I love her saying she didn't want to overstay her welcome and they were all so sad to see her go! That woman was definitely right about them all being friendly
weird title caption. salted ham is a thing in many cultures. it makes sense to preserve meat with salt and lard if you don't have a fridge and this would've been the case for everyone back in the day.
@@lowkeyconvert8971 I think it's weird because she used the term "Chinese prosciutto" instead of "preserved meat" which nobody would've batted an eye to.
As a longtime viewer, I have to say you really *should* be proud of this series! Top tier food journalism, beautiful scenery, and wonderful interactions with the local community. Love!!
Hi Amy, as a Dutch living almost 19 years in Dali county, Nodeng is my favorite village. I don't want to live there but we visit it regularly with our guests and they enjoy the place very much. So beautiful and quiet.. Salt, ham, no traffic only mules and horses, the people, the houses. Sunny and Gerard
I was wondering how good the Ham is actually, does it suits the western taste? And how much does the little village in a year? I am interested to introduce some good ham to sell at my restaurant.
@@Athrunwong I'd say the westerners would love it. Its taste is a combinition with balanced savory and umami, the texture is like anyother kind of dried meat. And it also come with some extreme attractive fatty fagrence which feels almost like butter. Nothing strange, nothing out of the box, just pure pleasure tasting it.
The quality of her production certainly rivals anything you'd see on the Food or Travel networks--she has charisma, journalistic talent and a knack for drawing viewers in. Which is harder than it looks, because of course the subject is food and viewers cannot taste what she is eating. Nonetheless, she manages to garner hundreds of thousands of views per video. But given how she portrays the host country--in neutral terms--it'd be an uphill battle getting a nod from a Western network.
As a chinese person who grew up abroad this series has genuinely been SO fascinating and informative. I bet most people would be shocked to see this side of china as well. Also LOVE alice she's so knowledgeable and has such a calm, elegant aura about her!! Would love to see her do more videos with Amy ❤
Don't feel too bad for the mules--they are super strong and that weight is nothing for them! Plus, the mules I saw in this video looked very well cared for. I imagine if people are so reliant upon them for their lifestyles, they take excellent care of them! Mules are used in rocky terrain all around the world. People use mules specifically because they are more surefooted, hardy, and stronger (both in body and hooves) than donkeys and horses. I love them!!! Also--great video as always :)
The surefootedness of a donkey, the kindness or willingness to please of a horse and stronger than both. Bigger mules can be wonderful endurance riding companions too. Not only as a pack animal, but also ridden. Wonderful animals! Sadly sterile so they can't be bred into working animal lines.
Amy, you've just experienced the small-town hospitality of the Chinese that Yan from "Little Chinese Everywhere" experiences every episode in her travels across China. I am very impressed with this Chinese friendliness. BTW, love your videos too.
Why would anyone be surprised that China has aged and preserved ham (Prosciutto) because it has 5,000 years of history and civilization! The tremendous variety of Chinese food in every region of China attests to the creativity of how Chinese have been using and preserving their food sources.
But but but, Western media tells me that China only knows how to copy and steal from the West! That has to be true right? because the USgov is spending 1.6billion to spread this new gospel so so so ... don't pay attention to anything good about China, cause China BAD!.
Thank you Amy for this wonderful series with Alice; love how she shares her knowledge about food as a chef. It has been eye opening and I learned a lot about the food as well as the places you visited. You always out do yourself with these great videos. Yes, more videos with Alice please. :)
I have a 7 year old daughter and she loves your show, she told she wants to be you, in the future, travel the world and be a youtuber for life. I asked her about what do you want to do for living. Her answer is eat, travel and have fun. I think she will have a bright future.
Read the really old fairly tales from different cultures and you can find Cinderella, Rapunzel, ... story lines in almost all of them. I believe there are theories about all humans share a common consciousness similar to the Borgs in Star Trek.
true but the drive to preserve food and especially meat is a universal drive bc people don't want to starve and would have something to eat during winter
My mom recently flew across the Pacific Ocean to visit me, and one of the things I was looking forward to doing with her was watching this series together 😆 As lovers of food and travel documentaries, this series was an absolute treat. You should definitely be proud of it! Thank you so much for making it 🙏
I was born and raised in China for 20 years and I still learned a lot of things from your videos😆 just realized there are so many places I haven’t visited in China and how diverse the cultures and scenes are ❤
I’d agree with Alice, the same way grass fed beef tastes different to grain fed. The same species of fish such as bream will taste different depending on what it’s been feeding on.
I went there in April. It was a lovely place. I'm surprised that you were not affected by the altitude as you walk up the village. I had to use my little oxygen can. Anyway, as I couldn't bring back some of those tasty ham; I ended up buying Pu Erh tea, coffee beans, mountain salt, and local pastry pies (with rose jam or cheese fillings) as souvenirs. Just remember to declare them when you come back. The customs will take a look, then let you through as long as they are vacuum packed / sealed.
I’m Chinese living in London, watching your video really cured me from depression and isolation, and it really gives me the urge to reconnect with my homeland and local culture. Thanks you
I already knew you were going to have fried rice with ham because I saw a short from Alice earlier today. Of course I'd love to see you both together again. Amy, I'm always amazed at the beautiful places you visit and the food you eat, but this village has captured my ❤ Marvelous. Cheers from the Niagara Region 🇨🇦
Thank you! Another excellent video! And what a surprise, I didn't expect to see ham and coffee as a specialty of the province. Yes, more foodie videos with Alice in the future.
I grew up going to Jinhua in Zhejiang province as a kid to buy a leg of ham with my family. The city is known for its ham. It’s never occurred to me that ham isn’t considered Chinese until I started living in the west. Although I will say I generally find Chinese ham a bit sweeter than Italian or Spanish varieties. Great series and would love to see more collabs!
Great series with Alice! Definitely wealth of knowledge into China’s Silk Road. I like how you cover China’s hidden villages and cultures. You mesh well with Alice- more please!🙏 ❤😂
That salt tea is basically warm electrolytes. If you have anything in excess, you'll die. Even ginseng can kill you. This explains why everything should be balanced, Yin Yang... basic ancient Chinese philosophy ❤
If they are making such a great quality salt, they should charge people more for their precious product because their hard work deserve to be rewarded.
Great video ! Regarding salt and health, the balance is not about how much salt, but the ratio of potassium to sodium, where sodium is the salt; the potassium comes mainly from vegetable sources. Only people who eat a poor version o the Western diet - high in salt AND also low in vegetables - are at possible risk from high salt, because the potassium to sodium balance (ideally about 2 to 1) will be off. If one eats healthy fresh food, it is not an issue.
Salt is not higly processed, the iodine is needed to avoid certain deficiencies, some other things might be added to avoid caking. Fleur de Sel is expensive because it forms in caves and has more moisture and things like calcium in it! Not because its better salt, its just hard to harvest. The video was super cool, I just got a bit ticked by the salt 😅
Hmm yes, sodium aluminosilicate or magnesium carbonate is super tasty in your regular, highly processed table salt that’s typically 97-99% salt. Wonder what the stuff are. 😂
"Pack mule" is a common saying in who knows how many different cultures, but man does it hit different when you finally see one. I'm glad you two gave him something to eat. Alice is such a good guest. I also appreciate a lot of the background you provide about the food on display. Fantastic vid as always.
I actually enjoyed this so much! The first time you released this vlog, i had to head out, so i had it on while i was ironing. But now i came back to actually watch it and im glad i did!😄
i really enjoy the episodes you did with Alice. I’m Chinese and I did not do much travel. You took me to a lot of places where I have read in the books. Thank you.
bring alice back asap i love you two together, this series was so informative
I don't know I like Jasmine more.
@@NoComment-hh3rn agree
@@NoComment-hh3rn
Both Jasmine and Alice are nice.
@@NoComment-hh3rnyou're just a perv who likes pretty women.
It's true! she's a very knowledgeable lady, I can learn something from her and with your energy I will never feel bored!
I love her saying she didn't want to overstay her welcome and they were all so sad to see her go! That woman was definitely right about them all being friendly
❤she even forgot to put down the chopsticks w leaving the home😂❤
country folks are usually always welcoming,
weird title caption.
salted ham is a thing in many cultures.
it makes sense to preserve meat with salt and lard if you don't have a fridge and this would've been the case for everyone back in the day.
@@lowkeyconvert8971 I think it's weird because she used the term "Chinese prosciutto" instead of "preserved meat" which nobody would've batted an eye to.
As a longtime viewer, I have to say you really *should* be proud of this series! Top tier food journalism, beautiful scenery, and wonderful interactions with the local community. Love!!
Hi Amy, as a Dutch living almost 19 years in Dali county, Nodeng is my favorite village. I don't want to live there but we visit it regularly with our guests and they enjoy the place very much. So beautiful and quiet.. Salt, ham, no traffic only mules and horses, the people, the houses. Sunny and Gerard
I was wondering how good the Ham is actually, does it suits the western taste? And how much does the little village in a year?
I am interested to introduce some good ham to sell at my restaurant.
@@Athrunwong This kind of ham is used as an ingredient for some of the most expensive dishes. Similar to 金華火腿.
@@Athrunwong I'd say the westerners would love it. Its taste is a combinition with balanced savory and umami, the texture is like anyother kind of dried meat. And it also come with some extreme attractive fatty fagrence which feels almost like butter. Nothing strange, nothing out of the box, just pure pleasure tasting it.
not only good, it is the best ham I ever tasted and I tasted also a lot of the best European hams. if you want to buy make contact.
14:15 Amy is walking around with chopsticks in hand. That's the way visiting a Chinese village when you are hungry! 😂
I think she forgot to give them back to the local family.🤣
Was thinking the same thing 😂
I couldn’t help laughing when I saw her keeping the chopsticks in her hand when she left the local family after eating BBQ.
Makes me remember that Simpsons episode where Homer shows up to the chili cook-off with his own spoon
Seriously you two need to pitch a show to the food or travel network. It would be so compelling
Yeees!
The quality of her production certainly rivals anything you'd see on the Food or Travel networks--she has charisma, journalistic talent and a knack for drawing viewers in. Which is harder than it looks, because of course the subject is food and viewers cannot taste what she is eating. Nonetheless, she manages to garner hundreds of thousands of views per video. But given how she portrays the host country--in neutral terms--it'd be an uphill battle getting a nod from a Western network.
I really enjoyed Alice as a guest! Great chemistry, really interesting perspective on food!
As a chinese person who grew up abroad this series has genuinely been SO fascinating and informative. I bet most people would be shocked to see this side of china as well. Also LOVE alice she's so knowledgeable and has such a calm, elegant aura about her!! Would love to see her do more videos with Amy ❤
“Most people” as most westerners educated in the environment know little about outside western cultures.
Don't feel too bad for the mules--they are super strong and that weight is nothing for them! Plus, the mules I saw in this video looked very well cared for. I imagine if people are so reliant upon them for their lifestyles, they take excellent care of them! Mules are used in rocky terrain all around the world. People use mules specifically because they are more surefooted, hardy, and stronger (both in body and hooves) than donkeys and horses. I love them!!! Also--great video as always :)
They will get sad n she ck if no work🎉
yeah, at least thay are not born for being eaten.
The surefootedness of a donkey, the kindness or willingness to please of a horse and stronger than both. Bigger mules can be wonderful endurance riding companions too. Not only as a pack animal, but also ridden. Wonderful animals! Sadly sterile so they can't be bred into working animal lines.
yes, alice is a necessity. Someone who is also articulate and a professional culinary expert. Makes the food tour even more informative
Amy, you've just experienced the small-town hospitality of the Chinese that Yan from "Little Chinese Everywhere" experiences every episode in her travels across China. I am very impressed with this Chinese friendliness. BTW, love your videos too.
Amy and Alice together taking the food adventure is absolutely enjoyable to watch!
Why would anyone be surprised that China has aged and preserved ham (Prosciutto) because it has 5,000 years of history and civilization! The tremendous variety of Chinese food in every region of China attests to the creativity of how Chinese have been using and preserving their food sources.
But but but, Western media tells me that China only knows how to copy and steal from the West! That has to be true right? because the USgov is spending 1.6billion to spread this new gospel so so so ... don't pay attention to anything good about China, cause China BAD!.
我们叫“腊肉”🤪
@@bloodyChina 腊肉是腩肉, 不是腿
@@bloodyChina 火腿啦
why not surprised? Chinese culture are basically cut off with rest of the western world
Yes please, more Alice and more food adventures :)
Alice is so knowledgeable and well spoken too! I am impressed!
Even as a Chinese myself, this is so interesting and educational to watch! Great video ❤🤩
这老姐的视频真的很棒，有着开放的态度和礼貌，还会中文。BTW，我也没去过这么多地方，想不到是这个老姐带我看国内的风景哈哈
bring back Jasmine and Alice together please.
Bring back Peter too!
How about bring back NOBODY! NOT EVEN THIS ONE!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😝😝😝🤪🤪🤪😜😜😜
Jasmine在贵州农村里不亦乐乎呢，别问我怎么知道的。
Alice is so elegant and well spoken I loved seeing her in this series!
More video with Alice. I enjoy watching you two together.
Thank you Amy for this wonderful series with Alice; love how she shares her knowledge about food as a chef. It has been eye opening and I learned a lot about the food as well as the places you visited. You always out do yourself with these great videos. Yes, more videos with Alice please. :)
I’ve lived in China for 6 years and still haven’t seen 99% of China’s beauty ❤
You must be busy working instead of going out to explore.
@@jimmielin1141 You thought china is like your small tiny country
@@jimmielin1141 You're right there haha
@@jimmielin1141 Born and raised in China for 20 years, still have almost 20 provinces unexplored. It is the size, not the time.
@jimmielin1141 China is so big that you just can’t explore it all even in your lifetime!
WHAT A SERIES this has been??? THANK YOU and pls keep more coming! P.S. you should be so proud of yourself 🎉
Thank you so much!!!!
@@BlondieinChina Echo this sentiment!. Wonderful series. Alice was an exceptional addition. Really well done! ❤
the Alice collaboration is just perfect ..her knowledge is incredible ..
It's even a bit creepy how much she knows. She's like a walking encyclopedia.
I have a 7 year old daughter and she loves your show, she told she wants to be you, in the future, travel the world and be a youtuber for life. I asked her about what do you want to do for living. Her answer is eat, travel and have fun. I think she will have a bright future.
Alice is awesome! You guys have great chemistry and its been so wholesome seeing Alice giving us fascinating perspectives and trivia
Chinese hams are really nice when used to brew soup
😊
YES! Jinhua ham is very famous as well!
Yes, my grandma used to make winter melon soup with it.
.. and stews
This is so fascinating to me, that so many cultures all over the world started making similar products independent of each other
Maybe the Marco Polo connection?
Read the really old fairly tales from different cultures and you can find Cinderella, Rapunzel, ... story lines in almost all of them. I believe there are theories about all humans share a common consciousness similar to the Borgs in Star Trek.
cuz we r human ryt? same same but different...🤣
Really incredible how different cultures so far apart have independently developed methods of curing ham with indistinguishable taste.
true but the drive to preserve food and especially meat is a universal drive bc people don't want to starve and would have something to eat during winter
I absolutely love this series. it felt like watching a professional production on the food network!!! i cant wait for more videos like this :))
oh my god that ham and avocado sounds so good right now. wouldn't have thought of it myself but now i need to try that
Alice is one very special guest on your channel! 👍
Love this series Amy, Alice was a great guest host,
The ultimate would be Alice & Jasmine, yourself 😍😍😍
Fun and informative video ! Alice is a great guest as she is personable and knowledgeable about food.
This format with both you and Alice together works really well. More series like this, guys!
My mom recently flew across the Pacific Ocean to visit me, and one of the things I was looking forward to doing with her was watching this series together 😆 As lovers of food and travel documentaries, this series was an absolute treat. You should definitely be proud of it! Thank you so much for making it 🙏
I was born and raised in China for 20 years and I still learned a lot of things from your videos😆 just realized there are so many places I haven’t visited in China and how diverse the cultures and scenes are ❤
Beautiful Amy, Beautiful Alice, delivering great content. Food.
I agree with Alice. Whatever an animal eats definitely affects its flavour! For example, the flesh of freshwater fish often has a mud/earthy taste
Excellent instalment of videos, Amy. Keep up with the good work.
Definitely you both has makes next vlog journey ❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
What a great video. So educational. Wonderful interactions with the locals
What a great series! Good chemistry between you and Alice.
I’d agree with Alice, the same way grass fed beef tastes different to grain fed. The same species of fish such as bream will taste different depending on what it’s been feeding on.
yes, you should make more videos with Alice, both of You bring me so much joy and excitement, thanks...
I went there in April. It was a lovely place. I'm surprised that you were not affected by the altitude as you walk up the village. I had to use my little oxygen can. Anyway, as I couldn't bring back some of those tasty ham; I ended up buying Pu Erh tea, coffee beans, mountain salt, and local pastry pies (with rose jam or cheese fillings) as souvenirs.
Just remember to declare them when you come back. The customs will take a look, then let you through as long as they are vacuum packed / sealed.
I’m Chinese living in London, watching your video really cured me from depression and isolation, and it really gives me the urge to reconnect with my homeland and local culture. Thanks you
More Alice PLEASE!!! We love this AA girls power food adventure 🤩
I already knew you were going to have fried rice with ham because I saw a short from Alice earlier today.
Of course I'd love to see you both together again.
Amy, I'm always amazed at the beautiful places you visit and the food you eat, but this village has captured my ❤
Marvelous. Cheers from the Niagara Region 🇨🇦
Love Alice! Please have her on more often!!!!
Thank you! Another excellent video! And what a surprise, I didn't expect to see ham and coffee as a specialty of the province. Yes, more foodie videos with Alice in the future.
Definitely make more content together! Please!
What an awesome series!
Great series of videos and you should definitely bring back Alice! I’ve really enjoyed watching all of your videos.
Yes, please bring Alice back for future episodes.
This was such a great series! And yes please more Alice! She’s so informative and graceful
I grew up going to Jinhua in Zhejiang province as a kid to buy a leg of ham with my family. The city is known for its ham. It’s never occurred to me that ham isn’t considered Chinese until I started living in the west. Although I will say I generally find Chinese ham a bit sweeter than Italian or Spanish varieties. Great series and would love to see more collabs!
because the west only knows cantonese stir fry cuisine, they didn't realize that's like only 2% of chinese cuisine.
金华火腿好吃！
Alice was so informative
With Jasmine AND Alice! Road trip! Go to Chaozhou for seafood😋
thats one of the most amazing food travel channel about Yunnan China on YT. Good job!
What an amazing video and what an amazing series. Also: Bring back Alice! :D
Yeees make more videos together! Loved this series! Enjoy your food and safe travels!
Alice and you are a good pair. Your honesty vs her IQ on food is pretty fun to watch.
Great series with Alice! Definitely wealth of knowledge into China’s Silk Road. I like how you cover China’s hidden villages and cultures. You mesh well with Alice- more please!🙏 ❤😂
I LOVE ALICE OMG and i love this series so much! very informative and elaborate but still so fun and packed. thank you amy!
This series is the best.
Best episode so far! So much chemistry between u gals! More of these pls!
Thanks Amy for the video. The village is quaint and beautiful. Alice is so elegant and knowledgeable. Love seeing her.
That salt tea is basically warm electrolytes. If you have anything in excess, you'll die. Even ginseng can kill you. This explains why everything should be balanced, Yin Yang... basic ancient Chinese philosophy ❤
If they are making such a great quality salt, they should charge people more for their precious product because their hard work deserve to be rewarded.
然后其他东西也变得昂贵，增加的收入并不能让生活产生实质的改善。好东西应该让所有人都消费得起，而不是成为奢侈品。防止垄断防止财富集中到少数人口袋才是最好的选择。
@@老肩巨滑-z9j 你想想人家這種手工製造出來的鹽巴都是少量生產，根本沒辦法跟機器製造，工廠規模製造出來的鹽競爭。那些鹽成本可以很低，結果生產的鹽也可以很便宜。用薄利多銷營銷方法。人工製造鹽巴如果賣同樣價格就根本沒錢賺，甚至虧本，沒錢賺沒人願意做這一行，結果這種製鹽方法就會失傳。
Thanks for sharing your adventure...it's been fun to watch.
Fantastic series!
Love this series!!! Get Alice on more videos together please!!
I am obsessed with watching this series Amy, and please bring Alice back!
What an eye opener!! 😮 It’s also good to have Alice there from a chef’s perspective
I was wondering about the mold on the ham and Alice delivered very fascinating information. You guys are an amazing team!
Love this series! Bring Alice back you guys are super informative.
Great video ! Regarding salt and health, the balance is not about how much salt, but the ratio of potassium to sodium, where sodium is the salt; the potassium comes mainly from vegetable sources. Only people who eat a poor version o the Western diet - high in salt AND also low in vegetables - are at possible risk from high salt, because the potassium to sodium balance (ideally about 2 to 1) will be off. If one eats healthy fresh food, it is not an issue.
This series is really wonderful, I really enjoyed watching both of you and I learned so much! ❤
Love your Yunnan series. Some friends and I will be visiting Yunnan next summer and I am all inspired by your videos, doxie
Please make more videos together! I love the chemistry between the two of you.
Loved this series! So much fun!!!
Another awesome video! I really enjoyed the history lessons included!
You 2 makes great videos. Do more!
Great series! Really wonderful information/ videography!
Looks so yummy!!❤❤
What a magical looking village.
Love you two ladies!
Really enjoyed thank you 😊
Very cool, have fun!
Great video! So informative and delightful to watch! Thanks for sharing!
Alice is such a calm person 😂
Salt is not higly processed, the iodine is needed to avoid certain deficiencies, some other things might be added to avoid caking. Fleur de Sel is expensive because it forms in caves and has more moisture and things like calcium in it! Not because its better salt, its just hard to harvest.
The video was super cool, I just got a bit ticked by the salt 😅
Hmm yes, sodium aluminosilicate or magnesium carbonate is super tasty in your regular, highly processed table salt that’s typically 97-99% salt. Wonder what the stuff are. 😂
Very hungry now! Great video thanks!
FANTASTIC! I love the longer videos!
14:15 You left the table but still holding their 🥢 😂
those are disposable
at least cost $10,000
20:46
Really enjoy this episode. Love the location and learning about the salt production. Amazing ham production at the village
"Pack mule" is a common saying in who knows how many different cultures, but man does it hit different when you finally see one. I'm glad you two gave him something to eat.
Alice is such a good guest. I also appreciate a lot of the background you provide about the food on display. Fantastic vid as always.
I actually enjoyed this so much! The first time you released this vlog, i had to head out, so i had it on while i was ironing. But now i came back to actually watch it and im glad i did!😄
Totally fascinating how east/west cultures find a common way to do things despite isolation from each other. All that ham, but where were the pigs??!!
i really enjoy the episodes you did with Alice. I’m Chinese and I did not do much travel. You took me to a lot of places where I have read in the books. Thank you.
I always love your videos but this Yunnan series has been so good! You have every right to be proud of it