@@Prozzie If you see it next time, we have to buy that child. 😁👌
@lifeintaiwan3 жыл бұрын
That stuff looks........ interesting
@dragonerwolf3 жыл бұрын
Allan go eat it!
@davesmith39723 жыл бұрын
蔴薏,kind of capsularis, take a try!
@陳宣志-p1u3 жыл бұрын
這叫做 "Corchorus capsularis" (麻薏), 只有台中有的食物, 煮的時候要用手用力搓揉三十分鐘以上以去除苦味, 是一道不容易煮食的菜, 就算是中部也不見得大家都知道, 偏向台中以北地區(豐原以北)才會吃的, 例如說你去問彰化人可能就不知道了. This is called "Corchorus capsularis" . It is a special food in Taichung. When you cook it, you must knead it with your hands for more than 30 minutes to remove the bitterness. It is a dish that is not easy to cook. Even not all of the Taichungness know it. It's more like it's well known in northern part of Taichung (above Fengyuan). For example, if you ask people in Changhua, they might not know.
Corchorus capsularis (also known as patsun), commonly known as white jute, is a shrub species in the family Malvaceae. It is one of the sources of jute fibre, considered to be of finer quality than fibre from Corchorus olitorius, the main source of jute. The leaves are used as a foodstuff and the leaves, unripe fruit and the roots are used in traditional medicine. The leaves and shoots of this plant are widely eaten in salads when young and are used as a cooked leafy vegetable when older. The leaves are dried and powdered to use as a thickener in soups or as a tea. The immature fruits are also eaten, raw or cooked. The plant is also used in herbal medicine. The leaves have been used to increase appetite, as an aid to digestion, as a laxative and as a stimulant. An infusion of the leaves has been used to reduce fever, and the roots and leaves have been used against dysentery. The seeds contain a digoxin-like substance and are poisonous to both animals and insects.
@greencopycat3 жыл бұрын
mua yi soup, is one of my father’s favorites; however, i am not a big fan.
@LukasInTaiwan3 жыл бұрын
Nice video as always with you two! As much as I appreciate the final Prozzie monologue in the video, you do know that KZbin allows extra ads for 8min+ videos now right?
@WesDaviestravel3 жыл бұрын
I was gonna let him keep making 10 minute videos ;)
@Prozzie3 жыл бұрын
I tried putting 3 ads in an 8 minute video but it didn't work
@vchen64383 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for introducing the soup,if I visit Taichung and going to the market to look at the soup,I will try to taste it.
Thanks for sharing this special soup. I never had the soup but it’s good to know.
@Prozzie3 жыл бұрын
Let me know if you try it! I wonder if you’ll like it
@melissa008153 жыл бұрын
This soup is very common in the small countryside of the central region. It is very troublesome to make this soup. It needs to wash off the astringency. Keep the vegetable collagen. This is a seasonal soup. It is not available every day so the elders love this soup. Young people rarely eat it. The elders say that the collagen of this vegetable can increase the mucous membrane of the stomach. Protect the stomach
@hollo12320033 жыл бұрын
Taichung special seasonal food.
@mintsoda3 жыл бұрын
Greeting from Canada. Wish I can have a bowl of that soup right now, I miss it so much!
@oma69743 жыл бұрын
Some Egypt people will cook it as a meal, cool down the heat in hot weather
@cw1598cw3 жыл бұрын
You guys are awesome! I don’t even know this “soup” being a Taiwanese for 40somthing years! Happy to see you prozzie! Hope you discover something which can “trigger” your enthusiasm.
@joycec50943 жыл бұрын
I know the soup. it is really traditional recipe for Hakka people in middle of Taiwan. a little bit bitter with sweet potatoes. I love it.
@someivy3 жыл бұрын
I am from Taichung, my mom usually cooks this soup in the summer. It's health and relieve body's heat and sunstroke. The best way to eat this soup... put it to your refrigerator. And pour the cool soup on the hot rice, that gluey taste can make the rice taste sweeter. (Yam have the same gluey texture and Japanese also pour cool Yam mushy on the hot rice) It's a lot of work to cook this soup, thanks my mom always cooking it for us. :D I really love this kind of soup !
@zxcvroger12g3 жыл бұрын
蔴薏湯應該只有中部才有,溫的就好喝,夏天冰過後涼涼的很消暑! 有的人會加地瓜也好吃! (Google翻譯希望看得懂)Mochi soup seems to be only available in central Taiwan. It is delicious when it is warm. After the ice is over in the summer, it will be cool and cool! Some people will add sweet potatoes and it is delicious!
@SophiepTran3 жыл бұрын
That's a classic flavour combination found in many Asian countries. In Vietnam we make a rustic soup from sweet potatoes and malabar spinach in a garlicy shrimp soup.
@humikamui3 жыл бұрын
麻薏湯和大麵粳我都愛 ❤️❤️❤️ 而且麻薏湯要喝冰的才夠味~~ ❤️❤️❤️
@liudwan443 жыл бұрын
Classic grandma’s summer time dish from Taichung! everyone considers it gross except for local Taichung people lol it tastes better when it’s served cold
@wfireC3 жыл бұрын
I would think so if it's for summer.
@peng66ujm3 жыл бұрын
我是台中人,二位放心...只要賣錢的食物都可以吃不用怕
@加疼鷹-y2c3 жыл бұрын
僅限正常國家。
@係兄弟就來砍我啊3 жыл бұрын
小時候阿嬤會煮麻薏湯 裡面再加點白飯 這樣像粥一樣 很好吃 懷念
@kevinhctsai3 жыл бұрын
It is definitely Taichung's special soup. There is a coffee shop in Taichung 默契咖啡 that they have 麻薏咖啡。
@myw2ezy3 жыл бұрын
It is known as Corchorus capsularis. The story/culture behind the dish is that it is traditionally farmers' morning tea or afternoon tea, as the it helps relief heat from farm work in the sun, hence more commonly served below room temperature . It is a dish where not much chewing is required. mua-inn can be easily gulped down and provides relief from heat. Sweet potato is to satiate hunger. Dry prawn and fish is to add sodium as to large amount of sweating from farm works means lose of sodium.
Ha, I had to learn how to use that sweet potato starch in my soups. Probably to increase calories. I had that soup a long time ago. There are several braised pork places I used to go to in Changhua, don't know if they are there anymore.
@peaceai42973 жыл бұрын
I‘m from Taichung. My mom cooks it, but I never eat it. The taste is just something that I can’t accept. You guys are brave!
@Prozzie3 жыл бұрын
haha the taste wasn't too bad. It has a really weird texture though
@specex3 жыл бұрын
Taichung, Nantou, and Chunghwa areas have great regional food.
@chrislee42433 жыл бұрын
Yes, we had that same soup at home when I was young, very delicious!
@jamesc5713 жыл бұрын
In all Wes's gourmet videos, he is able to talk in a very detail and descriptive ways and provide positive, encouraging words to all the dishes and to the restaurants he visit , this 蔴薏 soup is I believe the first time a dish made him speechless :D I can see he tried to put some positive spin... :)
@chrischang19803 жыл бұрын
Sometime we call it "油麻葉湯", and people in Yilan cook this dish too. The version in Taichung seems like a way more thick. The little fish & sweet potato is the must have ingredient in its original recipe. There is another kind of soup called "枸杞菜湯" which is similar as this, but we don''t put sweet potato inside.
@wendyhappy57hsieh103 жыл бұрын
Prozzie, thank you for introducing jute soup from Taichung in your video. As a Taiwanese in taipei city, I have never heard this kind of soup. According to Wikipedia, jute soup is good for health, and it can clear summer heat in your body. No wonder jute soup is a very popular local food in Taichung during the summer. By the way, Prozzie is as handsome as the American movie star Tom Cruise in my mind. And I hope you can reach the goal of 100k youtube subscribers soon.
@dchen20043 жыл бұрын
Originated in India and introduced by the Dutch. It’s available only in central Taiwan. Only people in central west region know about it. I grew up eating it. Supposed to be bitter in taste and cool you down in the humid summer time.
The soup is made of the tender leaves of jute. And it uses sweet potato to make it sticky. There are also small fish. It is supposed to have cooling effect for the body, and it is a good soup in summer.
@仙魔道3 жыл бұрын
蔴意製作很麻煩的要把梗拿掉之後還要揉戳出汁才會黏稠狀!夏天吃有清熱作用⋯⋯加飯一起吃可多吃2碗😂
@mq79502 жыл бұрын
😁還要配菜埔米(蘿蔔乾)!
@i2hellfire3 жыл бұрын
Never seen that before, but that's not surprising. There are definitely local dishes that aren't commonly found. I was craving a dish I grew up with called "mee go muay", a sweet sticky rice porridge with longan that can be served hot or cold. I'd never seen it outside my parents house, so I asked some Taiwanese friends if they'd heard of it, but none of them were familiar with it. When I asked my parents about it they said it was from Tainan (?) and just gave me the recipe so I can make it myself.
@Prozzie3 жыл бұрын
ooooo I want to try!
@i2hellfire3 жыл бұрын
@@Prozzie Hey if you can find it in your travels, that'd be pretty awesome. I've looked up and down NYC for it, and yea it ain't here. But you're in Taiwan, and someone has to serve it, right?
@Prozzie3 жыл бұрын
@@i2hellfire I’ll keep my eyes open for it
@JanJan-is2ef3 жыл бұрын
以前傳統食物,製作過程需要搓揉很麻煩,現在已經很少出現,我超喜歡吃,身為台中人我不知道只有台中有
@廖靖雯3 жыл бұрын
出了台中就消失了🤣
@威爾森-m4y3 жыл бұрын
現在菜市場有賣半成品,回家直接下鍋就可以了,不用那麼辛苦自己處理
@crist5043 жыл бұрын
應該說中部地區,彰化,埔里,南投都有的
@miwajan13 жыл бұрын
My Hometown is Tainan, but I did try the soup before, I think it's quite common in country side. I like the taste, feel like healthy for body 😂
Taichung was the first city in Taiwan that I visited. Cant wait until we can travel again. I enjoy your channel, especially your food videos. Stay Awesome, I mean Prozitive!!!
I also like Taichung's Central district a lot as it's still rough around the edges, has some nice Japanese-era buildings still standing and some amazing novel architecture in between (like that cake and dessert restaurant in an old bank building called Fourth Credit Union). Plenty of side alleys with nice shade to stroll and cool down. And most importantly I feel this is the part of Taichung where the migrant workers from the ASEAN area are most visible in town - be it at ASEAN square or at Taichung park. When I have a day off in Taichung and the weather is fine, I like to get downtown, take one of those fast 300 busses to the TRA train station and walk back all the way to Splendor and Sogo - my camera at hand to document whatever I feel worthy of taking a snap of. Not sure about that soup, however. Spinach is not my favourite veggie (water spinach is in Taiwan, however), but the gelatinous texture would be the real deal breaker for me.
Poppye soup. Looks like it’s a high in antioxidants kind of soup. “It’s gloopy” “it’s slimy” “it’s gelatinous”.
@oooopppp23 жыл бұрын
黃麻嫩芽,盛產於夏季,台灣中部地區常用來煮湯。在花蓮,也有原住民把它拿來煮野菜湯
@craigwang91833 жыл бұрын
It's sprouts of Corchorus. I guess this soup is only popular in Hakka community of Taichung. My mom is one of Hakka, she would cook this once awhile. And all the people I know that eat this soup are Hakka.