Visiting a Chinese Food Joint In Mumbai | The Big Forkers Ep. 2 | Is It Worth It

Chinese food in India has a long history of permutations, concoctions, combinations and hodge-podgery; from the almost but not quite authentic, to the Indianised, Desified - Sezwan versions. Served up at roadside carts to white table cloth temples of Confu-sion. We have been exposed to it all.
In walk, The Big Forkers to a self-proclaimed 'Authentic' Chinese restaurant in Mumbai and well, hell hath no fury like Sid scorned of Authentic Chinese food.
We didn't plan it this way, nor did Team Modi apparently, but this is the Forkers invasion of House of MANDARIN !!
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[@mihirsingh7156]

Sid using heavy words like pontificate Damn lol Go easy We haven’t even crossed Borivali yet

[@pushcorrupt]

hahahaha. Tell me about it

[@OneTakeEDC]

WHY DONT THESE GUYS HAVE A SHOW ON NETFLIX !!!

[@TheBigForkers]

*wipes off tears

[@sashankvissa2358]

Yeah, seriously!

[@abhijitmoha]

@@TheBigForkers ah, give it a year, you'll get there

[@midshipsport]

Looks like you got money growing on trees. KZbin is fine. I am a cheap India.

[@k.rkingdom6102]

Who are here after 'The Butter chicken comparison video' in which at the end credit scene the owner of 'House of Mandarin' gave her review about this damn video😂😂😂.

[@TheBigForkers]

Hahahahaha

[@jazdhill]

I haven't visited China but I've tried authentic Chinese food in Singapore. It wasn't for my taste buds at all. We're too spoilt by desi Chinese for all the right or wrong reasons. It was good to know you have such great knowledge about the cuisine and the history around it. But I personally would not go so hard at a restaurant for not being AUTHENTIC especially since the people running it know what works best for the audience in the city. I have worked with this brand for 2 years and I honestly loved the food. Everything I've had was fantastic. And that's obviously because 99% of the people love this as we're accustomed to this taste. I don't think majority of the audience watching this would actually enjoy authentic Chinese food like you do. Great insights though :) P.s I have no personal or professional connection with the brand or with any of it's people. This was a personal viewpoint from a fellow foodie. Can't expect Big Mac where Aloo Tikki is famous. Cheers 😁

[@TheBigForkers]

Singapore the food is very different than 99% of China. But we hear you, Our issue is: Dont claim to be authentic, dont say its a slow roasted pork when it is fried, dont say its BBQ Char Sui when its just fried porl belly. Dont bullshit the customer. If you watch the restaraunt, we repeat it often, if this were Indian food then it would be ok, its simply not Chinese.

[@sachinmore3603]

2k subscribers in 24hrs. We want such food bloggers not curly tales type. Way to go The Big Forkers \m/

[@TheBigForkers]

Sid and Shanky are kinda curvy too.... Cheers man

[@shanks8562]

@@TheBigForkers he said curly ya'll...

[@SidMewara]

@@shanks8562 albatrot LOL

[@mr.nobody1384]

@@SidMewara sid tharoor

[@skinnyboi4867]

@@shanks8562 *facepalm*

[@rajatkulkarni9085]

These guys define what top notch food vlogging is.

[@siddheshmungekar6737]

I agreee so honest and genuine content loving these show

[@blessingb]

True 💯

[@shanks8562]

Thank you guys.... Appreciate the love... 🙏😁🤗

[@tejanmore]

Wait until they start getting paid...😆

[@SidMewara]

who would pay us? lol

[@SutarSheetal]

I'm binge watching these videos and I'm glad that you're not just "foodies". Your knowledge about the food is impeccable. Looking forward to more content. ❤️

[@TheBigForkers]

Thanks Sheetal

[@yaboytendro6826]

* Opens up google . What does pontificate , caveat , gamut means . * . Really good video btw :D

[@DELTADAGGER007]

I stumbled upon your channel by chance and I'm so damm hooked to it now. I completely adore you duo and I must say, your review are freaking honest! I wish you guys all the best!

[@TheBigForkers]

Welcome aboard!

[@Allen-xn1sq]

Same i got a random recommendation. And i am hooked this channel is pure gold top notch content.

[@SaurabhDube195]

where is triple schezwan rice with anda maarke?

[@nikhilgothankar11]

I quite love the way these guys are unapologetic or unabashed of what they say or do....brings a new level of reality to the table....n that's rare..keep it up!!!

[@TheBigForkers]

We love what we do and we believe in honest and real conversations. Thanks for the appreciation mate!

[@DoctorDoom619]

We need more of Sid ranting about how food is supposed to taste like.

[@sashankvissa2358]

I am a vegetarian, but I am still binge watching this shit! No idea how, but I am addicted to these big forkers ❤️

[@pantoroy4064]

7:52 He said Yunnan province which is close to Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar and not Hunan in the subtitles which is way close to the southern coast of Mainland China.

[@kiranshinde823]

These guys are kickass am on their channel for last 4 hrs and it’s already past mid nite and am still on !

[@TheBigForkers]

Thank you for being 'THAT' supporter. Much Love. Send us an email at [e-mail] for a something special.

[@francisjayasurya61]

My Brothers from another Mother Sid and Shank I learn many things from your talk and I keep scribble in my journal Japanese and Chinese and discussion around. Cheers and Nandri noing noing from Chennai 😀😀😀😀

[@mr.nobody1384]

I am fucking addicted to this channel , its like HIGH WAY ON MY PLATE ka KZbin version

[@JUNAID862]

How are you casually uttering words like pontificate??? The guy is a legend

[@melroyreus3417]

"True food bloggers ,cutting straight through the bullshit for real critics. I am also glad that they do have a lot of knowledge to share and make people aware about what is chinese and what is japanese. keep going guys

[@nishman.prabhakar]

Love these hosts, the big guy is really knowledgable

[@ednajoseph1821]

God knows what was we eating all these years in the name of authentic Chinese food. This was such a knowledgeable stuff.

[@vivekghodvinde]

What we usually eat is Indo chinese

[@ednajoseph1821]

@@vivekghodvinde HahahaHaha mix of indo Chinese, Japanese, thai, etc etc .

[@sushantmj1984]

My father took me once to a small chinese restaurant, it was run by a chinese couple I didnt like it, my father said just because you mostly eat the indian version of chinese food you are not liking it. I guess I was 10 or 11 at that time. I don't recollect the name wild guess will be Dukes somewhere near Mazgaon or Byculla. Almost 26 years ago.

[@kushparekh14195]

ROYAL CHINA, Lings Pavilion, China House, Yauatcha are closest to being 'Authentic'- House of Mandarin isn't even in the competition.

[@aj0408aj]

A Chinese guy said about Chinese restaurants in non Chinese countries- any authentic Chinese restaurant won't have a name that has Chinese association (mandarin, Shanghai, great wall, Schezwan etc). It will be just a regular name

[@advsiddharthrajamohan9601]

This is pure gold.

[@supercomplex9]

Just stumbled upon your channel. Already in love with your content! Cheers to many more good videos. 🥂

[@TheBigForkers]

Welcome aboard!

[@akitold]

One like for fried rice and butter chicken

[@mannywhosmanny9237]

This passion project is soon going to be the only thing that y'all do!! Y'all are very engaging and have too much fun!! Love it!!

[@TheBigForkers]

That would be so fucking awesome

[@satyajitdeypereira]

Shanky is right though, Butter chicken Plus fried rice is 🔥. It's the only way to improve Indo-China relations.

[@jayantshenoy9054]

Just discovered this channel today and love the binge watch! Keep at it guys!

[@TheBigForkers]

Welcome aboard! Jayant

[@dimilymathew8567]

Glad to get genuine reviews but according to me the talk part could b in a positive way too because It takes real hard work to set up a restaurant and when so much effort is put in , a negative review doesn't motivate

[@shanks8562]

Our problem is the fact that in the garb of authentic this restaurant charges 4 times more than any other Chinese/chindese restaurant. Call it indian Chinese and set the expectation right. That's all we calling out. We won't apologize if it fits. Cheers mate

[@sandeepnair4201]

By skimming through the comment section it seems that the highlight of this video was the word "pontificate"

[@harshithvenkatesh2053]

I am a vegeterian but still watching it just to check out the convo, you guys have

[@Jishane20]

I just love the way he screwed the entire menu dish by dish. This the way this fancy fucking places they call restaurants should be reviewed. Way to go!. Please visit all the so called authentic Mexican Italian even South Indian fancy restaurants.

[@zainnajeeb7568]

This is something what you call as real food vlog...

[@premjoshua6134]

Got recommended a video 1hr back still going on awesome stuff mann!!!

[@shaikhabdulgani]

Wow i loved your Conversation loved it just subscribed your channel bring more content oriented videos wid different places

[@shanks8562]

There's a whole season 2 as well... So check it out... Cheers

[@kennymere6643]

It’s a post modern world - chaos it is Japanese ,Chinese , Taiwanese it all works 😂😂🤣🤣

[@kumarjinesh16]

I don’t know why many people spend lots of money and open these authentic Chinese, Japanese, Italian or any kind of restaurant without even thinking about the place or the food 🧐🧐🧐🧐. I like the way you both enjoyed not so authentic Chinese 😛😛

[@ashishsahani3995]

The look Sid gives Shanky at 10.37 :)

[@mustafabismillah1845]

Yall should try maybe royal China or yautacha for good authentic Cantonese cuisine

[@anilmewara]

This one was really nice and informative about nuances of Chinese cooking.

[@samwelltarly4365]

If Chinese cuisine in its original form was served across the world, it wouldn't be so popular. I've been fortunate to try Chinese food in USA, Canada and India and it was their version of Chinese. I would probably rate authentic Chinese the lowest based on my taste buds

[@TheBigForkers]

we beg to differ, to each their own

[@samwelltarly4365]

@@TheBigForkers Facts speak. Chinese immigrants across the world have had to alter their cuisine to make it more palatable to the local populace. It's only in the past decade that there's been an interest in regional Chinese but even in that the recipes are tweaked by increasing the protein, increasing the spice proportion to reduce the blandness, etc.

[@shanks8562]

@@samwelltarly4365 these alterations you talk about aren't necessarily done by the Chinese folk my friend they're done by the local people who got inspired by the cuisine. Chindese food is the invention of an englishman in Kolkata and not a Chinese guy. Jo bikta hai woh banta hai.

[@juniormanwani4317]

Chinese rice is like a lump because Chinese don’t put oil or salt in their rice ...

[@TheBigForkers]

They use a high glutunious rice

[@juniormanwani4317]

Try making your basmati or sona masuri rice without oil & salt , u will end up saying this is Chinese rice ...

[@shanks8562]

@@juniormanwani4317 no my friend... Only if the rice is a young rice will the happen... Any rice older than a year old will not become sticky if the amount of water you use is not too crazy

[@archanpradhan8091]

Chicken fried rice and butter chicken killer combo.. 10 on 10

[@joshdsz]

Shanky, i truly agree with you and ive been getting everyone i know to eat Chicken Fried Rice with Butter Chicken. It is the best combination of Chinese and Indian ever......Period.

[@ashishdalvi55]

We are a rare breed 😅

[@AdityaGaikwadfatboyfoodie]

I really loved the video. Thank you for explaining most of us the real taste of Chinese cuisine in so much detail. I've subscribed to your channel now. Waiting for more video. Till then take care guys. Stay safe and god bless. 10:54 - 10:58 (I miss my mumbai slang now) :P

[@TheBigForkers]

Thanks for subbing!

[@friedsugar2701]

In India, authenticity isn't as important as favouring the local pallette. Nothing wrong with it but eh.

[@TheBigForkers]

We believe that authenticity is the main essence of the food. We have been to some amazing authentic restaurants, please check out the other videos. Cheers!

[@friedsugar2701]

@@TheBigForkers I'm on a binge, will do.

[@ithinkitworks]

Amazing work! Top quality content

[@ashishfatnani]

This was on point . For someone who has lived and worked in China and has been a die hard fan of Laziji I did not find one bit authenticity at this restaurant or many others who claim to be authentic. Also since you guys are well traveled I would recommend going to Mala Sicuan in Houston! F'ing amazing Sichuan cuisine. Obviously some of the dishes are authentic but not all. It takes balls to call it out loud. I also like the fact that compared to a lot of other food critics you don't taste but eat. But again indian chinese has its own swad and we should proudly own it. Loved it guys!

[@TheBigForkers]

Mala Sichuan in Houston is good, the fish their is on point. The entire area past the Hong Kong city mall bu Sam Houston tollway and Bellaire has so many nice Chinese options.

[@TheBigForkers]

#Chindese copyright @tbf @shanky

[@ashishfatnani]

Damn guys you are so well traveled. Will connect with you guys some day on Houston food as well. My office was on Bellaire and Sam Houston so I have explored a lot of China town #lunch And I agree with shanky #chindese haha

[@YashodharAithal]

2:12 "Asian Jam Party" would've been a better name for the place by the seems. XD By the way a quality video, cheers guys. :)

[@abhishekanand7088]

NGL I hit the Like Subscribe and Bell Icon so fuckin fast. Authentic Review, good Job folks

[@5310esteem]

Thank you for educating Shezwan

[@abhinavk2020]

U got only Asahi. What did u expect? That amount of authenticity in terms of foreign cuisine, is a bit difficult in India at this time. We're getting there.

[@himanshubhagat1779]

you guys are doing an amazing job in food vlogging community , also teaching us about the Chinese culture , that what is considered offensive over there and whats not , but at the same time using an Indian festival navratras just as a passing joke , honestly iam not in category of those hindus who get offended by even a slight mention of their religion or Gods . but its really good to treat all communities , religion , sects with the same respect & its expected from you as you are slowly growing into a bigger KZbinchannel . btw loved the content keep it comming.

[@TheBigForkers]

This was shot 1 night before Navaratari, so the joke was topical and apprpriate. Besides that we are irreverant about our opinions. That is the entire point, uqually opportunity offensive :)

[@naserazzeh6667]

Fried rice and butter chicken!! haha you and Beep are true friends Shanks.

[@shanks8562]

Hahahaha...

[@saptarshimukherjee2122]

Finally someone who calls shit as shit, no faking up for viewers, likes or any bullshit. Keep up with this great work! ❤️

[@jayjadhav5249]

Watched your video.Instant sub.Now I am interested in trying the Real Chinese cuisine

[@axoltl1]

You won't get it in India. Quality/availability of authentic international cuisines in India is very poor. So be ready to travel if you want to eat authentic food from other cultures 😁

[@roydonb1]

Very informative and fun episode at the same time. Keep em coming :)

[@sivasaikumargandham8426]

Even the restaurant has to think of making food personable to the Indian audience. How often will they get customers who have stayed in China for a considerable amount of time!

[@cinevasi]

Thanks for sharing your wisedom

[@IrfanShaikh-nu1bp]

WHY DID I DISCOVER THEM SO LATE. YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING.

[@satbirsingh3855]

Guyz start a road trip....

[@TheBigForkers]

We hope to

[@gauravkataraGK]

I loved how sid put lightr what is authentic chineses

[@prayagpomaje]

He is wayy another level on speaking mandarin and Cantonese . He has that exact local chinese accent while speaking mandarin .

[@aniketchavan5456]

Boss! We're not ready for this...too good! 😍 what explanation 🙏

[@siddharthslayer1562]

I have come here for my vocabulary. Thanks Sid

[@muzungchimr3527]

And then they end up with Old monk... lol Cheers guys..

[@ItsSimplyAshish]

Rapa rap aee..🤣🤣👌🏽rawas

[@CricketingFan433]

Tysm for sharing yr experience 💓

[@TheBigForkers]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rgtllc9959]

Hey Sid, hardly any authentic Chinese this part of the Malacca Straits. There are some places with Authentic chinese (refugee chinese family joints) but those are places you don't want to travel to in Bombay.

[@TheBigForkers]

We will go anywhere to try out the food, 'anywhere'

[@kingofpranks9142]

he looks like kung fu panda

[@mehulkantharia9641]

Do they have any hotpot in Mumbai?

[@althuman4099]

Thank you for the honesty

[@Calvinstrikes]

Thanks for those inputs on Chinese cuisine. I like House of Mandarin but I prefer Yauatcha, Royal China and above all Lings Pavilion to this place.

[@tarzansingh3252]

You guys should have above million subscribers soon

[@TheBigForkers]

We will keep plugging away

[@johnsonhangzo608]

Why have i not seen this page before? I freaking love it. Subscribing it right away 😁 Btw, Kamling in Marine Drive/ Churchgate is the best I have seen so far in Bombay. (it is closed now, btw)

[@thebadplan9244]

Guyss I wanna meet you so positive vibes you are spreading...feel like aap dost ho mere

[@anayjadhav83]

But actually butter chicken and fried rice is bomb ass combo!

[@TheBigForkers]

Shanky agrees

[@yocoolrohan605]

How stoned the homie Shanky is yo 😀😀👌🏻👌🏻

[@abhisheksalunke5550]

Chinese food khane ambarnath main aaoo kabhi bro 😎

[@PritishDake]

This channel is super fun super chill and super informative. Cheers guys!! I fuckin love your channel 🍻

[@blackbakra]

Thats what a pure food blogger

[@gauravupasani9088]

I think these guys should have a show recollecting their experiences in different countries. It would be helpful as a guide. It could have the local etiquette, the culture, etc. I would definitely watch that. Also Sid would make a great host on shows regarding Introduction to Life in China as he's lived there for many years

[@TheBigForkers]

We would love to take this global at the earliest with the right partner. The China series would be awesome, if we could get back home and shoot there.

[@ashishagarwal3195]

Keep up the honesty and authentic style. Those are your core differentiators.

[@TheBigForkers]

We will thanks

[@diku6]

Shanky says “it’s a confused place right now”🤣🤣

[@bardisnice]

Ramdas Athavle was happy after watching this video

[@amjadamir6991]

Hope he doesn't ask to take down this video 😂

[@bardisnice]

@@amjadamir6991 Amjad bhai long time

[@amjadamir6991]

@@bardisnice you been busy Xulfee .... Happy with your work bro...keep rocking

[@booti_56]

Wow I just love this show

[@cynthiajohn6058]

Stumbled upon your video today. Vocab - top notch, knowledge on different cuisine excellent. However, there is also Buckets Full of Pride. No wonder I see such few subscribers, despite such an insight on gastronomy. Always remember a little humility goes a long way. All the best anyway.

[@TheBigForkers]

In the words of the that orange idiot Trump: "We are the most humblest of all people, OK OK OK"

[@cynthiajohn6058]

@@TheBigForkers There you go again, you just proved me right! Be open to criticism too.

[@TheBigForkers]

That joke went right over .....swoooooosh

[@shanks8562]

Relax woman... We're chill like that... Do see the other episodes and you'll know what I mean...

[@cynthiajohn6058]

@@shanks8562 yes Shanks, I've watched em n have liked many of them too. I commented what I felt, no offense intended!

[@pranavbhat3439]

Excellent episode. Super informative. Wish there was more!

[@suchirbhyri8858]

Underrated Channel

[@midshipsport]

These guys wanna make me Bar & Food Crawl here.

[@rutankthanekar7318]

Wtff this top notch channel has only 2.5k subs... like really dude... this is authentic food blogging no fancy shit like other!🔥

[@TheBigForkers]

SHARE SHARE SHARE ....... and please subscribe too LOL WE dont know why, but we dont care...mostly

[@manatsingh1566]

Where were you guys

[@TheBigForkers]

House of Mandarin

[@manatsingh1566]

Na na, like where were you guys till now 😂

[@blissbhojan]

2 minutes silence 🤐 for the thought that convinced you of going to a joint in India expecting an authentic Schezwan Canto when they are actually serving Chinjabi Food (most Chinese outlet kitchens in India are manned by our north eastern/nepali brethren ) , Raparap 😂

[@vivekvaikkattil9958]

It's like you start a indian restaurant in NYC and start serving Bangladeshi food

[@mehulfuria5997]

"pontificate" OK.. I must subscribe.

[@sayantandey4368]

You Should try Chinese food at Kolkata

[@sumietpadole2704]

Okay old monk and thumbs up😀😀

[@pharrell9024]

Bro this channel is a gem!!!!

[@TheBigForkers]

Cheers