys did by myself. I basically traveled to Taipei just to eat at Din Tai Fung

[@samuelandaudrey]

Hahaha...that's awesome! I could see myself going without Audrey and doing the same thing ;) We ended up going back again several times. It seriously is that good!

[@Frank_a-re]

The fried rice with fried pork(排骨炒飯）also delicious.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Oh! Thanks for the suggestion :)

[@penguin2419]

You guys make every food seems so delicious!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Hehehe...thanks. This place was especially good.

[@rabbitanon4507]

Their truffle xiaolongbao are my favourite!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Ooooh...those sound really good :)

[@SR-mv2mf]

I want soup dumplings. Wish I could wave a magic wand

[@samuelandaudrey]

Hehehe! If only we could share! I wish we could.

[@heatherkimful]

Loving this Taipei series! We are going there in a few weeks, so your vids are very helpful :)

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! That is great to hear. How long will you be staying?

[@PKAPE004]

Here is my ultimate question: How can you enjoy all these mouth-watering foods and still look fit. I living in Los Angeles, and very time I do food exploration, I have to loosen my belt the next couple weeks.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks! Audrey is much better at maintaining her figure than I am. I'm trying some fasting this year which I hope helps me shed a few pounds.

[@jpindo]

xio long bao really delicous !

[@samuelandaudrey]

They sure are delicious!

[@MatthewMaly1]

Awesome! As far as the cold noodles, this is one of my favorite recipes, and it takes ten minutes to prepare. Boil spaghetti (one minute less than the package advises) and cool them in cold water, make sauce: peanut butter, soy sauce, hot pepper oil (or just pepper and water) and sugar. First, make smooth sauce with a fork, and you could use cold water to achieve mayo consistency. And then toss the pasta with the sauce. As the dish is cold, it could be eaten several times, and could keep in a fridge. Now, if you are decadent, use cashew butter instead of peanut butter. instead of Chinese hot oil, you could also use Sam & Audrey's favorite thing in the world, which is a Korean hot sauce paste.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Wow! We're really going to have to try that someday at home. I think it would taste amazing with those two substitutes you suggested (cashew butter and Korean gochujang) :)

[@MatthewMaly1]

You are lucky because you are in noodle heaven. But the key is to make noodles really al dente, not soft, so you can bite and chew. It is too tasty to just swallow -- what a waste of product! And you could add some chopped scallion (not a lot). A xiao long bao story I was born and raised in Moscow, Russia. We lived in the very center, right next to the restaurant named Peking (Beijing) that was opened in Moscow on direct orders of Chairman Mao. It was in a grand building, it was a huge restaurant obviously manned by the best chefs China had. Thus, it was THE ONLY Chinese restaurant in the Soviet Union (because there was nothing private, no unapproved restaurants, and no Chinese citizens living in the USSR outside of the Chinese Embassy). As the restaurant was authentic, it was absolutely empty as people could not eat there. It had ginger (a root so pungent it could kill you) soy sauce (a horrible brown salty liquid cleary unfit for human consumption), and they also served sea cucumber! At that time, Moscow did not have great food choices, but there was a lot of black caviar. The Soviet ad at the time said. "Force yourself to eat black caviar: it is very good for your health". My grandmother was running after me trying to force-feed me some caviar, but I was faster and more agile than her... I never ate it because I thought it was yet another type of cod liver oil. Another food that was everywhere and that nobody would touch: Kamchatka King crabs. They cost virtually nothing, and still people would not touch them. Funny how life is. So, the Peking restaurant stood there empty. And they introduced a takeout. Takeout is when you order, they cook, and then they put the food in a box and you could bring it home. Obviously, it was the only restaurant in the Soviet Union that offered the cooked food takeout Another famous restaurant, Prague, was allowed to sell its cakes as takeout, but that was it. I believe this privilege was granted to Prague personally by Khrushchev. So, my mom went to Peking and got six dumplings as a takeout. These were xiao long bao. They smelled from ten feet away. I believe I got ONE dumpling because my grandmother believed it could kill me with that ginger and soy sauce and who knows what else. (And the secret ingredients were sesame oil in the filling and the wonderful aspic they made). Anyway, after I ate this one dumpling, I knew I did not want to live in the Soviet Union. I dedicated my life to the search of the xiao long bao smell. Thirteen year later, I ended up in New York City. The year was 1980. In New York City at the time, there was no bread (with crust and smell), no honey, no cheese, sausage, tomatoes, cucumbers, or eggs. Eggs are supposed to have yellow yolk, not off-white one) The first real tomato appeared in Dean & Deluca (a very expensive gourmet store) in 1984. It cost $3.49 a pound. Plastic tomatoes cost like $0.59 a pound. I could not afford to buy that tomato, so I smelled it. Also Dean&DeLuca had ONE Italian salami, sopressata. I eventually got to try that marvel because I had a very rich girlfriend at the time. Now, you could have xiao long bao in New York City. Not when I lived there, 1980-92. Times have changed.

[@wfireC]

@@MatthewMaly1 I admire your story. I too will chase down a food I like all over the world.

[@chiyeh]

Glad to see you guys enjoyed yourself there. there's literally nothing bad on the menu. Hope you'll have time to try more stinky tofu. Try the fried version if you have time.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks! Totally agree with you. We ended up going back and ordering some different things to accompany the Xiaolongbao and it was always good.

[@charleslawho875]

Yes, foods in this restaurant are amazing! I'm so happy you love it! As a Taiwanese, I would recommend you guys to try sweet and sour soup, more different kinds of fruit in every season! Our fruits are almost juicy and sweat! Hope you had a best experience in Taiwan! :) welcome to visit Taipei again next time!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you very much! The sweet and sour soup sounds amazing. We seriously loved that place. Our favorite restaurant in Taipei :)

[@charleslawho875]

Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos thank you guys! I had some suggestions and recommends for many other places or foods in or very close to Taipei you could visit or go next time on FB, which is on Sam's Facebook webpage of private message!

[@wfireC]

@@samuelandaudrey I think it is hot and sour soup he was trying to say. It is very good in DTF.

[@maggiethecathjh]

if it's raining in Taipei, I strongly suggest that u guys can head down to the southern city...Taiching.... which is located in the middle West of Tw. Taichung is the city which got the reputation of the city with the best weather in Tw, cuz it's always sunny and dry....and Taiching is famous with lots of artistic buildings and lots of tasty pastry such like Sun cake, pineapple cake, and etc...and do u guys know that bubble tea is originally from Taiching?? if u got extra time, pls go check out Taichung...

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! That is a great suggestion and much appreciated :)

[@ferryanolin6707]

Din Tai Fung`s xiao long bao is good! There are restos in Hongkong, Singapore, Korea and here in Manila.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks! It sure is. Glad to hear they are expanding :)

[@eamongilligan3262]

Everything here looks so amazing, I was just getting massive food envy when I looked up the restaurant and found that there are branches right here in Sydney! I know where my next meal is coming from ;).

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! It was one of the best meals we had in 2016 I must say. Highly recommend going to the one in Sydney! I hope it has the same high standards :)

[@eamongilligan3262]

I have to thank you so much for this video, I got a friend to come with me Friday night and we had the most awesome meal - vegetarian jiaozi, the spicy dan dan noodles and a red bean bun to follow, my first taste of red bean paste and it was delicious :D.

[@monicagonzales7257]

The whole time I was watching this...all I could think was, Audrey looks just like Belle from Beauty and the Beast. 😌

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks! The new one or the old cartoon?

[@raymond79237]

I just watched all you your videos about Taiwan and decided to have my lunch at Dint Tai Fung tomorrow lol

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! That is awesome. What did you get?

[@raymond79237]

Xiaolonbao and fried rice. Their fried rice is amazing and totally underrated.!

[@ericyuhlin4826]

My daughter is a food crazy girl. She was amazed and almost shout out, never thought fried rice can be that good!

[@KHobbies_cina]

Like Mark Wiens doing the 30 degrees head tilt, Sam's eye squint and shaking his head ever so slowly is a good indication that the food is good~

[@samuelandaudrey]

Hahaha...thanks! Mark's reactions are the best for sure ;)

[@AshleyLimFangRu]

just ate last week! yum yum

[@samuelandaudrey]

That is awesome to hear! How was it?

[@AshleyLimFangRu]

awesome! The Ambience, The Service, The Food.. BEST! Their bathroom is quite cool too!

[@anijaluorin2480]

love from Nepal. you guys ❤

[@samuelandaudrey]

Ah, thank you!

[@sandrahwu]

有一次我和我的朋友去鼎泰豐吃中餐。她本來不喜欢吃小笼包，但是她看我吃的好开心就想要和我吃一样的东西。 现在，小笼包是她最喜欢吃的东西。

[@denhockyee]

Din Tai Fung in Melbourne, Australia is expensive. Good to see that the Taiwan version is so much more affordable.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks! It is rather affordable. What are the prices like in Melbourne?

[@AussieAngeS]

Omg those soup dumplings look amazing, I really need to find a place here in Australia that sells those. I really love that sticky rice pork thing, looks fabulous. I'm so hungry now.

[@wazzas888]

there are Din Tai Fung in Sydney and Melbourne but mainly in Sydney.

[@AussieAngeS]

wazzas888 oh ok I'll have to look in Melbourne. Thank you

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks! I think they may have a branch somewhere in Australia and another one to look out for is Tim Ho Wan which does amazing dim sum. I know they have a branch as well somewhere in Australia :)

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks for letting us know about that!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Looking forward to hearing your review! :)

[@katherinehsu8588]

I'm now having 小籠包 for my breakfast right now. Btw, you two should come to Tainan! Tainan is such a beautiful, slow city rather than hustle, busy Taipei!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Oh, that is cool! Thanks, I've heard really good things about Tainan and had a friend who lived there for many years. Hope we can visit sometime.

[@sgslin5650]

+katherine hsu I totally agree with your point.

[@_anicold]

that sticky rice and pork reminds me the Peruvian tamale, but in a sweet version and rice instead of corn tho

[@samuelandaudrey]

Yeah, it is kind of like that to be honest!

[@joeweng6189]

lucky you both. i am starving!

[@samuelandaudrey]

We sure were lucky. We miss this place so much :(

[@Julie-go6lw]

They have the best sticky rice pork!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Ooooh, it is soooo good :)

[@TheHemingwayWannabe]

Ooo-la-la! Sam got back his mojo!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Hahaha! I sure did. One of the best meals I've had in a long time :)

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

Sweet.. DUMPLINGS SOUP in Aus.... PORK DUMPLINGS and Prawn Chicken dumplings BOILED DRAINED...

[@samuelandaudrey]

Yummy! I bet they're good in Australia!

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos love u guys ...keep me posted ...visit south India Dear Audi

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! We're excited about it :)

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos nice

[@aquamant6002]

You should really try Din Tai Fung’s shrimp fried rice. Not just fried rice, it’s Din Tai Fung’s fried rice! One of the best in the world....

[@samuelandaudrey]

We'll be sure to do that next time! I love shrimp friend rice :)

[@wfireC]

@@samuelandaudrey My favorite is pork fried rice there.

[@Laurence0227]

my grandmother's place and my middle school is just a couple blocks away from there!!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Wow! That is nearby. A nice neighborhood to live.

[@suhailakhtar3755]

best soup and dumplings

[@samuelandaudrey]

Indeed! So SO good :)

[@woofwoofwatermelon4817]

you are at the official din tai fung!! the first location in the world!

[@samuelandaudrey]

That is cool to hear! We loved it there.

[@wfireC]

Yes. It is also the best.

[@marisa0603ful]

小籠包 dim sum is delicious! you can bite it to make the broth come out and sip it first

[@samuelandaudrey]

That is a great way to eat it!

[@danielzhang7443]

I love soup dumplings

[@samuelandaudrey]

They are so good!

[@劉貴樑]

Thank you

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks! :)

[@uselessbandaid]

those look so good! we also have Din Tai Fung here in Manila but I haven't tried it yet. The Xiao Long Bao is all the hype. I don't really go out much tho. hahahaha. then there are the Pork Buns from Tim Ho Wan, also raved about but I still haven't tried it. hahaha. 😂

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! It really is good. I can vouch for the baked barbecue pork buns from Tim Ho Wan. They're worth a trip to that restaurant alone and all of the other dim sum is good too :)

[@frankyu4967]

Wow, this is really not fair, it's -5C due to arctic freeze here in western Canada. Thanks Sam & Audrey for supporting Taiwan. I would suggest you try Keelung Miaokou night market which is north of Taipei and spend overnight at JiuFen for the great mountain/harbor views and even more great food at this old mining town. Have a great 2017.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! Those are some great suggestions. That is quite chilly. We're in Chiang Mai right now so cold for us is like 18 degrees. Happy 2017!

[@frankyu4967]

U crack me up, glad to see someone living the 2000 version of the classic Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn's film "Holiday".

[@wfireC]

@@samuelandaudrey Btw, Keelong's original name was Chicken Cage. The government felt it sounded too Country, so the name changed to the same pronunciation, but different meaning : Foundation Prosperous.

[@kenzasaoud3435]

good vidéo thank youuuuuu

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you very much!

[@yourwisecousinjoe8841]

super hungry right now...I am screaming at my monitor 😂😂😂

[@samuelandaudrey]

I wish we could somehow share!

[@narf0339]

good chopstick skill.

[@samuelandaudrey]

thank you

[@junsheng137]

Come to Malaysia there are tasty traditional foods here which will give you an unforgettable experience

[@samuelandaudrey]

Oh, we'd love to soon!

[@junsheng137]

Try the Nasi Lemak ,Roti Cannai ,Penang prawn noodles and Char Kuey Teow

[@jaymeez]

Cool! 👌

[@denhockyee]

your narrative soup dumpling sauce is funny. LOL

[@samuelandaudrey]

Hahaha...thanks

[@beatrizfores]

u guys shouldve ordered 2x of hot soup dumplings. like the chicken, or even the truffle. :)

[@samuelandaudrey]

Hehehe...agree with you. We could have only just done soup dumplings ;)

[@justf0rnow]

That is the sexiest dumplings i ever seen! Looks so yummy!

[@samuelandaudrey]

They're incredibly good I must say! We miss them.

[@jc2333]

Green onion pancake and turnip cake .

[@samuelandaudrey]

Yum yum yum Johnny!

[@chicagosun]

I went to DTF in Seattle and ever since Ive been trying to find good XLB in Chicago, but to no avail! Search continues...

[@samuelandaudrey]

Let me know if you find one!

[@JM-ks1gd]

Haha. No comparison to "鹿鳴春" (Joe's ShangHai) in New York City China town. It has also crab eggs in it in additon to nice soup. Taste much better.

[@joyjoyoo]

Sam, go to nan Xiang (Yu garden) when you guys are in SH! 南翔小笼包

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll keep this saved for when we visit later on in the year :)

[@geeganmj]

Are you guys Canadian?! I would bet Canadian. I'm going Canadian.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Yes, we're Canadian. Where will you visit in Canada?

[@tenchichrono]

Bruh... need some chili with that sticky rice!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Good idea! It would taste even better spicy :)

[@loveeddy99]

Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos Hey guys actually you can ask for the chili oil for free at the restaurant. Their chili oil is a bomb!!! I even have one at home cuz it is so good with everything!!!(I eat at least twice a month at DTF lol) Cheers,new fans of u guys!!!

[@wfireC]

The leaf wrapped pork is NOT Cantonese 糯米鸡 (sweet rice chicken). It is the Zhejiang province Jiaxing city's Famous food Pork Zongzi (leaf wrapped sweet rice with pork). DTF food is traditional food from Jiangsu and Zhejiang region (including Shanghai) with a little bit of Taiwanese mix (like Toro Bao, etc.) and a little additions from the now popular Sichuan dishes like the chilli pepper wonton and the dandan noodles shown in this video. And Zongzi is a traditional Chinese leaf wrapped sweet rice food for the proper Summer Festival day (端午节).

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks for letting us know.

[@wfireC]

The Zongzi in DTF is the traditional Jiaxing city's styled Zongzi. You can find the like in both city of Jiaxing in Zhejiang province in China or DTF and other restaurants that feature Zhejiang or Shanghainese dimsums.

[@wfireC]

Zongzi= 粽子。Jiaxing= 嘉兴。 Zhejiang= 浙江。

[@fatherofdragons5477]

Are you Swedish????????????????????????????? Because of the channel description First I thought that Res & Mat videos were in the another language than Swedish

[@samuelandaudrey]

Ah, we're not Swedish but we had our channel information translated in Swedish though :)

[@nikkonick1]

malaysia have the same restaurant as well..

[@samuelandaudrey]

Oh nice! Where is a good one to try?

[@nikkonick1]

i mean there is ding tai fung in malaysia as well which located in subang jaya,selangor malaysia.... I've watched the video when u guys in malaysia..thank u for enjoying malaysian food..pls come back again for more😊

[@iseeflowers]

I heard the spicy wantons are good.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Sound delicious.

[@gissneric]

You look like Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Was that intentional? The hair and the yellow top.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks! I don't think it was as we don't have a lot of clothes with us on the road right now.

[@onebed123]

After dumpling cool down bit, you don't need to break it. Just put in mouth let it explode.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks! That is a great tip.

[@김물길]

만두 맛있겠다...

[@samuelandaudrey]

고맙습니다! 대만의 만두는 한국의 만두뿐만 아니라 매우 맛있습니다.

[@BillGreenAZ]

This has to be one of my favorite food videos you guys have posted. First you start with the dumplings, then you go on to the noodles. You mentioned that the noodles were thick. Were those udon noodles? Then you go on to the sticky rice with pork that looks so succulent. You also have the desert dumplings. I have to add that I also appreciate the Taiwanese women featured in the video. While I like blondes I also have Yellow Fever. The girl with the short shorts showing her legs really added value to this video. ;-)

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! This was a feast of feasts I must say. This place was so good we ended up coming back several times :)

[@xxfutureisnowxx]

Literally sat at the same table...foreigner table? maaaaybe haha

[@samuelandaudrey]

LOL, that is funny maybe it is. When were you there?

[@PuRpLePoNcHo]

send some my way please

[@samuelandaudrey]

Sending you a virtual order ;)

[@PuRpLePoNcHo]

Awesome much appreciated 😊

[@kevinmamba420]

sam look so high in the this vid hahahahahaha

[@samuelandaudrey]

lol

[@黃蕙蘭-q7o]

可以Google一下 中正紀念堂杭州南路二段那家更便宜， 口感一樣， 如果你們有做功課

[@wfireC]

你是说鼎泰丰还是别家？最好给个名字。

[@xxferyalxx]

It looks so good mmmm if only it was here in uk 😒

[@samuelandaudrey]

Maybe they'll open one in the UK soon.

[@albedo0point39]

They're planning to open their first London branch this year!! Google for "BreadTalk to bring Din Tai Fung restaurants to Britain" to read article. I tried them in Taiwan. Definitely amazing!

[@esail57]

This food is actually Shanghai traditional food called Xiao Long Bao, not taiwanese food! I lived in Shanghai for 7 years.

[@Iove66]

感覺那個醬料醋放太多了@@

[@wfireC]

我都是放一半醋一半酱油的。

[@msandler2011]

糯米鸡 translates to Sticky Rice Chicken, not pork.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Oh, thanks for letting us know!

[@wfireC]

It is not 糯米鸡(sweet rice chicken) which is Cantonese. It is 湖州粽子 (Huzhou Zongzi) which is Zhejiang provibce's famous leaf wrapped pork from Jiaxing city.

[@신闻庆公主韩妆]

小笼包子你这么吃，不怕被烫死吗😄😄😄

[@wfireC]

我也是如此说。

[@wfireC]

I just translate this comment: He said, "you ate XLB this way (put the whole thing in your mouth), wouldn't you afraid to be burn to death?"

[@luwang1688]

Hey,it's Chinese and from Shanghai.

[@ericyuhlin4826]

My Chinese Shanghai friend said DTF version is much better. He said modern Chinese lost that skills. But I am sure there are many good restaurants in China, too. No doubt!

[@wfireC]

There are good XLB in Shanghai.

[@zhjbugatti]

You really need to go explore the food heaven in mainland China, It is much more diverse and there are a lot more delicious food there. Taiwanese foods are only a tiny little perspective of chinese cuisine. Looking forward for more travel and food videos.

[@joyjoyoo]

Huijie Zhang 同意

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! We're looking forward to doing that. We plan to do a big China trip this summer.

[@alubano.2833]

Travel to China to eat to be careful, a lot of landmines

[@davemsh]

Actually, Taipei, like Shanghai and Beijing, has restaurants representing foods from many different provinces of China. Xiao Long Bao is the perfect example. It is originally from Shanghai.

[@ericyuhlin4826]

yes, some of them are from China because some people originated from China. Some food are originated locally in Taiwan. A nice melting pot.

[@bri0332]

Went to Taiwan couple weeks ago and there xiao long biao tasted the best. Taiwan>mainland China. Taiwan makes better food than mainland China.

[@samuelandaudrey]

That is really cool to hear!

[@DuduTheDoraAmon]

mainland china is huge, their version of soup dumpling is different from places to places, ShangHai, Kaifeng, Wuxi, Its cool you like Taiwan's one the best, but is that really necessary to put down another place??? I like them all, they are just different, ShangHai have the best crab roe soup dumpling, GuangZhou have the best shrimp soup dumpling, Taiwan have great pork ones.

[@wfireC]

@@DuduTheDoraAmon I agree with you.

[@mitchelllee1339]

Yours eat noodle wrong ,take a big bite

[@samuelandaudrey]

Oh, our bad.

[@hunhunhaha]

actually don't have to eat the dumpling like that, just din tai fung's own way, not a traditional way

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks for sharing that. What is a normal way? Just however you want?

[@wfireC]

@@samuelandaudrey Yes. However, because it could be very hot and you would not see from the outside, I would recommend you NOT to take a whole one into your mouth without first at least bite it open to test the heat. The soup inside can keep the heat very long time, so be careful. In the worst case, the hot liquid can kill a person.

[@lutefisks2]

You're lucky you didn't eat it right as it comes out, because the hot soup inside is HOT and would've scolded your mouth. note there are other places that is just as good and cheaper. but DTF is the most famous for sure.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! Yeah, that would have been a shock. Where do you recommend personally as a good spot?

[@lutefisks2]

There is this place that I love to go in Hsinchu when I return to taiwan every 1-2 years. I'd recommend asking the locals as there are various non chain spots all over the city that costs less and just as good or good enough. I guess a good comparison would be like Ruth Chris vs. other steak houses in the states.

[@danielzhang7443]

today a teacher called mrs law was angry with me for no reason she said im in year two when im doing nothing wrong and she is rude and said it's none of your business and im not gonna swear at you guys ok

[@huangbob54]

that's quite pricey

[@samuelandaudrey]

What is a good price do you think?

[@天道-b6g]

好吃但是不便宜

[@gemne3189]

台湾的小笼包真不怎么样,来中国吃吧!

[@xiaofanji8418]

Xiao long bao is from Shanghai, not Taiwan