THE BEST Chinese-Latino Food In AMERICA! (Chino Latino Cuisine)

[@panamageorge]

As a Chinese Panamanian who lived in NYC for two decades, I approve of this awesome video.

[@gatheringleaves]

How long have Chinese lived in Panama?

[@panamageorge]

@@gatheringleaves They have been in Panama for 168 years.

[@carlosasolis]

¡Faltaría un restaurante chino-panameño para completar la colección!

[@ouzzipan]

Quite fascinating when two different cultures come together on a plate, things actually work, I like it

[@randyo6019]

What a dynamic hybrid. We have Asian and Hispanics in my family. Love the foods, cultures, and drinks. We sure know how to throw down and party!!

[@poppamj]

We call them filipinos

[@randyo6019]

@@poppamj Lol

[@gregorypetty6887]

@@poppamj I'm Filipino, and like most Filipinos, I am proud of my Asian heritage. Most of my Asian heritage is Filipino, with Japanese and South Asian ancestry from the Indian Subcontinent as well. After all, Filipinos like me are Asian, not Hispanic at all. Where in the hell would you think Filipinos are Hispanic? If that was the case, you might as well tell Indonesian people in Indonesia that they are related to the Dutch. Stop equating European colonialism with genetic influences, you can have one w/o the other. BTW, Baybayin, is a Indic Filipino script that originated in India.

[@sabin97]

@@gregorypetty6887 no creo que lo haya dicho por insultarte, pero los filipinos son basicamente los latinos de asia. tienen parte de la herencia cultural que tenemos nosotros.

[@gregorypetty6887]

@@sabin97 I have no Spanish ancestry, very few Filipinos do. And I'm glad I have no Spanish ancestry since the Spaniards commited cultural genocide in the Philippine for 300 years.

[@Indi3cita]

Chinese/puertorrican fusion is the best!!! EVER!!! We puertorricans LOVE your chinese restaurants. The best chino latino restaurant in my hometown is Confianza China in Carolina Puerto Rico. Just 15 minutes from the airport and the best tostones al ajillo ive ever tasted in my life...

[@HeatherLewis213]

Chinese mixed their cuisine with almost every Caribbean island - Trinidad, Jamaican, Cuban, DR, PR etc. Caribbean + Chinese fusion is some of the best food you'll ever have.

[@chefcscreations]

In my household, I cook Chino-Rican dishes. Great video & didn't even realized that Chino-Latino was a thing outside the island. Love to see you show more spots.

[@Internationaljr]

You know this is legit when the Fung Bros hit New Apollo in BK for those drinks 😂…Chino Latino is a NYC Staple.. culture unity is what NYC is all about 🙌🏼

[@kieancoba7661]

Those drinks got me through the height of the pandemic.

[@kieancoba7661]

Slumped.

[@dno_yt9050]

My mind is still reeling to hear fluent canto mixed in with Spanish. It didn’t cross my mind that the Chinese emigrated all over the world - not just English speaking countries. Thanks for the informative vid.

[@gatheringleaves]

Why wouldn't it cross your mind that they would emigrate to the Caribbean?

[@gmarley9643]

U must never been to NYC

[@JC-xd4yh]

Thanks you two. This brings back memories. I used to be a waiter for two summers at a Cuban Chinese restaurant on 8th ave and 51st street in the early 80s. The place is long gone now.

[@JC-xd4yh]

@MrB0gart Sorry I can’t remember the name but I don’t think it’s La Palma. It was on 8th ave. Between 50th and 51st, or 51st and 52nd.

[@kieancoba7661]

What I love about Chinatown and Chinese and Asian culture is the quality and quantity of food you get for your dollar. This is something I’ve noticed is very similar to the Latino community. At least in nyc both communities have somewhat made a living in the food industry and our restaurants are affordable enough to serve those in industry. I grew up in queens in flushing and main st, busy mall, new world mall was a second home as a Colombian American. Chinese-latino restaurants are the physical embodiment of the fusion our two cultures share especially both trying to make it and thrive in nyc it’s really beautiful.

[@ayooolearnit6153]

Lima, Peru: actually has the oldest and largest Chinatown in South America!

[@xwarped83]

So much bomb food in there.

[@dolabanerjee8825]

Chifa

[@ddre8834]

Na Mexico slash the southwest states.

[@newapolo8305]

Thank you for stopping by New Apolo and showing our community support!

[@kieancoba7661]

Ur shit slaps. Drinks killer 😌

[@nataliajimenez1870]

When I moved to California from Puerto Rico, one of the things I missed were the Puerto Rican Chinese dishes: fried rice with a lot pork and huge egg rolls filled with tasty pork instead of the small vegetable egg rolls that are popular here, and the delicious ribs

[@nenaboricua2098]

Woah I’ve never heard of a Puerto Rican moving to Cali I heard it’s rare to find PR cuisine over there

[@happyrasoiya]

In love with your channel, so overwhelming and soul satisfying, also, Seeing Chinese looking people speaking Spanish or any other language fluently is not only adorable but beautifully common, we have Indian Chinese people in India and I have Indo Chinese friends and they speak extremely fluent hindi, oh and the food ? Thanks to them for indo Chinese food, One of my favorite foods indeed. Your videos are so wholesome, I love binge watching your channel on low days and drool throughout lol, reminds of the fact that What a beautiful World we are a part of ! Thanks a ton🙏

[@liliye4272]

Gracias por la representacion! Now I gotta go check out those places! Keep up the good work guys

[@suwinky]

This is the stuff I love, mixing cultures to create mouthwatering dishes! Fung bros made my day with this work of art!

[@one_blackbox]

Little Saigon in Westminster, CA has Vietnamese restaurants where all Hispanics work the kitchens and wait tables. They speak our language fluently. It's a beautiful thing ❤️💯

[@victorha9923]

Hispanics who speak Vietnamese? I'm sure they could if they tried, but why would they need to learn it. Prove it ;-)

[@GIRLINPARADISE]

17:24 *wow! Loving it! I'm watching at 2am in Istanbul and very hungry haha. Thank you for the video! :)*

[@CoCoFantastique]

In NY you know the difference between a Dominican from the other latin carribean people . He is most def authentically Dominican. It's crazy to hear him speak. He even speaks English with a Dominican accent!

[@humbertochong9744]

Thanks to show up the Flavor of Chinese Latino food tradition and Culture...👍👏🇨🇺🇵🇷

[@sabbotharcades]

Stumbled upon this video on my recommended feed. As a Chinese Canadian, I had an uncle on my mom's side of the family who had lived in Nicaragua for quite some time. Didn't even realize that there was a huge Chinese population scattered all over Latin America and South America. Was great to see what kind of influences that created the fusion that we now see today. Would love to sample it some day.

[@farnortheastmovement1127]

I love this place. They're close to my old office in Bushwick. My great grandfather came from Toisan to Cuba so I wanted to get in touch with my roots.

[@crystaldixon4530]

I am Chinese cuban . My mom is Indo Jamaican and my dad is afro Peruvian. I am Chinese Latino. I hope you guys enjoyed your foodito.

[@barrykung2049]

Love Cuba and D.R., I'm glad that we have history there. But the food you guys shown, makes me want to go back! Got to try and find some here in Toronto, Canada. Keep up the good work Fung Bros!

[@MoBaconLives]

Finally a Chino Latino video. First time I had it i was awe struck, absolutely delicious.

[@marig9236]

La Caridad was THE SPOT for Chinese cuban. I miss them.

[@grilledflatbread4692]

9:45 Enping people went to Venezuela and Santo Domingo a lot. They actually have an annual dinner in Chinatown (NYC) that my grandfather used to go to. He has since passed. There aren't that many left in the DR because they mostly left to the USA when they could - in the 90s+ Mandarin speaking people started moving in.

[@mauricehincapie399]

This was definitely a cool video. Being a history teacher and a food lover, both cravings were fed. Thank you for the really cool history lesson.

[@lillyjosie3074]

Dominican and Chinese fusion is so dope I'm bringing my money!!

[@mimi_j]

I’m half Puerto Rican and never had chino rican food but maaaan my family would go on about the Chinese food there 🤤I always wanted to try

[@Fei8lo]

I have Chinese friends in the 626 that immigrated through Mexico and Argentina. Always fun to see vendors surprised at Mexican restaurants or hole in the wall taco joints when they order.

[@toneriggz]

Jardin de China in Corona, Queens has been my favorite spot since childhood. That place was started by Cuban Chinese people. It’s been around since before I was even born.

[@edercortes1960]

Yes…👏👏👏👏👏 bro That’s my spot. I’m fact I noticed that their food sits me well compared to the other Chinese place in junction.

[@kieancoba7661]

Iykyk jardin the China is a staple

[@dengster8884]

Their liver steak used to be out of the world. The quality has been going downhill the recent years though.

[@joseernesto32]

Whats the name of the other place in junction that the guy said with the iced tea, you know?

[@toneriggz]

@@joseernesto32 I could be wrong but it sounds like he’s describing Jardin de China, which is on Junction

[@adventureswithlilly5967]

Love all your videos but this one touched my heart!! I grew up in the lower east side and my family always went to Apollo Restaurant on Delaney St. The food there was always the best!

[@life_sized]

Bigup for this episode. Great coverage of chino latino history!

[@tessaclarke1242]

I’m from the Bronx and the Chinese spots they speak Spanish! The spot on The Upper Westside by the #1 train at 79th and B’way been around for ever!!! Also Jamaica and Trinidad and Guyana had many Chinese immigrants come to work as indentured servants…….Sean Paul is of Chinese decent

[@kevinnorris6558]

I know this restaurant in Queens owned by a Chinese woman from Guyana. It blew my mind that she was Guyanese just like I am.

[@HeatherLewis213]

@@kevinnorris6558 There are tons of Chinese in Trinidad, Guyana and all over the West Indies and Latin America. They're no different culturally than the locals.

[@meilayjoa]

As a Dominican- Chinese descent, I love this video!!

[@grilledflatbread4692]

Are you related to miguelito?

[@GCLU]

There used to be a place called La Caridad 78 which was fantastic. I've been to Flor de Mayo which was pretty good also.

[@kieancoba7661]

Rip la caridad 78 shit slapped

[@laurencampbell9021]

great video! I'm moving to a caribbean country soon, so trying to learn more about the diverse culture there.... It turns out I got to learn more about America, too! Thanks!

[@kevinhomer1823]

Caribbean Chinese cuisine is a thing, but Jamaican Chinese food is on a whole other level.

[@rochesterjohnny7555]

best food I think, the 2 best cuisines combined everything looks amazing

[@julianrivera5275]

King's for showing mixed cultures some love! Taino don't discriminate!

[@gloriaj.alvarado7736]

I'm glad y'all did this video . I'm so mix or Infusion with so many bloodline. FOOD do bring peoples together besides LOVE.🙏💘🕊

[@is.3846]

This video touches me the most because of my family background . Got the surprising opportunity to meet the superstars. Very nice people !

[@kacymah93]

I loved everything about this video!! From the Canto-Spanish speaking going on to the fusion foods of the two cultures. ❤️🔥

[@429reina]

You guys energy is so fun! This video makes me miss the diversity of NY so much! If you guys haven’t tried it yet, Indian -Chinese fusion is amazing. Most of the restaurants that serve it are found in Queens and Long Island. Worth the trek if you haven’t tried it yet.

[@kls7359]

Love hearing ppl speak Cantonese.

[@grilledflatbread4692]

Sometime in the 90s or the 00s, what Chinese immigrants are known for in Santo Domingo are "picapollos" which are basically fast fried food places - chicken and tostones.

[@shannarabonano2046]

Loved this!! If y'all ever go to PR you should definitely meet up with Señorita Yanyi !

[@dengster8884]

“La Nueva Wing Hing” by Yankees Stadium used to have the best palomilla steak. After the change of ownership, the quality went south…. I wonder if “Uncle Armando Yip” is still there or not. He would be pushing 90 now if he is still alive.

[@dengster8884]

Anyone of you know/knew Armando? He would always give me big bowl of soup the kitchen made for the staff. He was featured in NY Times once

[@jacyellowtree6043]

I ❤️❤️❤️ this episode guys! GREAT JOB!!! GREAT TOPIC!!!

[@tonyminutti5277]

Loved this Chino Latino view from the Caribbean but the largest Chinese Latin community is in Peru. Many of their national dishes have clear Chinese (and Japanese) influences. The city of Mexicali in northern Mexico on the California border is a Chinese/Cantonese city with over 100 years of Chinese migration here. Brazil has a large Chinese community too in Sao Paolo! The foods in these regions are incredible. If you’re in Cali, go to Mexicali. The Chinesca (Chinatown) is an amazing part of town. The food is soooooo good! Chinese Mexican cuisine is out of this world! Mexico City has a large Chinese community too that keeps growing as more Chinese keep immigrating there and now there are 4 chinatowns besides the official/historic/touristy Chinatown!

[@stricklands29]

I was born and grew up in Caracas, Venezuela in the 80s and half of the 90s so for people like me it was very normal to go to school and have people in my community who were from China and many of them where Venezuelan born. So for us they were just Venezuelan like the rest of us in the community. FYI to me Venezuelan/Chinese food is the best Chino/Latino Chinese food in the world! Praying Venezuela gets better soon so we all can go back home!

[@juliooquendo220]

Hell yeah Latino and asian foods are AMAZING

[@moreadventure3627]

I lived in NYC and did not know about this neighborhood. wow!

[@k.s.9831]

Loving the content, y’all!!! 👏🏾

[@ddre8834]

Our Chinatown in Northern Mexico been there since the railroad days. The Chino Mexicanos been there since them days.

[@aliciarobinson4107]

The first segment was 🔥!!!!!

[@Travelwithchris]

All of that food looks bomb!

[@lailabug23]

Wow that’s so dope I would be in heaven if there was Restaurants combined with Latin and Chinese food together I have had soul food and Ching food together from one restaurant in the Bay Area but I would love to eat Latin and Chinese 😍

[@JustinBrehm]

You keep making great videos all the time

[@amarbaha]

DUDES! Those sisters from the Puerto Rican episode....Ya...I watched for the FOOD! Love you guys!

[@nexusyang4832]

Damn!!!!!!!! This episode went where Bourdain and Zimmerman never went. I learned so much and got hungry afterwards!!!! Why you all do me like this??? 🥴🥴🥴🥴😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️

[@gi_giooo]

I lovee this! I am chinese from Brazil and I have a friend whos Chinese Dominican. I'll def try these places as I'm in nyc, I've been to Flor de Mayo

[@chihuahuasrule1175]

This is such an interesting video! I have to hit up these spots next time I visit NY.

[@canmicjen1]

This was my favorite episode

[@FishboyAbzu]

I'm Puerto Rican married to a Thai Chinese man lol imagine our mix of foods.

[@nenaj1]

😋

[@boceanmotion]

These two cuisines are the definition of comfort food

[@Razear]

Hearing an Asian person speak with a Hispanic accent is so trippy but so dope. lol

[@niamtxiv]

There are blk, white, native speaking Spanish. Ok???

[@HeatherLewis213]

There's like 7 million Asians that live all over Latin America / Latin Caribbean countries, that have had family there for centuries.

[@FishboyAbzu]

Whats more trippy is seeing a white guy raised in Singapore speaking with a singapore accent.

[@BlimpCityFeeder]

Makes me miss Comida Criolla 78 by W78 st & Broadway uWS which didn’t make it thru the pandemic/lockdowns. Bittersweet.

[@santoes0110]

You guys didn’t hit jardin de china! No#1 spot in Queens on Juction blvd. Do it! Love the Channel.

[@MuMu-co8ic]

Wow amazing. Thanks for showcasing this.

[@marylee946]

Thank you Andrew and David, will make a point to try Chinese Latino food at my next trip to NYC.

[@MsMariano74]

Awesome video as always. Hi guys! Stay safe! xoxo

[@erinbell7224]

More cultural education a la Fung bros - you are THE BEST!!!

[@katiel.5568]

This is a great episode!

[@MRC19468]

❤️😅 that right 👌🏼 lol I’m Dominican and always loved the Asian culture , just seems like a perfect match and it is

[@joserodrigo4261]

I grew up eating fusion Latin Filipino food as my mom is Puerto Rican and my dad is Filipino

[@kimeli]

example of Spanish Filipino food?

[@nenaj1]

My friend in school growing up was Filipino and Puerto Rican. Her dad was pr and her mom was Filipino.

[@mycode007]

Thanks for comming to the New Apolo on Grand Street guys .You guys have great videos channel . We always watch your videos at Fulton Street New Apolo since we found this channel. Thanks for all the great videos .

[@maplemocha]

I really love watching you two!❤️ David you kinda look like the South Korean comedian Jo Se-ho.

[@mayaw7148]

love these videos always

[@francisimanuel7121]

You should try Suriname. In South America as well. A lot of them also ended up in New York. You have the group that came from pre Mao China, the group that came from via Java, Hong Kong and the new post China group. They don’t all mix.

[@davidl.8019]

Fung bro. You guys forgot to visit Nuevo Jardin a cuban restaurant in Queens. They been in Business for more then 40 years

[@ginNjus]

The American Dream is alive and well. The squid ink fried rice...looks awesome.

[@HeatherLewis213]

Well this isn't a result of the US. There are 7 million Asians all over Latin America. The fusion happened there first.

[@DonTitoNYC]

There is a Chinatown in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. If I go there to the DR, I shall take pictures and send you them. Well Done! Let's see if there's xiao long Bao and other things you see here are there as well.

[@nelszsugaplum]

I love this ♥️!!!! I’ve been to flor de Mayo and I love it ! Also the one that guy said in Junction Queens it’s called Jardín De China ♥️♥️♥️ that’s the spot !!!! We used to have another one in queens but sadly they closed down .

[@lamwoonwai]

OMG I went to Floro De Mayo back in the 90's when I lived in the UWS. I was poor AF and just had the Peruvian Half chicken. Is La Caridad on Broadway and 77th or 78th!

[@ninong]

It’s a trip hearing him speak Spanish!

[@HeatherLewis213]

That's just because you don't travel a lot. There are tons of Asians in Latin America. Over 6 million.

[@diouranke]

It all looks so good, best Chino Latino I had to date was at a Peruvian restaurant in jersey , we have a few here in bx they r ok.

[@realdopecomics]

Sabor Latino in the Bronx and New Apollo are my favorite Asian-Latino spots.

[@thenotoriousmilkman6037]

My wife makes that black rice (squid & octopus) all the time🔥🔥

[@frankyohance4625]

Great video. If you can, try to find a Surinamese restaurant somewhere there in NY. Should be FULL of Chinese and Indonesian (Javanese) dishes. 💯

[@eklipsta]

Sabrosura in the Bronx is the best chino latino i had in NYC. Had flor de mayo and all the rest. They okay too. BX all day. Everyone only goes to new apolo for the drinks. Food isnt all that. I live ten minutes away from there.

[@mimi_j]

Thank you for using the correct terms

[@RayRay79]

Great video, interesting history that I wasn’t aware of. 😊

[@jungdonna]

At 09:54 , you said "the pork fried rice very dark". That is the color over forty years ago. That is real soy sauce that the original Cantonese immigrants used to cook fried rice. Nowadays, the take-out places probably use yellow food coloring. My grandfather had a cousin who went to Cuba. In the 1970's, my mother sponsored to get them to New York.

[@rolang4662]

As a kid, we had a Chinese spot that we called "platanos" because the guys spoke Spanish while making Chinese food.

[@tylerwong9460]

La Dinastia is certified. Their chicken goes crazy. Try the broiled porkchops too! Been going for years and they never disappoint

[@ginsoakedgirl4]

There are a LOT of Chinese people in Guatemala where my family is from. Unfortunately they're not super creative about nicknames so literally every one of them is called "el chino" by their friends, oh well

[@gunnasintern]

Peru has the largest Chinatown in South America Guatemala has the largest Koreatown in Central America Brazil has the biggest population of Japanese outside of Japan these two cultures united over the years btw

[@HeatherLewis213]

Yes we Asians love Latino culture.