Haha, dealing with blood, intestines, and the stomach on the first attempt. You're jumping right into the challenging stuff from the beginning!
@ray32478 ай бұрын
The good thing is they all have mild or no flavor, it’s just about the texture and dipping
@adoaTW8 ай бұрын
chinese hotpot has 2 origins. southern chinese hotpot originated from chongqing area. it comes with spicy broth full of pig organs. in ancient time, there were lots of barge haulers and hard labors walking up and down on shores and hills in chongqing. spicy hotpots full of pig organs were a cheap source of protein for hard labors. northern chinese hotpot originated from arguably mongol troops. it comes with a pot of boiled water and salt. then you dip freshly sliced lamb meat into boiled water for a few seconds. then you eat it with some chive sauce.
@jackyliu47488 ай бұрын
OMG, the duck blood is the best food in the world!!!! I am so hungry for it while living in the US. Sooooo jealous...
@Reporterfy8 ай бұрын
Fantastic video guys , thanks for the shoutout
@YongLi-np3wg8 ай бұрын
You guys are brave for trying Chongqing hotpot!
@chaw2948 ай бұрын
Chongqing, China, you are super beautiful !!! Love you and l look forward to travel there one day. A big shout-out to Gaowei for introducing you both to mala hotpot. Yeah, blood from dosmetic animals (chicken, ducks, pigs) are edible and soft/tender when cooked. FYI, it shouldn't be cooked for too long. Steve, your chopsticks skill is marvellous....you are a pro, man. Well done, Steve ! Great that you both enjoyed the meal and have no stomach problem. A wonderful experience not to be forgotten. Thank you, Steve, lvana and iChongqing for sharing this gorgeous content.
@tom-f2i9p8 ай бұрын
Fellow Canadian here.Wishing for a better understanding between Canada,the world and China. We want PEACE and no more war. I want to support your channel and Alex,s. Just subscribed. By the way Tim Horton,s the pride of Canada? In China?
@SamMcNeill-q6w8 ай бұрын
I am Chinese and I often use Tim Hortons as sort of mobile office with coffee and bagels, I wouldn't go that far as to say it a pride of China, but it is a decent alternative to Starbucks and Costa if you want to find a cafe to sit in. If you want your coffee to go, then Luckin is less pricey.
@gogukingdom8 ай бұрын
lol there are 200+ Tims Horton shops in Shanghai and 700+ shops all over China😊
@constantineding87008 ай бұрын
Oh, it's everywhere here. It started its business like 3-4 years ago and after a short while it's everywhere. Many people thought it's better than Starbucks. Btw, starbucks realy sucks here.
@jyyau8 ай бұрын
@@constantineding8700 Anything is better than Starbucks.
@yuey06028 ай бұрын
@@jyyau but starbucks are safe choice for over roasted coffee all around the world, any starbucks in any country are equally bad. but not as bad as some random coffee shop, at least in China. but if there are any other brand I know in the area, I wont choose starbucks.
@PRETTYGROSSSTREETFOOD8 ай бұрын
I love hot pot!!! Toronto has some really authentic Chong Ching and Chinese hot pot places. Restaurants like Lui Yi Shou ( branches in downtown, Scarborough and Markham) and Lao Jui Men in Scarborough are really really good! Hai Di Lao is good too but expensive and it's not all you can eat.
@PRETTYGROSSSTREETFOOD8 ай бұрын
@SLAVAUKRAINI-cb5vt Serpentza and Lao86, they both divorce China already. They moved to the U.S. and I bet they regret ever bit of it.
@razielgrave2246 ай бұрын
刘一手还开到加拿大去了?
@dianegreig46278 ай бұрын
Wow!! I'm not sure I would be able to eat that, but sure would love to try!! 10 stars. Keep safe, healthy and happy.
@Binky05238 ай бұрын
Great timing!what a lovely treat to watch before getting off work 🥰🥰
@刘英青8 ай бұрын
不做作,实话实说!一个字牛👍
@nsy933238 ай бұрын
The broth is important for Chongqing hotpot as it gives the favour for the ingredients which are more or less have not much favour but only textures.
@nanoshka74848 ай бұрын
You can’t pass hot pot when visiting Chongqing. I’m glad you guys did it! Yay!!!!!
@crystalis03247 ай бұрын
You guys are so cute to watch ^^ But, I must say, I'm always shocked that ppl from Toronto live with such a huge Chinese community, but never tried mala tang hotpot😅 It's like Chinese food central
@user-pl7ed6ci6l8 ай бұрын
Watching Steve trying new thing really cracks me up, you are a true warrior and thank you for having an open mind, I know it is not easy, it takes some real courage.
@maggiema27778 ай бұрын
By watching your video made my mouth watering 😅 there is nothing compare with authentic Chinese cuisine, you guys enjoy 😉
@Kyle-xd7nv8 ай бұрын
Woww ChongQing!!my hometown!Wish u can have a great time here my friend❤
@BoTao-ut2sc8 ай бұрын
Really admire the depth you guys explored the amazing city!
@crassuschan8 ай бұрын
“Ivanna, you go for the blood, I'm gonna stick with the stomach." Would your neighbor call 911 on you for that in Canada? LOL
I spent a whole days to watch all your videos in China! They're so good and happy that I just can't stop! Thank you for your sharing and wish you a pleasant journey!🥰🥰
@s._35608 ай бұрын
Woah. Your host just roasted poor Ivana's chopstick skills!
@robinculler48298 ай бұрын
What's most important is that Ivana got the food to her mouth. She still succeeded! Yay Ivana!
@PanLi-of7ru8 ай бұрын
In some areas of China, we also call duck blood "blood tofu" or "red tofu"😄
@明明-x4s8 ай бұрын
我是大马华人,我在北京生活时,当地人将猪血成为豆腐
@jeanettefromchina8 ай бұрын
Steve almost got a heart attack when knowing he gonna have duck blood🩸had me laugh so hard! 😂😂 According to The Chinese concept, duck blood has "cooling" effect, it helps to discharge the rubbish from your body. Good try 👍👍
@raybl92958 ай бұрын
Chongqing is where they start the cruise of the Three Gorges which terminates at the Three Gorge Dam which is a near must destination for all Chinese travelers.
@9pin_ciwei8 ай бұрын
for local people, sesame oil dipping sauce with spicy hotpot is classical choice. Soy sauce is collocated ChaoShan beef hotpot or GuangDong hotpot. northern hotpot with tahini sauce is the most choice.
@hongyu-he8 ай бұрын
麻油加一点蒜泥,本地大部分人这样组合。
@JenutTN8 ай бұрын
The clapping lady is a good ending for the vlog 😂😂
@May-pn2hk8 ай бұрын
Thanks you,I am a high school student from China.When I Looked a foreigner can fairly discuss my mother-land , I so shocked that I can’t wait to write the tip to tell you my cheering!But I wish more foreigners of various nations to learn a real China ,instead of China displayed by false information deliberately fabricated by some media.(My English is not very good. Please forgive me for the wrong typos.)😂
@bbbaaa-by7gr8 ай бұрын
其实大家都有翻译的,赞美科技
@SS-ko2lt8 ай бұрын
MC is sooooo funny! Good man.
@yudiji15968 ай бұрын
Really fun to see Steve's reaction, also GaoWei is really great !😂
@gilgilgilbear8 ай бұрын
看完好想去吃火锅
@Marcellazhang7 ай бұрын
Happy to see this series, it’s so enjoyable to see different side from your eyes. Just one little correction, Chinese people usually familiar with every single province and directly governed city including Chongqing,Tianjin, Shanghai,Shenzhen. So it’s always a popular travel destination for domestic tourists not only 5 years ago. Keep on going, hope you have a great time in other places.😊
@SCIFIGAMESFANS8 ай бұрын
In Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa, they also eat offal, and there are many offal delicacies.
@jennylee31148 ай бұрын
It is a lot of fun watching your video!
@ericlaaaw34698 ай бұрын
Enjoying your videos so much😍
@geektechpow45378 ай бұрын
Still love your video!! you guys are so lucky to travel there!! Love spcy food and definitively going to base our next trip there on the experience you guys have shared with us.
@TimDFSmart8 ай бұрын
Awwh I want to find the girls video that you caught lol. I love when people capture others enjoying life like that. Shows you were all just living our own lives and trying to enjoy each moment.
@yxp88358 ай бұрын
As an eastern Chinese i can only have hot pot in light soup or tomato soup😂cuz i only accept a bit spicy flavor from the dipping,btw you should try some different soup type next time like tomato or mushroom and herbs,much milder tastes and gives those food a quite different flavor
@PeterP-n3o8 ай бұрын
😁😁Welcome to Guangdong Province next time and try beef hotpot. This is a completely different taste of hotpot.
@audreymarietta82348 ай бұрын
duck blood = non-vegan tofu😂😂😂
@b6-xBear8 ай бұрын
Hahahahah that’s what I’ll be describing it as in the future, thank you!🤣🤣🤣
@EQGraceAlways8 ай бұрын
When he said you use "chopstick better than Ivana"! That reaction...Hahaha😂😂
@chiickenBurgah7 ай бұрын
Oh dude ive went to everywhere u guys have went to in chongqing like just a month ago, i miss it lol
@preciousstone68788 ай бұрын
There's this Haidilao China restaurant in lpoh, Malaysia. You can choose the soup base but l didn't choose the ma la spicy soup. I enjoy the tomato , chicken and herb soup.
@frontline3248 ай бұрын
good jobs. very enjoy your hardwork
@sioux88 ай бұрын
Hi Ivana and Steve. Enjoy your videos in China very much. Would you please share the names of the places where you guys are? I know its in Chongqing.This place looks awesome. And also the temperature/dates so that we have an idea how cold it is in January(i guess). We will keep track. Thank you very much.
@superboychao8 ай бұрын
For Chinese new year, maybe can visit a city called Xi'an. If the name is not familiar, this is where to terracotas are located. And it was the center for Chinese civilization for many dynasties. So it would be a lot of traditional Chinese elements and many people wearing traditional Chinese gowns on the street in the midth of many ancient Buildings
@fransiscusdjaja77758 ай бұрын
Ivana!! Omg... I can't believe u never eat blood in Indonesia?! Sekba? Never tried that before??? 😮
@nnnnn-v3q7 ай бұрын
If you have another video about China food ,please release it,I really love it!!!
@MyOhwhatever8 ай бұрын
I have been watching the last few videos, started to wonder if Ivana is really Indonesian at all, probably left Indo when she was kid, lots of these hotpot foods are or were eaten in Indonesia as well, there are many parts of Indonesia. the Indonesians I know are so crazy about 🌶️ they ate everything with 🌶️ with with their rice.
@SCIFIGAMESFANS8 ай бұрын
Southern Europeans eat foie gras, duck liver, and chicken liver, usually made into sauce and eaten with bread.
@b6-xBear8 ай бұрын
Other parts of Europe also use animal blood in their cuisine, like in sausages, black pudding. I’ve also seen coagulated animal fat? Made into a cold dish? If I remember correctly I think that’s what it was.
@NaFran498 ай бұрын
O lived in Belgium and people there ate horse ham, but funnily enough it's only exoctic and weird if it's asians doing it!
@JalomMatia8 ай бұрын
scandinavia too, eats lots of liverwurst, cod liver, etc. and germans, it's not just southern Europe
@SCIFIGAMESFANS8 ай бұрын
Beef stomach is eaten in Eastern Europe, as well as the cow's internal organs, tongue, brain, liver, and intestines.
@chiickenBurgah7 ай бұрын
I went to Chongqing during when u guys were there too!
@aqeelabbas62188 ай бұрын
Thanks for 100 Subscribers.😍
@EricCPOP8 ай бұрын
The stomach is quite unique. I've never liked it but it's not just an Asian thing. Lots of places eat it - its called Tripe in Europe and the first time I tried it was actually in Italy at a market in Florence. The blood as well - definitely not something I'd eat either 😅 but most countries eat blood of some kind. Black Pudding for example comes part of Traditional English Breakfast and is just congealed blood.
@yukiluo20338 ай бұрын
那是你们不懂如何烹饪,鸭血猪血牛胃是我的最爱
@gracesun10858 ай бұрын
意大利猪肚包,英国黑布丁,德国猪肝肠,法国里昂的肠包肚和杂碎锅~
@赵梓铭-l5k6 ай бұрын
哈
@vincentchen85258 ай бұрын
You guys cook the beef tripe and duck intestines way too long that's why it tasted rubbery. 15 seconds maximum. The Chinese guy too busy eating his own food rather than help you to understand that. lol.
@WalkingSideways8 ай бұрын
Lol, the ducks blood is the least challenging for me. But that's probably because we have blood pudding and sausage here😂
@b6-xBear8 ай бұрын
I’m guessing you’re from the UK?
@赵梓铭-l5k6 ай бұрын
真的很像豆腐
@AmelieZh8 ай бұрын
haha, why isnt our door handle hockey sticks is beyond me in Toronto
@JalomMatia8 ай бұрын
many of the Starbucks shops are much better too. they have a special coffee bar with different methods of brewing the coffee, with specialty coffee that is much more expensive, and some shops are multi-storey.
@roycwu6 ай бұрын
When you dip the paper thin Texas prime ribeye in the spicy chongqing hotpot, that’s heaven!
@aa1944-k2r2 ай бұрын
normal ingredients of hotpots are (various type or cut of) beef, chicken, pork, various types of balls and dumplings, various seafood and veggies. the intestines and organs stuff are popular but not the most common.
@taboobunny91868 ай бұрын
Oh man.. now im hungry for hotpot....
@jasonwl19807 ай бұрын
If I was the tour guide I would definitely recommend you the best classic hotpot sauce. Especially for the spicier hotpots. The seasame sauce (sometimes peanut sauce) base with garlic, a little soy and any other toppings that you'd like such as chili oil, garlic chives, fermented tofu, green onions, etc. The nutty fatness of the sauce cuts down the spiciness while adding a richer savory flavor.
@Cleav3r8 ай бұрын
Nice video, but I have to say you guys cooked the stomach and intestines for way too long. Neither of them should be cooked for more than 10 secs and they should have a crunchy texture. If they taste chewy or rubbery then they are overcooked
The block of fat in the mala side of the hot pot is beef tallow, not lard
@nickbabes16788 ай бұрын
Come on Steve cow stomach is like romanian "ciorbă de burtă" soup also we have coagulated pig blood called "sângerete"😀
@echooohce8 ай бұрын
Yeah, blood sausage, similar to German version "Blutwurst"
@yuey06028 ай бұрын
people from English speaking countries usually just eat boneless whole chunk of meat😁
@tgli-daddy28908 ай бұрын
Ice bear is the perfect match for hotpot 😀
@carlagoncalves84148 ай бұрын
Come on Steve . You eat those in China and is afraid of frango ao molho pardo ?? :D Big kisses to you both 😘 PS : i will want chopsticks lessons when you guys come here .
@sweetorange24558 ай бұрын
Your chopstick skill is good.
@PhotonX868 ай бұрын
I see you really like Yogurt Cow,which is my favorite as well,especially after eating spicy food.
@jenme47968 ай бұрын
You guys make great videos!!! It is true, Stephen has better chopsticks skills, maybe Steve trained by the proper way.i am Chinese and my skill is bad.
@qz59048 ай бұрын
Westerners also eat steak with blood in it. Is it strange that Chinese people eat duck blood?
@JalomMatia8 ай бұрын
you have a point. i guess the blood in the meat, is easier to accept than straight blood.
@yn87697 ай бұрын
Actually for Chinese ppl have hotpot they are having the hotpot oil flavor with the texture of the food they cook. The tastes are the savory broth ingredients together with spices and chili in the oil, combine with the texture of the food. So like beef stomach, duck intestines and blood have little flavor themselves, the crispy/tender texture with the hot pot style are prefect combination. That's why Gaowei says that the shop owner wanna buy the freshest food from the market than frozen ones, since the fresher the better texture and less stale odor food would be.
@marcc18308 ай бұрын
I can feel the heat and spicy just looking at that red soup.
@umode23728 ай бұрын
Thank you for showing the real China with your personal experiences, so that Westerners who have misconceptions about China due to the false reports of some Western media can better understand the real China. 感谢你们用自己的亲身经历展示真实的中国,让因为一些西方媒体的不实报道而对中国有误解的西方人更了解真实的中国。
@cecilelavague8 ай бұрын
Hotpot is definitely my favourite....although me seeing your dipping sauce is like Italiens seeing a pineapple pizza lol, try sesame oil based sauce next time, it goes with spicy food
@haotianwu18248 ай бұрын
Chongqing food is not the spiciest food in China🤣Hunan, Guizhou, and Jiangxi food are all really spicy. Wish you have a chance to try someday lol
@WhitepeopleConnelly61998 ай бұрын
chong qing 重庆是麻辣,hu nan 湖南是香辣,gui zhou 贵州是干辣,jiang xi江西 真的真的超级辣。I think these places have different spiciness, but it's hard to describe in English.
@东莞大镖客8 ай бұрын
太辣了反而不好吃
@haha-lz8xw8 ай бұрын
really good video
@chenchen-ld3hl8 ай бұрын
Very good❤
@MarkRoy-e2b8 ай бұрын
In the 1970s, we started getting regional Chinese food in the United States for the first time. I got hooked on Szechuan and Hunan style dishes - extremely spicy for me, but probably still mild for China.
@wenyichen55158 ай бұрын
Hunan is top tier spicyness, don't underestimate yourself. Do you still have them now?
@MarkRoy-e2b8 ай бұрын
@@wenyichen5515 I haven't been recently - I doubt it.
@vowoovoowov8 ай бұрын
Noooooo, that’s too spicy, hope you be back Toronto with your tongue
@dtac_10_297 ай бұрын
Duck blood and the cow stomach with the mala hotpot are my favourite 😋
@edwinsenjaya67058 ай бұрын
indonesian called the cow stomach as Babat, Yvonne must know it
@alexqi40407 ай бұрын
I feel so hungry at midnight after watching you eat hotpot in Chongqing 😂
@jenwork72908 ай бұрын
Steve proved himself a real warrior - by eating the intestines, blood & etc…hahaha
@iseeflowers8 ай бұрын
I can eat pork blood but not intestines because of the smell. Pork blood needs to be in something with flavor, can’t eat it plain and tasteless.
@yuey06028 ай бұрын
people from English speaking countries usually just eat boneless whole chunk of meat. its really just a mental problem to eat animal internal, many of them actually taste very good.
@JalomMatia8 ай бұрын
the healthiest is liver, heart, kidney.
@slorus12348 ай бұрын
youre ingenious
@bouncingBrain8 ай бұрын
I'm sure that if you were a duck vampire, you would love duck blood.
@cruisel75848 ай бұрын
Previously, the video had Chinese subtitles, but now it doesn’t. Chinese subtitles please
@jllf-40098 ай бұрын
祝你玩得开心,吃得开心,我是重庆人,这里是我的家乡
@LW783218 ай бұрын
I love hot pot here in Melbourne! Not sure if I could eat hot pot in China though cause I can't really handle spicy foods 😅
@tengsteel85608 ай бұрын
Spicy hot pot with oil dish: sesame oil + minced garlic
@unicornns56958 ай бұрын
I m not a fan a hot and spicy food at all. I cannot eat raw onion and garlic too... In a meal it is ok a little. So good job. And Ivana how are you? Are u in Harbin?
@JetLagWarriors8 ай бұрын
We are in Harbin, and when we arrived off the plane it was -19c !!!!
@unicornns56958 ай бұрын
@@JetLagWarriors is Ivana ok?
@jlvv_18 ай бұрын
Have you tried the sesame sauce?? It's a must in hotpot.. is it good? (Everytime I see vlogs abt hotpot / malatang everyone said the sesame sauce is delicious 🥺 it makes me curious)
@chrisjuan92498 ай бұрын
For chongqing they dont use sesame sauces. Sesame sauce is more of northern china thing
@lizz78058 ай бұрын
when you add coagulating agent to duck blood, it will congeal and become solid, it's the food with the highest iron content, very nutritious.
@magnaviator8 ай бұрын
It's the same as French blood sausages..
@SCIFIGAMESFANS8 ай бұрын
Offal contains minerals and rare nutrients, which are good for the body
@monacolita99998 ай бұрын
Steve is obviously an expert with chopsticks!
@Slonyarka8 ай бұрын
Like straight away
@KangSangCheung8 ай бұрын
One thing about asian food is that they love the texture to be various.
@spencer74048 ай бұрын
Trust me. Chongqing food ain't the spiciest in China. Try some Hunan food.😅