What's the food like on the China-North Korea border?

[@BlondieinChina]

HUGE thanks to Patrick for joining me for today's video! You can follow his KZbin Channel here: youtube.com/@patrickkoellmerinchina?si=XJ7TJEtrOaqcbwY8

[@PatrickinChina]

Thx again… that was awesome 🎉🎉🎉

[@jamesmorrow1646]

No thanks. I only follow you to confirm something I’ve long suspected about you.

[@Baby.Boss.]

Are you dating another Greman guy?

[@michaelzhang9761]

@@PatrickinChina OMG. you are a typical Cantonese. 🤣

[@PatrickinChina]

@@michaelzhang9761 hahaha

[@blah2225]

It’s super interesting seeing the Chinese-ified version of all these Korean dishes (although not sure if they’re more North Korean style vs South Korean style) It all looks so delicious! Really want to visit now.

[@iinnrrr]

I love how chinese border area are totally in a different vibe. It is almost like you travelled abroad yet you're not actually left the country.

[@HanGuo-yn2hn]

yes

[@vieetamour]

true

[@KrisKk08]

Yes it feels like Korea

[@achtungbaby2009]

in the southern tip of yunnan province.. we have the dai people...the original dai (thai people) that ancestors remained in China regardless of wars on mainland China during the mongol invasion in the 1300-1400s. At harbin, we used to have lots of russian refugees that escaped lenin revolution that toppled the russian empire..there are still some russian with Chinese citizenship at the north eastern provinces of China, also some at xinjiang..russians + tartars.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

The type of Korean spoken in Yanji is the Hamgyŏng dialect, which is also spoken in North and South Hamgyŏng, and Ryanggang Provinces of the DPRK. The food shown here is traditional northern Korean cuisine, as well as fusion. The go-to northern Korean dish is naengmyeon which is a cold noodle dish made from mainly buckwheat. It is served in a large brass or stainless-steel bowl with a tangy iced broth, julienned cucumbers, slices of Korean pear, lightly pickled radish, and either a boiled egg or slices of cold boiled beef or both. Spicy mustard and vinegar are often added before consumption. It is symbol of peace as it was served at a Panmunjom summit between Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in in April 2018. Another northern Korean dish is bulgogi. Bulgogi is often affiliated with Seoul, however, the word bulgogi is a compound word meaning "fire meat" that is derived from the Pyongan dialect of what's now the western DPRK! It was introduced to the southern parts of Korea by refugees after the end of WWII.

[@Hassan-zz9xo]

Thanks Supreme Leader for the insights.

[@asl6304]

I'm curious- do you know how kimchi was prior to peppers being brought to Asia from the Americas? Was it just like the other pickled vegetables in that area?

[@ElectricianMrTang]

Seeing your picture, I think what you said is true.

[@junoliang295]

​@@Hassan-zz9xolol I thought you were trolling for a sec until I saw the OPs picture 😂

[@meganseizetheworld8309]

Supreme leader knows best!

[@roycwu]

Matching the crab leg back to the original crab is a good idea to make sure you got the right one you ordered. 😆

[@syke76]

Bao could mean “wrap” in Chinese too, not necessarily be “bag”.. so the translation could have been “Wrap rice” literally

[@PatrickinChina]

People in yanji were just sooooo nice and the food was awesome. I loved every meal we had🎉

[@xggong8261]

Yanji feels so far away all the way to Korea, but I didn't realize there was so much food and would love to have the opportunity to experience it. I also grew up in the north, in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, the local mutton, snacks siu mai, including milk tea are different from the south, with Mongolian characteristics, meat is abundant, welcome Amy and Yuxiang to visit！😊

[@Jim-nt7xy]

Everything and the Chinese / Korean fusion looks delicious.

[@makelvin]

Many of these cuisines are very reminiscent of traditional Korean cuisines where you mix in the rice with the crab inners or food wrapped with lettuce or other kinds of leaves. Also the mijiu is the same as the Korean Makgeolli rice wine where it is also drink from bowl. I guess none of these should be surprising considering the location proximity to Korea. You can also get many of these similar cuisines in South Korea as well.

[@tonic123]

rice wine is quite popular in South China but now ofter used for cooking

[@LeeKevin115]

Because the locals are Chinese Korea ............

[@Drophinoia]

yueah, there are literally millions of ethnic Koreans that live on the Chinese side of the border, to the extent that as she said it is an autonmous prefecture. The long history of Koreans in China is very interesting, including that more recently, during the 20th c. the Korean resistance to Japanese occupation ended up becoming based in Norther China.

[@willchu]

Yanji is located in the Korean autonomous region of China where it is inhabited by a large Korean-Chinese population.

[@achtungbaby2009]

korean culture is closely related to Chinese cultures. The son learn alot from the father. problem start when the son start claiming that its all theirs and the father (chinese) copying 'their' cultures.

[@Nom_AnorVSJedi]

Your channel is an oasis in this crazy world. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@youmemeyou]

@Shimra8888 • øk!

[@Tofu_Pilot]

@2:14 If the tip does not fit, you must acquit.

[@oracle4114]

Thank you for all the wonderful food content that put out week after week. I really enjoy watching every food adventure you go on as it always puts a smile on my face, especially for days when I’m feeling down. Keep doing what you do and thank you for sharing your travels and food tasting explorations in China to the world!

[@BlondieinChina]

thank you so so much for your kind words and support! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Ooh the seafood looks legit! Here on Long Island in New York, we're famous for our seafood too, specifically our Blue Point oysters! Blue Point oysters put the world-famous Grand Central Oyster Bar in NYC on the map! I'm glad you're showing some love to the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture! Yet again, you show the amazing diversity of China and just how many ethnicities call the nation home. It puts into perspective just how big and incredible China is. And of course, the passion of these ethnicities is shown through their food and the fusions they create when coming together! The autonomous prefectures like Yanbian have as much of a story to tell! The Korean history of this autonomous prefecture is rich. Modern Koreans are descended from the Yemaek who lived in northern Korea and Manchuria. Yanbian is home to the Ancient Tombs at Longtou Mountain, the burial sites of 12 royals from the ancient Balhae kingdom. There was a huge wave of Korean immigration in the late 19th century and after the foundation of the Republic of China in 1912, a second wave arrived after Japan brutally took over Korea. Over a million of them remained in the region at the end of WWII, and during the civil war, many Koreans fought for the communists! In return, when the PRC was founded, the PRC gave these Koreans their own autonomous region in 1952, which then became an autonomous prefecture in 1955.

[@weepingcamel1]

oh damn i'm learning about korean history from a cuban american in the comment section on an american food vloger on youtube in China. magic of internet

[@achtungbaby2009]

kim il sung, kim jong un grandfather was from yanbian..he spoke good mandarin, joined the chinese communist party, fought the japanese in China..after ww2 ended, he was appointed by stalin as the leader for the newly founded dprk.

[@user_3086de]

​@@achtungbaby2009😂是的的确这样

[@golinlim2221]

V need more *Aussies* like Amy to show the True color of *China* !! NOT❌ those brainwashed on Americans media- Aussies! In- which i encountered the MOST after studied in Melbourne & Perth for almost 5 years，Amy brings Hope to me & respect for the Local_Aussies🇦🇺 again after seeing her NONE- stop Enthusiasm & Motivation showing the TRUE BEAUTY of *CHINA* !!

[@suhannapuan9081]

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[@crimsonsbarvwin3393]

this👆 Comment is Gold!

[@mysmilesarah]

Wow! I've always loved "border food" (if that's even a term). It's super cool to see food traditions merge.

[@Warhead-Vun]

The host was so full of energy in her narrations and curations, kind of like watching an action packed drama about food. Very infotaining.

[@mingli7151]

Yanji is my hometown! I’m so excited 😆

[@Captainklay11]

Same here dude. Where u now?

[@TwoCentsOnTour]

Wow that crab leg trick is crazy but makes sense! Food looked really amazing - another place added to the list of cities I wanna visit

[@joeymelbourne]

It would be my dream job travelling around the world, tasting the food, jealous of you guys

[@scarlettlee5009]

So happy! It’s truly a joy to have tried a wide variety of Chinese cuisine and visited places that many Chinese people haven’t been to.🎉

[@christopherlee4613]

Wow... looks so much like Korean food...esp the cold noodles and wraps with the pork...cool. Border cities tend to have a cultural mix.

[@tcell1338]

Cuz they are china Korean

[@Crystalbomb321]

Cos most Korean food came from China and just tweaked lol.

[@moonstaff1234]

@@Crystalbomb321 No it's because the people making this food are literally ethnically korean... Do you think there's Korean writing everywhere in this video for no reason?

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Patrick finds everything sweet because he is tasting himself in the dishes ❤

[@micti8myd]

I always make sure to have dinner made before I watch your videos 😂😂

[@alexc61972]

as a Korean it was so interesting to see the Yanbian regional food that's so familiar to the Koreanfood I grew up with. Thanks for the great video, looking forward to the next!

[@shenghe9861]

theres also lots of your fellows from the north live in there

[@xzxleo]

But you know what?many chinese korean get recism from koreans when they come to korean. they were criticised as rebels of korean. what a crazy contry.@@shenghe9861

[@Fer-g6m1n]

现在很多韩国人，看待问题，太极端了，要不断学习才会进步，韩国自从成为发达国家，似乎丢掉了某些东西，祝愿中韩友好吧

[@ningh-it8qu]

@@Fer-g6m1n目前看好像不太可能，我们单方面的友好会被别人当成傻子。

[@chinaheartforever4707]

不奇怪啊，韩国以前就是中国的附属国，跟你们老祖宗朝鲜族饮食文化相似是很正常的事，欢迎你们来这里旅游寻根。

[@tonyong99]

You two are amazing! Please continue to share as I am learning everyday from your cuisine exploration. Yanji is now on my list to visit one day.

[@tigerinus]

Love that you have a dedicated camera man now.🎉

[@MononokeOhime]

It was so hard to tell if Patrick liked the food or not with his reactions 🤣

[@ChinaFountainpens]

I felt the same, he could not say he does not like the sweet ! but not polite to say not good

[@PatrickinChina]

Hahahaha I loved it

[@kevinpan3356]

视频里，他明显压力更大，不知为什么

[@ZZZjjz]

@@kevinpan3356 他一直在厦门 估计吃不惯 而且没有这女孩能说会道😂

[@kevinpan3356]

@@ZZZjjz 哈哈，太难了

[@grantguy8933]

Watching this before sleep is killing me guys. ❤😂😊❤

[@HH-kg4fq]

10:00 EVERYTHING, from the alcohol and the food on the table today, is Korean!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂 Makes sense since it's on the border. Still, I was surprised that I recognize allll the food/drink! 😊

[@tiff2106]

Agreed! I love Korean food and this could have been a Korean restaurant! Right down to the sweet flavours.

[@oneilchung]

Amy!!! You find not only the greatest foods, you find the best co-host too! Patrick is the BOMB! Love the videos so keep'em coming.

[@BlondieinChina]

YES! Patrick is a legend, make sure you follow him!

[@PatrickinChina]

🎉🎉🎉

[@oneilchung]

@@BlondieinChina I've been trolling his content since day one on douyin~ haha

[@cklim4204]

You guys make a great food vlogging combo, thank u.

[@milesxuus]

My wife can not wait for your next episode! We are jealous for your food adventure!

[@jerometsowinghuen]

It is a special fusion cuisines from the borders of China and North Korea. Never been to that side of China before, but still pretty commendable.

[@caden1545]

Thanks!

[@casie8621]

Both of you just click so well and it's so fun to watch. Patrick seems like an easy going person 👍🏻

[@lynnferry291]

As someone who used to live in Korea, I'd really like to go there to eat. The food looked familiar yet different!

[@bobbelcher678]

It’s mostly regional North Korean dishes such as the cold noodle dish, and some dishes are a fusion of northeastern Chinese and Korean dishes.

[@MyFaceTime]

조선족음식은 한국과 거의 같다고 보시면 됩니다.

[@dickyduann5441]

This vid literally makes me drool and smile at the same time!! So glad that you and Patrick showed us how varied and distinctive food in Northeast China is!! I'm planning to make a trip there soon and your vid is so gonna be my guide when I'm there!! Apparently, another draw is how cheap and cost-effective eating out is in Dongbei!! As a Chinese, I'm so jealous of all your food adventures across China. Thanks for all the great vids so that I can live and eat vicariously with you!!~lol

[@SamMcNeill-q6w]

Patrick will love Dongbei food such as pork hock with pickles, so much similarity with his home cooking ;)

[@EastwoodBourbon11]

Thank you for introducing Patrick. His videos will help me learn Chinese better by listening to his pronunciation and sentence structures. I often still use English structures and phrases but replaced with Chinese word for word - which I'm finding is often incorrect. Like I'm learning they don't always use the same translated words in the same context. For example, they don't really say "hi," instead they greet each other by saying "you good" (ni hao). Quite a challenging language to learn.

[@stevenkyle9426]

It's interesting to investigate the original meaning of what people say in their native language. Like in french Bonjour and in Spanish Buenos Dias , they both mean Good day. And even within China, there are such difference. For example, I tell you is the same in Chinese Mandarin as in English, but in Cantonese, it is said as I word you know.

[@Dragon-gl1rw]

Great! It is like, "We don't cheat. What you choose is what you are going to get."

[@chorlauheung4920]

I want to eat what you ate, too! Looks delicious!!

[@PromptStreamer]

Really soothing watching this at 4:30am with some minor depression and anxiety, really whisks the mind away to a different place

[@BlondieinChina]

Hope you’re doing ok ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@duded2281]

the cooking on shell is probably similar to cooking using a dutch oven, the shell obsorbs the heat first, and even distribute to the meat

[@christylyr320]

I love Yanji so much !!Actually you can find any Korean food in Yanji in a cheaper price with huge portions. Love the video!

[@sofiaguo4404]

Thanks for introducing Patrick then I follow him immediately. So great his Chinese and knowledge about China already! 🎉

[@winterburden]

Thank you, that's so cool! Have fun!

[@jerryfish09]

This session is really amazing!

[@PursuingHeaven]

There is a lot of possible energy on this video-thank you Amy for colab with Patrick-excellent content. Enjoy watching you with someone who loves the food and culture as much as you.

[@kwongjennifer8939]

Ohh…. I am salivating from watching the raw prawn w rice on crispy seaweed! 🤤

[@hscsuccess]

Really enjoy watching your food adventure Amy. Unfortunately, this 15mins video went too quick. I have to wait for another week for your next one.😢

[@romeong5218]

mouth watering video, more on these border cuisines please. Thanks Amy

[@Johnwalkstheworld]

The crab reminded me of our great meal at Harry’s Walsh Bay crab restaurant. I wanna go again!!! So yum. This is not an ad but I’m happy to be sponsored 😂 Can’t wait to do some food adventures with you again

[@amintchocookie]

Oh damnnnnnn! I have kept saying this quite a while ago whenever I saw an Amy’s food vlog of Changchun or Dongbei. I even commented once under one these videos like “so shocking that you’re based in Changchun but still have NOT been to Yanji which’s in the same province and Yanji is one of the most popular, if not THE most popular city of having amazing food in the trio provinces of Dongbei! And yes again, Yanji is my hometown.

[@nayelic4940]

See you both being enjoying so much the food and been such lovely and sweet people makes me smile.

[@josechong8207]

Everything looks so yummy... especially the scallops... yum...

[@babyfacekitchen9871]

Wow! These are Korean dishes! It makes me want to go to more border towns! Thank you !

[@caracrosby104]

I lived in Korea and all of the food in the last restaurant was so familiar!

[@HopeU2Rwell]

Thanks for taking us along on your culinary adventure. Stay happy and safe!

[@Taecoconut]

Second restaurant reminds me of Korea food - it’s very interesting to see

[@ChrisMinchella]

I felt like halfway through the episode it switched to Korean Englishman and I missed it. Naengmyeon, maekgolli, bo ssam. I mean I know you said the Chinese words for all of these but like, that's a Korean meal. Awesome.

[@ningh-it8qu]

There is a Chaoxian nationality in China

[@vinniekay0967]

Another great episode! The food to me seems Korean with maybe some Thai influences.

[@stevenkyle9426]

Actually, a lot of people living there are Chinese Korean. Which means they have Chinese nationality but they are ethnically Korean.

[@ningh-it8qu]

这是中国朝鲜族的饮食文化

[@SnapshotTechTips]

Your are champion, thanks for sharing China/Korea border.

[@GCLU]

I've been to a lot of Korean restaurants and I recognize a lot of these dishes from said restaurants just in well Korean.

[@hokechew]

Awesome. I love border towns.

[@pohgeoktan6878]

I just simply love your videos ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RespectOthers1]

We always appreciate you shelling out to show us the very best China has to offer. This video is such a mouthwatering example! :D😋

[@Thomas-Chin10]

Everything looks so good! I wish I had access to at least some of these dishes. Haven't seen Jasmine for a while. Do we know where she is?

[@tc2334]

I loved Yanji when I went. Paektu Mountain is beautiful.

[@americannumber2]

the presentation is awesome

[@skatingcanuck9837]

It was very interesting to see Chinese cuisine with North Korean influence (cold noodles) and Korean influence like the ssam (lettuce wraps). Amy got it right with the one bite ssam! 🙌

[@fionayan8601]

Love seeing your Dongbei content! Please send more, dongbei is such a hidden gem!

[@ChenChen-nl1of]

I am from a nearby city called Tonghua ,those sea food are from Russian, that crab is called snow crab.Yangji has lots of amazing food there,but the price is a bit expensive compare to my city

[@Chrisiannelli26]

Really great video showing different food from Yanji! I’d love to try them all! Especially that prawn/rice/seaweed combo haha also Patrick is so handsome I instantly subbed to his channel😂🥹

[@Nancy-mi3xe]

I would love to see you explore Kaifeng. This town had a Jewish population since the Silk Road was a main path for traders from the West. Most of that population has since left to Israel, but I'm curious how they might have influenced the food there. I understand there is one hutong where the synagogue was, still in existence. I'd love to learn and see more. Also, Shanghai took in many Jewish folk trying to escape the Nazis. I'd love to see their influence on cuisine there too. I haven't looked at your survey yet, but am curious to know the details of the plan, especially costs, and requirements. Thanks, Amy.

[@xavierlewis1996]

most of them are still in Kaifeng. There's a local Jewish associations.

[@julioduan7130]

Amy’s Chinese still has room for improvement. Bao can mean bag, but also means to wrap.

[@EphesianRose]

well even native speakers have grammar, spelling, and all other sorts of issues in their own language to master. Amy is phenomenal not just for her language mastery (which is incredible) but for her genuine love and respect for the locals she connects with.

[@BryanCheong]

That crab and scallop lunch looks like such a unique experience, oh my gosh

[@lllC-im4cc]

哈哈哈，艾米的视频太欢乐了，我是2018年去的延吉，可惜没多吃点，冷面至今让我想起来就流口水

[@MoonstonePlains]

This is all Korean food! The lettuce wrap is called saahm, the corn drink is called makoli, and usually more like 11% alcohol. It’s rice wine. Your bottle even had it spelled out in English! This is so interesting! The cold spicy noodles is bibim myun. The cold one that ur used to is probably neng myun. This is so interesting! 🤯

[@The_Invisible_Hand_Of_CV]

You are awesome! This is great to learn. If you go far enough to the north, you can Korean food.

[@injunnfuz6698]

What a beautiful yummy delicious food I hv never seen before, but you made my mouth watery. Great awesome info

[@Eva-212]

I would love to eat at the second restaurant. 😍😁

[@philipwong3530]

Always good to have food adventure with others like Peter and now it’s Patrick.

[@charmingst9850]

Awesome!

[@sammyhuang6416]

the scallops on shell looks sooooo good

[@jdub8151]

Looks so delicious! Love bossam. 😊

[@josephliu642]

Yanjie cold noodles! I had it almost every time when I did shopping in Beijing 35 years ago

[@colonylaser4860]

Damn you guys... argghhh! So envious...

[@uniotter2662]

Gosh, that food looked so good! Here in Hawaii Korean restaurants serve a cold noodle called "naengmyeon," which comes with a soup (spicy or not) made with shaved ice. It looks just like you the noodles you had and is so refreshing in our hot climate. I see someone mentioned it below....I always order it with the bulgogi he also mentioned, which comes sizzling on a cast iron plate with sliced onions...yummy!

[@josephlownang6992]

Good video mate

[@metallooily7606]

Blondie you're good traveller

[@alexhu7939]

well, you guys have called it out already, 包飯，is Food Wraps, Shrimp wrap, chicken wrap, beef wrap… or mixed wrap….

[@brianquinn5060]

Great food journey. Thanks to you both.

[@DemonFox369]

All these dishes resemble Korean ones, makes sense. The rice wine, the lettuce wrap, the cold noodle, the mixed rice, etc.

[@VerhoevenSimon]

It was nice to see a video with Patrick, and some interesting dishes. I hope you get to try a lot more in the area.

[@Gogo-op2oz]

Looks like everything is sweet🤣

[@BlondieinChina]

Sweet and spicy! It was so interesting!

[@PatrickinChina]

That was spicy as well 😅 hahaha 😂

[@spikermike2843]

German foodie - "How is the scallop?" - "It's sweet" "How is the beef?" - "It's sweet" "How is the crab?" - "It's sweet" ... - "It's sweet" ... - "It's sweet" ... - "It's sweet" ... - "It's sweet" ... - "It's sweet" ... - "It's sweet" ... - "It's sweet" ... - "It's sweet" ... - "It's sweet" ... - "It's sweet" ;)

[@bunnyfreakz]

Korean foods are relatively sweet and sour.

[@BroCapitalista]

i like how he was so uncomfortable speaking english in the other video and now hes used to it lol patrick your german accent is fine dont be embarrassed ;)

[@christinekoh2776]

I miss videos that you make with your Hutong’s neighbour . You should make one video with them soon!

[@Karrywang565]

I like the mixture style food

[@boonchongsim8926]

First time noticed your chinese nicked name is 艾米饭。:) Interesting cuisines that you have shared.. Thanks.

[@Brick-Life]

Amazing border cities in China with the different foods