The Big Bug Eating Industry of China (Part 1)

[@gretblue]

Finally a host who speaks the native language, nice job Vice

[@udittlamba]

Have you not seen Simon's videos in Ukraine?

[@Longhairbaee]

There’s other host ☺️🙌

[@wazoowi]

as a Chinese kid this white boy's mandarin is lit kudos to him

[@humant9664]

Lou Woot Uhh

[@davidtiah]

his mandarin is better then mine hahaha

[@gugugaga9578]

can I get a triple mac with a large coke

[@laurenpeng6071]

Same lol (also, SEAFRET!)

[@noonexoxo7482]

As a white American your black american speak is great. kudos to you.

[@diegoscar6591]

you expect a stupid vice tourist guy and you get someone which speaks mandarin fluently. that. is. awsome!!

[@amarillorica]

i was expecting the post gendered yet ironically gender conforming non gendererd but actually maybe gendered skinny person

[@daviddiaz3771]

i still found many of these vice reportes quite stupid and irrespectfull most of the time.

[@Fluskar]

why is this comment so accurate

[@allisoncastle]

Thomaso Bambino oh dear lord...

[@kjz3245shsjsuw]

And his Mandarin is even better than mine :/

[@CesarCapistran]

We want a doc about "How Joshua learns his mandarin"

[@VercingetoR3x]

yes please! They should do a whole series on language learning

[@secrecy3915]

Chatting with the locals, probably.

[@j934]

YES

[@stephenbrand5661]

Look at his last name. I’m sure he’s had some of the best schooling money can buy.

[@stephenbrand5661]

@sebatian Yes. Rich Jew.

[@sasumaro1]

Love how the man respect the locals

[@JohnDoe-oh6fc]

You sure he wasn't culturally appropriating haha😰

[@jjtc6881]

How was he appropriating anything?

[@ChrisM-bn5vr]

jjtc He was making a joke, based on the fact nearly everyobe calls anything cultural appropriation these days.

[@vtecpreludevtec]

Myth Odiir wah,a plop li ate,ah.

[@diddobaggins4794]

John Doe Send Logan Paul here to respect the locals

[@AVAL0NIX]

damn, his mandarin sure is good

[@ashleyjenna3897]

rat yeah omg. I speak mandarin daily as a second language and I didn't even understand completely.

[@AVAL0NIX]

mandarin is somewhat my first language, his accent and vocab is pretty good.... i really liked his accent

[@LLace]

Jessi Yang well that says a lot about ur education

[@slavrine]

I think plastic pony meant you've got so good with English, you could start having an accent in your native tongue. This has happened to me to some degree as well

[@CC-mr5xq]

I'm Chinese American and his mandarin is FAR better than mine. His accent is near perfect.

[@kwaaaa]

Lol, dude's like "I know foreigners don't like sharing bottles" when he's about to down a drink with wasps in it.

[@jigsaw99]

that's a giant asian wasp too

[@MeetAlexChannel]

Damn his mandarin is on point

[@humant9664]

Meet Alex Uhh

[@Bob-kn5gw]

+Jason Smith 😂

[@vtecpreludevtec]

Jason Smith hi,u like to eat a mandarin,or eat amandaout?

[@jeremianlastly7668]

Whatever! A lot of Vice people I've seen were really pretentious, judgmental and rather shitty in situations a lot less foreign than this. Maybe he didn't enjoy the insects, but he ate what was offered to him and was pretty damn respectful about it. Major kudos to him for genuinely trying someone else's culture.

[@p00pie]

This is the same culture that facilitates the death of endangered animals for bs potions and tinctures.

[@Treeezplz]

I didn't really think so. All the while he was making faces as if in discust and laughing. I didn't think that was very respectful tbh. But still I can't exactly blame him either. I wouldn't want to eat that stuff! Gross

[@MrVaDelux]

@@Treeezplz so then why are u judging him for making faces of disgust if u r admitting you’d probably do the same

[@ScottieWallace]

Vice is just gay mafia.. why do you think all the hosts sound and look like pedos

[@hxhuang9306]

Damn this guy's mandarin is REALLY good.

[@Scrubbini]

At least the chef was honest

[@andrewsoh1035]

honesty is the best policy!

[@agent5758]

Lobster use to be a poor mans meal, they would feed it to prisoners and now its a luxury food.

[@Spright91]

Its because Lobster used to be much more plentiful now its scarce.Insects will always be plentiful.

[@gadzadhamgaacaan8488]

Not when we begin to eat them. Don't underestimate human.

[@OdinzEinherjar]

@@Spright91 Well if we've emptied the sea of lobster I don't think it'll be hard to empty the fields of insects.

[@BioSoundTrack]

there are trillions of insects in a single city alone, and catching them won't be a ride at the sea how could they gone extinct?

[@Ed-nm9cq]

@@BioSoundTrack they could go extinct indirectly by humans, such as through, habitat loss, climate change, ect.

[@youratowel14]

when chef lee said he does not like it either that was hilarious

[@Asunder4]

yall betta paid him a lil extra

[@viviennekern8767]

9:16 *The wasp crawling on the left side of the lense gave me goosebumps*

[@qualiiii]

I once saw someone smoke a moth

[@sjiang5927]

Quali lol how does he/she smoke it? Do you mean inhale a moth?

[@Nickerooster]

Quali Brian redban smokes moth poop

[@tally9542]

I know there's some guy who smokes moth down my street.

[@kartikeyakrishna3611]

Quali are you sure you didn't smoke the moth before him

[@vilAvain]

you can actually get high of that?

[@altgameplay]

"You just missed our delicacy, cow shit beetles who actually taste like shit!". It's insane to think how different peoples tastes vary from place to place. I know some bugs are very proteic but eating a cockroach doesn't sound appealing to me at all.

[@kkwun4969]

i like those shit eating beetles (scarabs) as long as i dont eat em lol dont their shiny shells look pretty?

[@elinal855]

I can understand Chinese, the translation is a little off: what the lady-boss said was it is something found locally that has a very strong/heavy taste. From her tone I wouldn't say that she personally enjoys the flavor.

[@ImBigFloppa]

Swagfagwithswag Cheese is not rotten nor moldy

[@MyName_Jeff]

Swagfagwithswag Google is your friend.

[@pagancenturion94]

Mmmm Cow shit flavor what a treat! No wonder it's a treasured delicacy :)

[@TerribleTonyShow]

The internet: If it exists, there's porn of it. China: If it exists, there's food of it.

[@gasaxe6056]

Your a brave man. I really enjoyed this documentary.

[@chris4pf575]

Wasps- we have no natural enemies! Chinese people-we’ll see about that

[@kaiyili9005]

Lmao at the background music when the guy was chewing on bugs

[@MrSurvivalgecoLP]

The professor gave me really strong asmr feels. Want more of him. To hear him talking with his calm voice.

[@nataliealex4437]

i srsly wanna know how joshua knows mandarin so well, does he live in china?

[@andrewsoh1035]

Natalie are you not bilingual? maybe he furthered his studies of chinese language and cultural understanding

[@sandman6040]

Andrew soh it wasn’t said with negative intentions so sit down, she was impressed by his skill and merely wants to know where he learned it, not every Caucasian male from the states can speak mandarin so fluently.

[@apollonmegara8220]

@@andrewsoh1035 you fucking idiot

[@shino8854]

@@apollonmegara8220 🤣😅

[@mbe102]

This is the stuff I originally came to Vice way back in the first North Korea video all those years ago. This is what makes Vice what it is. Please keep this kind of content up!

[@notneo5886]

He encourages him to drink like he's roofied the wine 🤣

[@blakedies]

"Do you like it?" *silence* "Lets drink!"

[@SettingMind]

Finally a white reporter that actually speaks the language. There is nothing more cringe than just standing these shaking your head as a local speaks but this reporter is actually speaking to the Chinese which is great!!

[@morgang1586]

The dude with the rice wine was my favorite. Especially when he said “relax, just have a sip”

[@paymycollegefam6167]

"I know you forginers don't like to share bottles" you're right, we share needles instead!

[@Anna-rb6rg]

i'm in love with his smile. really

[@jacob4859]

I'm so jealous of your Chinese

[@dg0210]

TheLactatingAnus maybe he didn't know, so chill.

[@holatio4028]

+TheLactatingAnus Maybe not everybody has the time to actually study Chinese and tell that that was in fact Mandarin and not a local dialect.

[@vidjdwhite]

TheLactatingAnus why the fuck would he bother learning the language? Should we all learn every language or else get pissy when someone doesn't know one? Chill the fuck out you sensitive little asshat.

[@vidjdwhite]

Do you honestly think I'm mad when I call people "asshat"? lol. No, I'm just pointing out the obvious. I mean, why do people like you have to be so sour on the internet? I'm guessing it's an outlet for emotional venting for so many who can't handle their feelings. I mean, someone called the Chinese language by the wrong title and your entitled self expects people to know everything. Grow up buddy.

[@Miranda-wu2eu]

lol as a chinese person, I tell people I speak chinese (and then elaborate for specificity). it really isn't that big of a deal.

[@erina8250]

Omg 4:58 when he starts talking about the insects, he seems so turned on 😂 Good documentary! We eat grasshoppers in Uganda too

[@maIibualma]

5:18 "Niggah"

[@xxh2022xx]

Wow dat actually made me laugh....good job

[@CNW0]

Lol that's actually mean "that" in chinses

[@chrisepps4430]

lol i make fun of my GF all the time when she says it in Mandarin "whatd you call me?!?!" XD

[@Psychodrumstick]

So what?

[@leileijoker8465]

I say that word like 1000 times a day when I was back in China 😂

[@DarknessGamingAtYoutube]

Did anyone notice how many times he said oh!? 😅😆🤣😂 @4:29

[@joenickson2370]

Damn I'm impressed by the guy speaking manderin. 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@andk1434]

Madness Jack I'm impressed by your ability to write english. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@laurenpeng6071]

Rice wine w/ the wasps is actually rlly good! My dad gave me it without telling me what was in it, and once I'd downed it all he's like "btw, that has wasps in it".

[@TheBrood525]

Fried spider man. The horror flick we all want after homecoming.

[@travisturner8271]

I enjoyed this episode, not sure if I’ve seen Josh on before or since, but I like how respectful he is.

[@VICE]

Most of the world thinks of insects as pests -- but in China's Yunnan Province, bugs are a delicacy. WATCH NEXT: _The Nepalese Honey That Makes People Hallucinate_ - bit.ly/2tRcPR7

[@dedetasoss4279]

CHANNELgr hi

[@chubbs.mp3435]

DeDe Tasoss hey

[@JohnDoe-oh6fc]

Vice are dogs and cats a delicacy to in China

[@jerryding7982]

VICE please work on hiring a better translations team. I noticed many of the things said in Mandarin wasn't semantically translated correctly.

[@HydraDelDiablo]

Just cats

[@lucheng7710]

I am a Chinese student studying IB and my English B teacher played this video to us. I just want to say the host is so good at mandarin and he is so cute!

[@srinathradhakrishnan]

5:23 "boosting immune system" we happened to see how splendidly it worked during the coronavirus outbreak.

[@fischfs]

the coronavirus didn't spread from eating bugs, in fact you're less likely to contract viruses from bugs because their dna is so different from ours. nobody claimed "strengthening immune system" = viral immunity

[@harinim6589]

Srinath Radhakrishnan The coronavirus came from a lab in wuhan tho....

[@torondin]

@@fischfs Plants are even *more* different from us, and yet there are many that provide either poor nutrition, or can be outright poisonous.

[@larissaaleisee6994]

Now this is great quality content Vice, a great choice of host too. Well done! very educational!

[@plushdinosaur7917]

I don't think i could ever eat bugs. I think it's not because of my disgust towards them but because it's not a tradition or it's not usual here. Does this make sense?😂

[@michaeljohnson6752]

Angicha no it doesn't. So just because it's not tradition it'll mean you NEVER do it?

[@kungmoshfu]

Marco Polo yes it does wtf don't you understand.

[@tielohnoms]

It makes sense. You're not used to it therefore you're not able to eat it as if it was french fries. Maybe one day you'll try it. Same for me as well..

[@ShowlidSnake]

Do you eat shrimps or prawns? They're basically insects of the sea.

[@plushdinosaur7917]

Jerold of Rivia I tried shrimps because my friend loves them plus they smelled nice. I threw up... I was not ready, maybe I should make another attempt☺

[@alleycatdevil]

I love how he can say whatever he wants in English right in front of them

[@edwinlopez30]

Good video! I think it's better to put two people that speak the same language. Better engagement in the conversation.

[@wexorin]

i really like it when they send someone who knows the language of the country. feels more natural and good video too

[@Shinkajo]

If we can get to the point where we can industrially farm insects, i think it could solve a lot of problems related to food in the world. They are kinda gross, but I'm starting to appreciate how fascinating they are. They are like systems of individuals as opposed to us as individual systems.

[@darthjegg6570]

its so refreshing to see a reporter speaking the language of the country he's visiting

[@mcshane05]

You could swallow about 5 of them frozen things and go the gym it will be like eating a dozen eggs.

[@oneeyedgoatnigga1605]

mcshane05 I'd rather eat 12 eggs

[@aboard04]

If it is way much cheaper than whey protein, then I will use some for post workout.

[@capefear56]

When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs every morning to help me get LARGE.

[@theghostofrickyricardo9975]

"It tastes a bit like manure, too!" she exclaimed through a wide smile as my throat slowly closed.

[@slowburntm3584]

That first girl in the market pricing out all those insects was giving him the white boy price. Seemed a little expensive to me, maybe I am wrong though.

[@JollyJoel]

The chef who makes insect dishes was being polite and agreeing with his reaction. I'm sure he knows this.

[@bnnnnnnnnnnn]

Love China from middle East

[@RayMak]

If everyone can be like him there will be no discrimination. Because by learning each other's languages, we learn to respect each other's cultures.

[@shinobicl]

Good to see interesting stuff again.

[@sirgrundel]

lmao i know damn well he was thinking the whole time 'all this nasty ass shit" while fake smiling.

[@dylanl9532]

He speaks good Mandarin.

[@darthjegg6570]

this man is so polite and intelligent. more from him thanks

[@extremepsyche3135]

lol - everyone is commenting about a white guy speaking good mandarin rather than the video!

[@mikeysal231]

His reaction while eating the insects is priceless. This is so good. Love vice 👍🏼

[@chigasaki06]

1. Damn, I would LOVE to speak fluent Mandarin. I took one class and quit, LOL. 2. I was a bit disappointed, I was hoping that the bugs taste good. I was looking forward to trying some. Not anymore if the damn chef doesn't even like his own creations, lol.

[@intarc0giotto]

14:44 doesn't he say "还奇怪吗" / hai qiguai ma? which translates "still weird?" instead of "ni xihuan ma?" because they translate it as do you like it.

[@OmariRose1]

Joshua Frank, the millennials version of Bear Grylls

[@stephaniemamatree5973]

what the hell no link to pt2 and not found in search...tease

[@josedaniel1234]

“Inside china’s bug eating industry” .... yea the corona virus

[@aroaround]

"do you like it?" *camera zoom to the reporter face with him saying nothing*

[@puskargurung8930]

Did he just say the n word in 5:19 .. 😂😂

[@GN00001Lee]

Puskar Gurung its 那个. which mean "that"

[@ninethreefivesix]

His mandarin is AMAZING. I loved it when the chef didn't want to eat the bugs either haha

[@RayMak]

Locusts are delicious

[@Ivan-tp6jq]

You need to stop commenting

[@justsomeguywithoutadick]

@@Ivan-tp6jq he has I haven't seen him in a while

[@dingdongbingbongdingdingding]

i was wondering what kind of sand worm that bug they dug up. can't seem to find it.

[@aliakbarsafdari4084]

I'd rather just eat unhealthy Macs.

[@like7oranges]

he tries so hard to be polite and not puke at the end LMAO

[@SwitchingReins]

I'd rather eat another human than a bug.

[@kaine5083]

haha dude you are so funny. You made me laugh out loud. Thank you.

[@gabbar51ngh]

So basically you are African

[@chhive]

Funny that he forced himself to eat those bugs and still being polite

[@nataliealex4437]

i wonder what vegans think about this? 😆

[@jessicagomez1760]

I believe eating insects helps people get the proper amount of nutrients in a less environmentaly damaging level than eating farm animals in a less harmful way to the human body... but this is a matter of choosing between getting a 50 or a 60 in an exam, they are still both failing grades (it is just an analogy, don't take it too srly, and this is only my opinion).

[@andyofzz]

fabnsass protein yield from insects are way greater than most farm vegetables, except alga such as spirulina, also, insect farming requires way less water, 50/60 is very inaccurate

[@lucilledelorme]

Tyler durden we don't actually. We accept that lions are carnivores and as apex predators are important to their ecosystem and keep the herds of animals they prey on in the best health weeding out the sick and old. It's human factory farming that we object to; it takes up land that could be used to grow agriculture, it's extremely water costly and it's fucking cruel on the animals.

[@MashedUpMarshMallows]

Derek Charette you ok?

[@IoaleKelina]

Eh, eat whatever you want. I'm a vegetarian but I ain't gonna shove my lifestyle down others' throats.

[@tobyihli9470]

He ate a big. The chef asked, “Do you like it?” He says, let’s drink! Funny!

[@osvster]

*STILL BETTER THAN MCDONALD'S*

[@Charlesdeluca]

very interesting video man, keep up the good work!

[@轩辕荒芜]

Has joined KFC luxury lunch

[@CC-lq8st]

keep this guy on...he's awesome....we need more videos about China!

[@fullup91]

Bugs are my gender... now buzz off 😂😂😂

[@anishini362]

oh

[@SnowyyAI]

The website that's shown on the bottle at 5:44 doesn't even exist... Weird.

[@vlad1889]

Damn, so many mandarin experts to judge this guys mandarin!

[@alexzedd3701]

I'm a native speaker and I can assure you that his mandarin is very good.

[@waylt]

KZbin needs more bug eating documentaries!!! Can't wait for Part 2.

[@wzk921109]

That guy is so not professor.

[@gej300v]

Thanks, Josh. Great reporting!

[@tipsycat27]

the chef himself wouldn't eat it LOL. And it still costs $150. Goes to show that China has more money than sense.

[@KWS305]

Tipsylou Probably he knows something about these bugs that we don't, most of those chefs don't eat what they make for customers.

[@tobyihli9470]

The first Chinese man he sat down and spoke with was pretty intelligent. He was still at heart a salesman, but he didn’t push his luck and risk being rude. Nice guy. I got the feeling he was flattered that the Vice journalist spoke Chinese.

[@medicus1621]

Gross 🤢🤮

[@theraven5850]

Pffffft, what about veal? What about bull testicles like they eat in places like Texas?

[@JoshDavid]

this guy knows what hes doing, great journalism/documentary filmmaking right here

[@dedetasoss4279]

vice is slowly dying

[@kronickingpin]

DeDe Tasoss vice whont die they own the market in edgy hipster media

[@dedetasoss4279]

kronickingpin lol, the old vice was cool.

[@SICK562CKRISS]

I remember being one of the first subscribers to Vice channel. And I don't even get a thank you.

[@Theskybluerose]

Stopped the video at 1:57 because I was compelled to comment on how amazing this guys mandarin is but then realised this comment section was full of it so - guess I'll just shut up and continue watching the video 😂

[@Argie_758]

In the caribbean, we used to put the black prickly caterpillar in white rum and turmeric as medication for stomach ache. i think we still have a little bit left from a few years ago.. replaced the alcohol after it's finished.

[@ct-ef6wx]

damn this video is amazing, kudos to the host for being fluent in conversing in mandarin and being such a good sport when eating the bugs!

[@popephiliam5860]

13:10 "Mr. Lee is the chef RESPONSIBLE for all of this" lmao

[@angelicacushing6032]

Every prank on jackass starts off like this: 8:12

[@Elcapitano00001]

A chef that cooks bugs but doesn't like them 😂😂😂

[@PhoenixDarshan]

Bai Jiu 白酒 is not necessarily made from sorghum, in the region I went to , in the centre of Hubei, it was made of corn. Bai Jiu refers to high percentage alcohol.

[@moeezS]

BBC's eating insects documentary set in Thailand was really good, and it didn't seem expensive probably because a lot of the people there eat it rather than just not much demand in China so they can make it a more expensive delicacy.