Brits try Boba in LA!! ft. Steven Lim
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2022
- Today we're joined by Watcher's Steven Lim for a JOLLY introduction to the best boba in LA! Get your JOLLY merch at getjolly.store
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Love you guys! Thanks for sharing a meal and glad we could catch up over some boba! -Steven
Oh and a huge thank you to Phil, Eric and all the staff from Bopomofo for having us 🙏🏼
Terbaik lah bro! 😂
it took me a re-watch before I realized Josh was wearing a Watcher shirt lol
I want to say that you guys were not in the OC. Artesia is part of LA.
when you start puppet history again...... i am waiting. pleaseeeeee
Josh: drinks carrot juice*
Ollie: taste like a family
Ded 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
I rushed to the comment section as soon as I heard that 😂😂😂😂😂
That was so wrong but so funny at the same time
Edit : i just described ollie as a whole didn't i...
Wait😂😂 when was it??!
i was about to write that too hhahaah
it's unbelievable to me how there would have been a moment for a Jolly, Wong Fu, and Watcher fan could've met all three at the same time if they had gone to the boba shop that one day
11ㅋ×-
That would be our Multiverse of Madness
@@watcher Imma cry, not y’all replying 😭😭😭😭😭
it should’ve been me 😩
dudeeee! if I knew I would of stopped by 😭😭 missed my chance. at least I can visit phil knowing he has this shop
Steven saying Josh is Chinese and him saying "I'm not sure if I can claim to be Chinese" is so wholesome. It made my day so much better somehow.
it's the fact that Steven is acknowledging Josh's Chinese heritage - which is sweet in its own way since plenty of mixed people get invalidated - and Josh recognizing that he may not have the same claim to the ethnicity as Steven and/or other mixed-Chinese people do. it's just a lovely, low-key kind of respect from both ends.
Oh wow, didn't know Josh was part chinese
@@kaiayang2855 His paternal grandmother is Chinese. If you see his dad, you can tell he's half-Asian. Josh also spent a chunk of his childhood in Beijing.
@@cmq23 tbh, i really thought the dad he showed in the channel is his step dad or something coz he doesnt look like her father not knowing it was his real dad is just that he got more of his mom's genes
@@hadessync5258 same, i thot he was josh stepdad..and he looks really young to be josh’s father, i though he was 40ish or something
Quote of the Day: “We just are trying to feed people vegetables without them knowing.”
pehle TISS, ab idhar. kya baat.
@@yashjain2469 Haven’t you heard? I’m everywhere, all at once 😂
It sounds like something parents/ grandparents say, so it genuinely melted my heart.
Parents everywhere feeling this one
It sounds like every Asian mom
For some reason I just found the moving Philip Wang introduction card at 6:13 hilarious 😂, the card moved with him as he came closer I found it too funny!
It was a great edit
I live for easter eggs like these 😂😂😂
followed by Ollie's "it's lovely" 😂
The cafe name "Bopomofo" or "ㄅㄆㄇㄈ" (traditional chinese) as seen on the logo is actually the first 4 character sounds in chinese, similar to ABCD or Ganadara in Korean, a lot of yall prolly know this already but in case you didn't lol
Those 4 symbols are not traditional Chinese they're 注音符号 (zhu yin fu hao) which are a pre Pinyin system of sound depiction for Mandarin, and though more internally consistent than Pinyin suffer from lack of compatibility with Roman letters and so was supplanted by Pinyin. These 4 are indeed the first four and the whole set is oftentimes called bopomofo the same way alphabet is the first two letters Alpha and Beta, or alifbeh for the Arabic script.
@@fangjiunnewe3634 yeah but I just didn’t want to write a whole essay explaining it so it’s easier to say it like that since I’m pretty only traditional Chinese use 注音符號 now
So basically, from a Japanese language point of view, it's いろは (iroha) which also follows the same sequence of "ABCD..." by using every letter of the Japanese alphabet.
thank you LEGO very educational
@@fangjiunnewe3634 we still use it though. 😂
Josh: that’s carroty
Ollie: tastes like a family🤣
Ahh😄 Read this as soon as they said it!
But to bad no one catch that so we don't get the reaction.
Yes, Ollie, you can milk corn, but you need a very short stool. Unless it's still on the stalk, in which case you'll need a tall one. 😂
r/ExplainLikeImCalvin moment right here. XDD
😂 epic
His face when drinking it 😖His face when Phil came back around 😄
ryan and shane: cheesy gordita crunch
steven: boba lifestyle without the balls
love the watcher bois
So them. That Taco Bell episode had me laughing soooo bad!
@@sjeabee5345 seriously, every time J and O took a sip of the “palette cleanser” drink, you could see a piece of their souls slipping away
I love that Josh wears a watcher t-shirt this episode, while last episode Ryan just straight up wore a Paddington Bear t-shirt because Josh and Ollie are brits 😂
Also because he’s a big paddington head….
@@erinufo yes, that, but i can easily imagine him going wAIT I HAVE THE PERFECT SHIRT FOR THIS DAY
This whole episode was a highlight itself. Josh trying the carrot juice, Steven trying to have the pudding, Ollie commenting on Steven's Boba is a lifestyle but he is not keen on the bobas. I already loved the Korean barbecue video. They are doing so great together!
6:17 Ollie reminding me of that scene in ‘Fleabag’ where Claire finds the sauce disgusting but says it’s delicious when the wait staff comes to the table. 😂
Everything in Fleabag is relatable. Mostly at least. Hahahhaha
haha yes!
i love how they’re saying “old friends” and i’d literally never known josh and ollie knew all of these iconic UA-camrs
They did a Jolly video together years ago.
@@billiebuffalo well no.
Fax no printer🙄💅
This is the combo that introduced me to Korean Englishman.
@@nathanthomson777 they did.
"I didn't know you can milk a corn"
(Josh trying carrot juice) "Tastes like a family"
Classic Ollie jokes 😂
Being of part Chinese descendent of Malaysia, Many of the dishes and drinks in this shop hits home
1. Boba has been a thing for decades.
2. Mapo Tofu is very common dish
3. Black Sesame dessert is really a thing (even after a heavy proper meal / banquet)
Now after Covid... I wish all those shops are still open.... (especially the dessert shop that is in the heart of Kuala Lumpur and also those stalls that were a huge line in Ipoh - 2 places for these kind of desserts in Malaysia that usually is swamp with people late night)
Thank you Josh, Ollie and Steven for making this segment!
Gah you just reminded me of Black Sesame pudding. I have not had that in several years. Such an amazing weird Black desert.
My family is from Johor.
Yesss! 😋🖤
Hello, fellow Malaysian. Hehe
Lived in China for 5 years and mapo dofu was one of my favorite dishes. As soon as I heard it, my mouth started watering. I have to drive two and a half hours to DC to get any proper Chinese food. I miss it so very much
Shout outs to Philip, Wes, and Ted from Wong Fu. I grew up watching that team and they're amazing producers/creators. Much respects 🙌
Also, its great to see Steven with Josh and Ollie again 😀
Me too!! It's so great to see Philip doing his thing!
Wong Fu was literally my childhood! I was so happy to see Phil in a Jolly video.
I think Steven hit the nail on the head when he said, “I had a place in the world at a boba shop.” The “boba lifestyle” is a well-established part of the Asian-American experience and identity, but I’ve never heard someone articulate it as well as he did. It's really cool to see Bopomofo being a part of that, and I'm so glad you guys were able to experience this while you were in LA. Thanks as always for the great content, and I'm looking forward to your In-N-Out adventures next time!
I love how it's impossible for Ollie to lie in these situations. He wants to try and find compliments but he knows that anything he would say would probably be in stark contrast to what his face is actually showing! Got a proper laugh from that! Cheers!
Although we don’t see much of Josh and Ollie’s interaction with Phil on camera, simply knowing that these two worlds colliding made my life complete 🥰
Honestly when Steven said he doesn't really like pearls I felt that so hard. Usually I swap out the pearls for coffee jelly or grass jelly or just drink it straight (I know, blasphemy 🙈).
I won't judge i don't like the pearls either
Haha I don't mind the boba but I'm the same I only order the boba or the jelly if it's a fruit tea.
sometimes the pearls are sooo dang chewy and i end up not liking the drink 😭
I don't like any solids in my drink, I find it really disturbing. Boba, OJ pulp, fruit chunks in a smoothie, all a "no" from me. But I do like all of the drinks without the solids.
Yeah...I hate boba so I tend to get any other type of jelly. Aloe jelly is one of my favorites
Steven validated my existence when they said that they could do without tapioca pearls. Thank you!
Yeah I'm not a huge tapioca fan. For me its all about the popping balls. Our local Asian store sells them and I may have had 3 pots yesterday (without even making them into a drink- I just ate them with a spoon!)
Some places don’t do good tapioca or they do bland tapioca. So usually I prefer my tea without cause I’d rather have more liquid without things obstructing my drink. Since the boba displaces like a third of the drink lol. Unless I know the place does really good boba.
SO WHOLESOME ❤ Ollie’s smile at 14:52 when Phil said “This was special” 🥺 I’m so happy for the connections that all these guys get to make doing what they do.
So happy that Steven took them to a place like this because I truly believe California has the best Asian fusion food. Really underrated outside of the locals and people don't talk about the huge Asian American food scene out there. Boba is like the coffee and tea culture you have everywhere else.
We are blessed with great food in the San Gabriel Valley
Yeah but dude couldn't make a third drink? lol Still in the mist of Covid & dudes had to share? haha Not to mention gross for a guy to slurp right out of the cup & expect the other guy to drink out of it. 😆
the "i didnt know you could milk corn" has the same energy as i didnt know a shrimp fried this rice
I still laugh every time I hear the shrimp one😂😂
Only thing that makes boba better is the Jolly team 😅 one of the best channels on UA-cam I swear 💛
the best ✨
First off, I have followed Wong Fu since 2008 and have watched them go through all their changes of moving offices, staff changes, opening Bopomofo, and then creating their second location (where you guys were at). Korean Englishman/Jolly has, over the years, become my top 3 favorite UA-cam channels. To see you guys at Bopomofo and interacting with Phil makes me so giddy. This video is now one of my favorite videos ever for the simple reason that three (Phil, Josh, Ollie) of my favorite UA-camrs are in the same video. I never would have imagined that you guys would ever cross paths. I love this.
11:08 how does Phil completely miss the opportunity to explain honey walnut shrimp is a CLASSIC Cantonese dish?! It's deep fried, battered shrimps, tossed in a sweet creamy mayo sauce, on a bed of candied walnuts. Might sound gross, but actually amazing, and not a dish BPMF pulled out of thin air.
Sounds incredible
I thought that was so weird too! It’s such a classic dish and really delicious!
1:14 Ollie has impeccable comedic timing every single time literally. I reckon he could do stand up comedy if this little UA-cam project doesn’t pan out.
wow that last part sounded extremely condescending
@@nia-aaa no way. I know how big Korean Englishman and jolly are. They’re the best. I’ve followed them from day one. It was just cheeky humor.
@@DDM7406 i might've misread your tone then! very sorry
he is never serious its kinda annoying
@@grave266 I agree. Not everything needs to be on all the time.
Wow, just wow. Side note: we finally got to see a little more of Josh's chinese side. Wait oooo, a collab with mike Chen from simply dumpling or greatest food review show would be awesome
this 🙌🏼
YASSSSS
You guys can literally do this at every state in America. Each state has it's own styles of foods it's great. The local foods tend to be way better then the chain food places.
It's so weird seeing our UA-cam grandpa (WongFuProductions), uncle (Steven Buzzfeed/Watcher), and your cousins (Jolly/KG) coming all together for this one video. So many unique YT eras
9:47 Actually i can understand how popcorn chicken and boba(bubble) tea can go tgt, to the point of nostalgia. Cause from my childhood memory there are stores in SG that sell bbt with snacks/fried fritters (fries, popcorn chicken)
Hi fellow Singaporean! Yesss the cheap bubble teas and snacks to order along with it. Drink wise I used to get either a strawberry milk tea or oreo chocolate ice blended bbt. Simpler times before the influx of chicha sachens, playmade, gong cha etc.
there definitely still is! but u have to go to neighbourhood areas rather than malls/cbd
yess most of the boba places in my city sell chicken bites and green onion cakes! Very nostalgic to my childhood
Bubble tea and cheese fries THATS my childhood
BOPOMOFO is actually on the top of my list when I eventually visit the States 😭 Being a fan of Wong Fu and Jolly since the near beginning, I'm so proud of how far each of them has come!
this ep made me a bit emotional 😭 especially when they were talking about finding a place to belong in boba shops compared to school cafeterias. i’m asian-australian, but i always felt really self conscious taking my lunch to school bc my mom would insist she pack a rice meal for me, one of the few asians in a 90% white catholic high school. i got intrigue and i got laughs and i would try to tell my mom to just pack me a sandwich. but going to boba shops and even just asian markets- it helped me remember i wasn’t alone :’)
Omg, Phil and Englishmen in one shot. My two worlds are colliding! This is the multiverse of madness
Taiwan is small but mighty, and food is one of our greatest prides. So glad Steven brought y'all to BPMF! Even the name of the business is reminiscent to the AA experience loll
These were mostly Chinese inspired stuff. Not a typical aboriginal Taiwanese dish.
@@HiddenAgendas I mean, they didn’t eat Native American food instead of fast food (really one of the few things that could be considered American lmao) when they were in the States either so I don’t think it’s fair to nitpick about culinary roots. Honestly, over time flavor profiles have evolved and can be distinctly categorized as Taiwanese/Szechuan/Cantonese/Hunan etc. so even with Chinese inspo/roots it’s still Taiwanese imp. To me, doesn’t have to be aboriginal for it to be Taiwanese. Plus Taiwanese-American food is a whole ‘nother story lol
@@tifflia It's food brought over and created by Han Chinese in Taiwan. Calling it Taiwanese food is stupid and offensive to Aboriginals.
No such thing as Taiwanese American food. It's Chinese American. Unless you're talking about Aboriginal dishes. Some of these dishes do exist like in Singapore, Maylasia and even in Taiwan today. But they aren't as popular as Chinese cuisine.
Heck, Chinese cuisine also dominates Malaysia and Singapore for the most part due to the Chinese migrants / Chinese influence.
Also, happy Chinese New Year!
I never really realized it but Steven probably just lifted the underlying emotional reason why Asian Americans are seemingly addicted to boba, going to the bubble tea show at least once a week and never getting tired of it.
Combing the 3 OGs of you tubers, my heart cannot take it that all 4 of u are in the same frame. So diverse but yet together!!!! UA-cam for the win!!
Steven is not exaggerating when he says Boba id a lifestyle especially in California. Crazy boba culture
I don't get that saying. I come from the East of Canada we've had bubble tea &/or Pearl milk tea since I was in high school (1990's) I'm +40 yrs old. It seems that the west coast is behind the times.
@@robert-antoinedenault5901 California has had boba for longer than that.
@@robert-antoinedenault5901 you’ve had it but it wasn’t a phenomenon or cultural shift until the boba shops of Cali started poppin off in the late 90s
@@robert-antoinedenault5901 its been around here since the 90s as well, but it's constantly evolving over the years and you can find multiple boba shops within a small radius (I currently live around 5 different shops within 2 mi of me)
@@johnnyDizzyV I know that coffee is a huge thing here as with the Hong Kong coffee. Maybe we don't have the same hype as winter here lasts 8-9 months of the year. Those shops and ice cream shops close during winter here. It's pretty much seasonal.
How did Josh miss that?!? 😂 I died at “tastes like your family” 🥕🥕🥕
Somebody needs to get Josh and Ollie to the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California. Gilroy grows roughly half the country’s Garlic and processes even more. Signature Festival dish is Garlic Ice Cream served in half a cantaloupe!
that sounds amazing 😲
It has been canceled-at least in Gilroy. There is talk of moving the festival to Stockton.
@@viewbuster1979 Oh no! I’ve missed it since moving abroad. I hope they bring it back eventually.
@@phoenixfire8978 it said due to the attendance numbers and the shooting
Ollie's "thank you for your existence" is like the best thing someone could say to another person.
Ollie looked like he was going to pass out after trying the carrot matcha boba 😂 it’s too much flavour for Blandman
6:05 Steven enjoying his favorite drink casually, Josh explaining why he also loves it, and Ollie over here taking a prostate exam.
i’m just loving ollie’s facial reactions to the bubble tea 😂😂
And they kept going😂
I love the text box following Phil around! Wong Fu, Ryan Higa, Bubz Beauty, and Michelle Phan were the first youtubers I subscribed to, so seeing you chatting with Phil and Steven is so crazy to me! UA-camrs... Assemble!
Omgosh I live in OC/LA and I’ve never heard of this place. I’m definitely going for the vegetarian options. Love Jolly + Steven together. I hope you guys make more videos together in the future!
There's two locations. The one here is in Artesia and the original location is in San Gabriel. Definitely try the mapo tots.
I lived in san Gabriel I’m upset I’m just now finding out. Going this afternoon dammit
Ollie’s face when he tastes something….sometimes hard to tell other times hilariously evident.
*walks across a parking lot*
Ollie: "We're jaywalking!"
lol 😂
Ollie, just letting you know, your "Tastes like a family" joke at 5:20 did not go on deaf ears.
"I'm sorry, I'm just feeling so emotional on your behalf" HAHAHAHAHA i'm gone
I'd recommend Jolly to try the famous Porto's Bakery in L.A.
Went there in 2019 for breakfast and was a great experience! Just ask any local residents 😋
I never realized how little sun there is in London until I see this and realized Jolly looks weird in sunlight lmao🤣
Back when I was in college(2010-2015) I used to watch a lot of Wong Fu Productions videos, like as soon as a new one came out I would watch it. Not sure why I stopped watching them, but it is sooo good to see Phil again! I am glad to see he is doing well.
I first tried corn milk in Thailand and I'm all about that flavour. I really want to try that strawberry corn milk drink! I squealed when Phil came on screen, I remember watching lots of their videos years ago.
The vegan chicken popcorn reminds me of Singapore's inexpensive vegetarian hawker food and also the food place called Greendot in Singapore. They have soy nuggets that taste meat like! For anyone travelling to Singapore and looking for vegan food in a more restaurant setting but with a low price point, do look out for a Greendot restaurant. It's affordable and so so yummy! They have the classic laksa too which I dare say is just a good as the non vegan version.
My worlds are colliding!!! So happy you guys are collaborating! ❤️❤️❤️
I can't believe I'm drinking boba right now and watching this. I'm just so happy the stars have aligned!!
"It's more of a lifestyle than a drink." Amen to that, brother.
I love how their great chemistry. They make me so fun. So I rly hope that you guys have safe and vice versa I'm such a fan of boba, either
Yes, this is the most wholesome thing I've seen in a long time
"Tastes like a family" 😛....I did not expect that from Ollie.......
🤣🤣🤣
Love how the Jolly eyes say what they’re thinking!
so pleasantly surprised to see phil! i have followed wongfu closely back in the day, and then steven’s worth it was one of my fav shows from buzzfeed, and of course i loved korean englishmen bringing cultures together… feel like my youtube life has come full circle when they all met
Wong Fu was one of the first channels that i loved and a few years later Unsolved and then you guys sometime after that THIS IS SUCH A DREAM COME TRUE 😭💖
I am glad that you guys enjoyed the drinks and dishes at Bopomofo. I already went to the one in San Gabriel, and that experience was amazing. The dishes and drinks were freaking delicious and worth the wait. I got to meet Phil Wang of Wong Productions during Black Friday 2021 when I did not expect him to work during that day. I will definitely go to the Artesia location since it is closer to where my dad lives and try more dishes and drinks that I haven't tried yet when I am in OC. It is great to see you guys and Steven Lim together again ever since the ChoSun Galbi Korean BBQ video.
"What do you see?"
Ollie: "daddy issues"
Same ollie same
Best collab ever, three favorite boys in yt and Phillip really gives so much positive vibes
Congratulations Jolly, you are one of the only channels that I actually want the notifications for. I got so excited that there was one only 6 minutes old!! YAY for the bell 🔔
Love that jolly isnt an everyday thing because it makes you want to look forward to “MONDAY”.
I'm having gastro at the moment & watching them eat so deliciously makes me so excited about the day I get well!
Love this content, I could watch an hour of this. Great job guys!
I mean, Steven is correct: Boba is indeed a lifestyle.
This is my neighborhood and I have been wanting to try this place! I didn’t know the Wong Fu guy opened it! Now I must try it!! And a little correction, this isn’t exactly OC (you are still in LA county), but the Artesia/Cerritos area is at the border right next to OC. The Asian American food scene has been growing in this area in recent years, definitely much better than 20+ years ago!
Yasss Cerritos is in LA county!
My UA-cam worlds are colliding with this series!! 💖 Wong Fu is one of my top favorite channels of all time. It makes my heart so happy to see you at Phil’s restaurant and to see the fruition of everyone’s hard work to get to this point in time. ✨Magic.✨
I can’t wait to see y’all with Josh from Mythical!!
I’ve been waiting for the next video to drop! The last bubble tea looks absolutely amazing!
Alright Jolly, you need to have a sign up for a touring food trip, where we fly with you, especially to Korea, that we may taste all these foods that make our mouths water! ❤ from Florida.
This is like the most calmest I’ve seen Steven be 💀
Worlds colliding and I love it!!
I introduced my hubby to Jolly a while ago. I already used to watch Worth It then my hubby introduced me to the Watcher crew.
Love all you guys ❤❤
This was hilarious and heartwarming. I didn’t know anything about the Jolly boys until these Watcher collabs and I’m so glad I do now.
should not have watched that in the middle of work, now I reeaally want to have some milk tea and pepper tofu and popcorn chicken 🤤
Bopomofo is a pride & joy of LA/OC!! I’m partly so happy y’all got to try it, and partly so mad that I was so close to meeting you two that weekend because I was in OC 😭😭😭
This is such a wholesome combo of people.
Speaking of which, I am so ready for Josh from gmm.
Bopomofo is my favorite boba place in all of LA, hands down. Their Jasmine milk tea is the best I’ve ever had in the US. I go there atleast once a week! So happy to live so close to one of their locations! We have met the owner, Philip, and he’s a really humble, nice guy.
Stellar episode! Something else I need to try as an Aussie! Hope Jolly gets to do a buffet wile in the US and I hope you do it with Strictly Dumpling!
6:03 Ollie's expressions get me every time🤣🤣🤣.
I was having an awful week but thus video just brightened everything up for me, I love this so much
Loved this vid guys! You both and your collab people are so fun to watch!!
I trust Ollie’s facial expressions. If his face says it’s good, I probably want to try it too HAHAHA
You can totally get pudding in boba here in the UK, clearly our boys have been missing out 😂😂😂
I love Philip Wang, love Wong Fu productions, have been following them for years. So when I saw you were going to Bobomofo I got excited as I recognised it, then Philip Wang on top- amazing.
Wow that last drink looks amazing, and sounds very very delicious 😋. I love that you teamed up with them to make these series. Can't wait to see more !!! You guys are so really rocking it the last few months .
BOPOFOMO!!! Ahhh so glad y’all got to try this! I love their fiend chicken and fruit teas 😍
As an Aussie, I'm extremely jealous rn, I'm dying to try that gorgeous honey walnut shrimp burger! Phil, pls open a branch in Sydney!
Ollie: "tastes like your family" 🤣
This video brings out so much lovely moments.
I love how Josh and Ollie are sharing like siblings or a couple might. 🤣
I'm really curious over the taste of all those drinks, so unique!
I've been a pretty avid boba drinker since before it became incredibly popular so I'm use to see all the drinks like these in the video but it's always fun to watch other people experience the uniqueness in some of these drinks.
I'm obsessed with this series!!! Love the collabs and seeing you guys in the US~! :D