THIS IS WHAT I CAME TO CHINA FOR! 🇨🇳 Ultimate Chinese Dumpling Tour of SHANGHAI

[@amazinggrace4006]

I can't wait to go to China....

[@theroamingcook]

You’ll love it I’m sure!

[@RetrocausalMemories]

We stopped in Shenzhen for a couple days on our way to Thailand from the UK and we were mindblown. Amazing amazing food and awesome people. We loved it. Their dumplings are unreal. Good to have you back, Gary!

[@theroamingcook]

Cheers mate. We were actually going to go to Shenzhen originally so we’ll definitely head there soon!

[@ShevandDev]

Gary and Shanghai? Can’t find a better combination❤ so happy to see you in China and cant wait for the next video🇨🇳

[@theroamingcook]

Thanks so much guys ❤️❤️❤️

[@DutchFlavour]

😂😂😂 15 Years ago when I went to China, my brother studied there for a year and I came 2 weeks. He only ate some ally way pork dumplings and had money only to party and lived like a real cheap Dutchman there hahahaha. Soon to be going back, can't wait love these China video's!

[@twinflowerfioretta]

I love dumplings, could eat them every day😋Surprising video from Shanghai China, great new places and cooks, as always you bring the best of descriptions of your tasty food you eat, yum-yummy😊👍Thanks Gary

[@theroamingcook]

They are the best! 😀

[@eswillie]

Glad to see you back in the most flavorful area of the world. Both types of dumplings looked incredible, and of course I'm jealous. The hotel also looked to be special, even though I'm not a fan of luxury places. Will be waiting on the noodles for lunch, and also whatever follows. Missed the fundraising video the other day, but I'll go back and give it a look.

[@theroamingcook]

It’s so good to be back eating Willie! Hopefully I’ll have the better idle vid out tomorrow, there’s a liver noodle I get that’s right up your street I think!

[@eswillie]

@@theroamingcook I'll be watching for it.

[@mariettathornton5924]

Wowwww!!! Just wowww Gary! From the awesome & tasty looking foods/dumplings to the fabulous Shangri-La Hotel! Will you please adopt someone as old as me already???🤣🤣🤣 Finley looks like he’s in heaven at the suite & I’m certain Helen loves it too! Thanks for sharing this fabulous video & have a lovely getaway to you & your family ❤😊😘

[@theroamingcook]

Haha yes definitely, we can all be one big family! 😀

[@moondrop1180]

Mate, head to Shantou, Guangzhou. Looking forward to you understanding the roots of all Thai Chinese cooking and what's lacking vs.enhanced compared to their ancestor's.

[@theroamingcook]

Definitely planned for the next trip mate!

[@stefanmeier7690]

China, one of the best spots I have a ever been to. Besides Thailand the best food on earth.

[@theroamingcook]

100 percent, we loved it!

[@Emilysrichala.]

I need to go China asap 😅😅😅

[@theroamingcook]

You would LOVE IT 🙌

[@roywinkley2184]

Brilliant Gary back on track. Looked so good 😋 dumplings down in one 😮

[@theroamingcook]

So good to be back mate!

[@xlam5345]

I am a Chinese but the first time that I had Shengjian and Xiaolongbao was in my late 20s. My mouth got burnt when I first had those delicious dumplings because I didn't know how to eat them😭I went to Lai Lai Xiao Long every time when I was visiting Shanghai, it is the best Xiaolongbao restaurant in my heart. I think I'm going to Din Tai Fung in Thonglo tomorrow.

[@theroamingcook]

The first one exploded all over my face and shirt 😂

[@johnff2224]

As a Chinese resident for more than 10y, this guy does only have legit Thai content but also proper Chinese content! Can't wait for the next videos

[@theroamingcook]

Thanks buddy 😀

[@chesterphung1143]

Great job bros welcome to China 🇨🇳 👍 🎉😊

[@theroamingcook]

Thank you! 🙏

[@user-ki4hu4cm8l]

Congrats on the video partner Gary. Great share. Love the arrangements for Finley. Much love.

[@theroamingcook]

Appreciate that mate 🙏

[@Paul_G_Eats]

Fantastic video mate 👍

[@theroamingcook]

Appreciate it brother!

[@EllisWR]

Quality stuff Gaz!

[@theroamingcook]

Cheers fella ❤️

[@gabbo164]

We get really good proper regional Chinese food where we live in Chatswood in Sydney. Love shanghai dumplings and noodles!!!

[@theroamingcook]

I remember it being really good for Chinese food in Sydney!

[@obiwan5781]

I'd love to try this. Looks so much better than a greggs sausage roll for £1.20..

[@theroamingcook]

Hahha, defo mate

[@amandagrant4331]

I love dumplings

[@theroamingcook]

They are the best!

[@bearwithmelee4531]

Thank you for visiting my country. I hope you’ll have a great time and wish you will one day come back. Different provinces have different cuisines for you to explore.

[@theroamingcook]

Absolutely, can’t wait to explore the rest of China! 🙏

[@LorraineGao]

Chill oil with vinegar is also my favorite sauce,NB~😊

[@theroamingcook]

You can't beat it!

[@JBWanders73]

Addaboy.... nice vid mate

[@theroamingcook]

Cheers fella!

[@alexhu7939]

dumpling eating technique: put it on a spoon, take a small bite on the top, suck the soup, the. eat the whole thing! Double your fun!

[@theroamingcook]

I just went with the bite the whole thing and let it explode all over my face and shirt 😂

[@defaultname354]

Damn gary in china also. Good one mate! I will be sure to watch all these videos, have a safe trip!

[@theroamingcook]

Thanks so much!

[@danielj3010]

Shanghai looks banging!!

[@theroamingcook]

So good mate

[@supriadiramlan5545]

whoaaa dumpling adv will be long one mate and Shanghai is one of the epicentrum lol on side note, even we usually call "uncle" in South East Asia... If I remember Correctly in China and Hongkong they call chef "Sifu" mean (Master) any other viewer may explain more, especially viewer from China may help us, is the dumpling maker called "SiFu" too?

[@theroamingcook]

Yeah, the dumpling maker was definitely a master, the sifu in action!

[@supriadiramlan5545]

@@theroamingcook 👍 iirc following u since 15k subs, awesome journey if you want to deep dive into noodle things, if u have time, try Shanxi Province noodle capital in the world lol there is slice noodle, hand pulled noodle, cold noodle, fried cold noodle (not same with cold noodle) after that get the Moslem style of those noodle, the Moslem style hand slice noodle, hand pulled noodle, cold noodle etc...... then get into "noodle coma" phase there lol keep up the good work....

[@foodhistory1387]

Thanks!

[@theroamingcook]

Cheers mate, legend!

[@pat_thai]

OMG just a wink you are in Shanghai already ! Hail to the King of China ! Nee How Ma ? Zhia Zian Nee ! Jai jian for now ! Safe journey to the Kings family ! ❤

[@theroamingcook]

😅😅😅😅

[@TheDufresnes]

"nice and creamy" 😂😂😂 well played!

[@theroamingcook]

😅😅😅😅

[@chichiuhui658]

💪😎👍🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@theroamingcook]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@brianlee844]

Dampling is absolutely good to eat at Winter! pork with rich Soup, so delicious!

[@theroamingcook]

For sure!

[@charlie-letsgo]

Every time you put the entire dumpling straight into your mouth scares me lol... aren't you worried that they might burn your mouth😅But anyways, looks very appetizing😍

[@theroamingcook]

The first one exploded all over me 😂

[@leonis1932]

4:00 Let me translate with a little explanation, it says Shucaiji (the name of the restaurant) was founded in 1980, (served with dumplings that have) thin and soft dough wrapper, filled with flavorful soup/broth, and pan-fried to a crispy golden brown bottom, the broth is rich and savory, but not greasy at all. The bottom line says "Welcome"

[@jinyeliu-jc1sv]

Shanghai has some fantastic food!

[@wenchen1347]

My sister and I went to Lai Lai Xiao Long (last month. Very good!

[@antwango]

Yup vinegar in everything I do now!!!! Vinegar and chilli oil in my noodles vinegar and chilli oil for my dumplings!!! I cant believe ive been eating noodles and dumplings without vinegar for 40 odd yrs!!!! im frikking Chinese as well!!!! its delish!!!!! And people think vinegar on their fish and chips is amazing!!!!??? What!!!? Also the vinegar is the dark variety here its sweeter and deeper... not sure that its the same as the malt vinegar in the UK.... but anyway when you mix this dark vinegar with soy sauce and chilli oil, its flavour town!!!!! And you can drink that vinegar too so its not the sharp lemony vinegar in the crisps.... anyway to any foreigner having noodles and soup a teaspoon of vinegar a teaspoon of chilli oil and the broth you can drink afterwards is amazeballs!!!!

[@theroamingcook]

You can’t beat it can you? I could drink the vinegar here!

[@antwango]

Also a million types of dumplings! Different cook equals a different variety and way and preference to making dumplings etc.... your ones are shanjian baos i think which are half fried half steamed, so half buns half dumplings... dont quote me... but if the dough / wrap is more akin to a bun then its a bao!? possibly... theres a technical grey area lol but ive heard these things called shanjian baos and theyre dumplings but theyre called baos.... but im not an expert if the wrap is thin like gyoza, which is japanese for jiaozi or dumpling then its more dumpling that most of us are used to... but there are a million types of dumplings, wontons etc

[@theroamingcook]

Yes definitely a bao but I’m just so used to saying dumplings being British 😅

[@thisiskevin1000]

Inland provinces of mainland China, especially Xinjiang, Xizang/Tibet, Yunnan, Inner Mongolia, Sichuan, Chongqing, Gansu, Shaanxi, Guangxi, Shanxi, Ningxia, and Heilongjiang provinces are something to look into. Ethnic minorities across these provinces have more to offer.

[@theroamingcook]

I think Yunnan is our next stop for sure 👍

[@thisiskevin1000]

@@theroamingcook Rural vlogger Dianxi Xiaoge and her dog Dawang lives there. Provincial capital Kunming is waving, possible Lijiang, Xishuangbanna (border city with Myanmar) and Shangri-La. You can also check The Food Ranger (a Canadian vlogger based in Chengdu with his Chinese wife), Oldwatch Ma, Eat Ai and Little Chinese Everywhere vlogs. Plenty of insights, including minority Tibetans, Yi, Miao/Hmong and Hui (Muslim Han Chinese) folks.

[@michaelfung4629]

Happy to hear you can taste the difference between Chinese ones. As brilliant as Thai and Malaysian chefs are (including their Chinese population) , they can't seem to get dumplings as good.

[@nev-dd9jq]

Stayed in the Shangri La Pudong about 20 years ago. Cracking hotel to be fair. I hope you got stuck into some Peking Duck whilst in China. The food in China is so different to the syruppy slop we're served in the UK.

[@enidsean32csm]

What airline did you flight with mate Am going with juneyao airlines Manchester to bangkok old airport

[@theroamingcook]

Flew with China Eastern but good news going to Don Muang, it’s so much easier

[@sweepyspud]

cool video! shanghai is actually pronounced something like "shh + ung (like the sound in lung) hi" though, the way you're saying it kinda throws me off as a mandarin speaker lmao

[@theroamingcook]

Thanks so much!

[@maneil9297]

My favourite food 🎉🎉🎉

[@theroamingcook]

So good!

[@maneil9297]

@@theroamingcook comfort food for me. like roast chicken to one of my British friends.

[@theroamingcook]

@maneil9297 100 percent agree! But give me dumplings and bao over roast chicken any day 😅

[@puggsincyberspace]

I used to eat soup dumplings a lot. But the last few times I have not been unable to eat them.

[@theroamingcook]

Sorry to hear that mate! I hope you’re feeling ok 🙏

[@antwango]

ok if its bread dough youre talking about then its a bao / bun thats been fried... again from my experience.... again im not local native.... dont kill me proper Chinese foodies! im just a chinese foodie born outside lol... rediscovering my own cusiine!

[@theroamingcook]

You definitely know your stuff!

[@robertlim3621]

I m hungry

[@Paulee91]

yes, the sign says "operated since 1980, their dumplings has significant features : thinner dumpling skin, juicier, crispier bottom, and not oily. " Last four words at the bottom is "Welcome"

[@theroamingcook]

Thanks so much for the translation 🙏

[@jamestruss1791]

Evening mate

[@theroamingcook]

Hello mate!

[@jamestruss1791]

@@theroamingcook so you enjoyed China then

[@theroamingcook]

Loved it mate! Definitely be going again!

[@jamestruss1791]

@@theroamingcook Amazing place, me and Yan are going to Chongqing next year to visit some friends. We was back in Guangzhou earlier in the year, great City’s and very interesting.

[@ivyshy98]

good job heading to some local joints. that's where you can get some real local flavors. all the food in tourist areas add a bit of gimmick to attract the non-local chinese tourists so you don't always get something authentic. if you ever need help, just ask. many of the younger crowd *should* know some english lol since it's required in school.

[@theroamingcook]

Thanks so much! Will do, thanks for the tip. So many people spoke good English which was good for me as my mandarin is terrible 😅

[@antwango]

its not the same as xiaolong bao, weird because a xiaolong bao isnt a what i would normally consider a bao because the wrap is thin and more akin to a dumpling... and not the bread dough thickness or texture xiaolong bao actually has soup broth inserted inside.... the juice from your shanjian is just the natural juices from the meat and steam and cooking

[@theroamingcook]

It’s a dumpling minefield out here!

[@jding1573]

I was in Shanghai last week, the premium quality of fried dumplings are $1.7 to $1.9 for 4 dumplings, comparing to the best one in LA that costs you $15 for 8, and the tastes of Shanghai fried dumplings are way much better than LA's, the main reason could be that pork in US is terrible.

[@kingsleychong1987]

中國擁有無數美食，我最想念南方沿海城市的早餐😋

[@theroamingcook]

The best!

[@รักเธอเสมอ-ส6ฐ]

Hi

[@theroamingcook]

Hey!

[@kenliang5968]

Dumping is dumping, what you were eating is called “bao” , hence the dial long BAO and sheng jian BAO. Bao is not dumping. Thank you

[@theroamingcook]

Thanks for the correction! So many people in the west know them as soup dumplings but maybe we should translate them to soup bao?

[@maybelline_79]

Lol, when you cut into the bao my white husband yelled Noooooo. You let the soup fall out onto the plate.

[@theroamingcook]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hungrytoexplore]

ah mate, everything I've been told is wrong!!!

[@EllisWR]

The media have lied to us mate!!!!

[@theroamingcook]

Western media

[@AbsoluteZero6714]

…… Everything seems right, but at what cost?

[@londondave800]

​@@AbsoluteZero6714What are you talking about?

[@hungrytoexplore]

@@AbsoluteZero6714 it was a joke based on all the titles KZbinrs are using right now!

[@polofar99]

I dont know why foreigners often call chinese 'baozi' as dumpling, in China, they are different foods ~

[@theroamingcook]

I think it’s just because dumpling is an English word that covers all sorts of different things 🙏

[@dirkbalding6799]

Noodle, Don't noodle 🐼

[@TeddyBear-zj4qg]

✌️

[@theroamingcook]

🙌🙌🙌

[@fenxian]

You can't randomly walk in any restaurant. It slso happened to me went back Shanghai a few month ago. Fry dumpling 生煎, no good, with thick skin and double size as original. It's too bad they use brand name like 大壶春生煎, I went two, both fake.

[@theroamingcook]

That’s a shame!

[@kingcrab750]

Nobody in Shanghai does Xiaolongbao or Pan dried bun (Shenjianbao) with soy sauce or chili oil. Only sauce needed is Shanghai rice vinegar, that's it. Just sayin'

[@jurrasicpig2426]

for a moment I saw "gay butler" lol

[@theroamingcook]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@alextjflorida]

you may try the braised pork that is also famous in Shanghai.

[@theroamingcook]

Yeah it was very good!

[@howardcheung5809]

​@@theroamingcookthere are many famous Shanghai food...one of my favourite is spring onion pancake

[@theroamingcook]

@@howardcheung5809 one of the best things we ate for sure. My wife loves them!

[@howardcheung5809]

@@theroamingcook first time viewer by the way...as a cook and foodie you will enjoy the food in China. There are 8 main cooking "cuisine regions" with their speciality. Looking forward to seeing more videos from you. Anyways I think the small font in the first restaurant did say started in 1980.

[@theroamingcook]

Thanks so much Howard, I hope you enjoy the videos 🙏

[@wenjingmo881]

Real Shanghainese don't eat Din Tai Fung 😂

[@theroamingcook]

😂😂😂

[@420mtbrider]

Din Tai Fung is overrated.

[@theroamingcook]

Agreed 👍

[@土馒头]

enjoy your time 🎉

[@theroamingcook]

Thanks so much 🙏