in the states they charged it by weight. in Taiwan they charge based on what you have on your plate, you can eat-in or takeout. the tiny eggs are quail eggs.
115 yuan is a little bit high. For many small canteens, they often offer something around 20 yuan for 4-5 dishes during lunch, which attracts lots of working class.
It's not stinky tofu - it's Sichuan style mapo tofu with Sichuan peppercorns. Those cloud are also known as wood ear mushrooms in Mandarin 木耳, so that was quite astute!
I think that's a nice area of Beijing. In 3rd tier cities, those foods you had would cost less than 40% of that. But of course the store rent are much different too.
Usually the century eggs are eaten with other food or rice. It helps complement flavour. Congee with it is la nice start or with soft tofu but in small pieces
@@MattandJulia Century egg are eggs with alkaline salt seeps into it to break its protein and fat. The yolk is still liquidish, but the white has become a jelly. It normally takes 2-3 month to make, so it is not really an old egg. They jelly part tastes refreshing. The yolk part can be a little intimidating, but it is just egg yolk and normally adds more flavor to congee or tofu.
I was looking for comment like this so I don't need to repeat myself. Century egg are commonly eaten with congee, never eat it by itself, the taste is way too strong. Loving it when it serve with congee. Edit: Pork congee with century egg is a staple food in southern China. While on the subject Chinese don't really like food that is overly sweet. The kind of sweet some western countries has is way over the roof for them.
Another fascinating video - all credit for trying the century eggs, especially if you googled them before trying them. What an excellent way of charging for the meal - not sure it would work in a Toby Carvery though.
I used a converter to change from 111.55 yuan to Canadian. Your food in Canadian is $21.82, that's a very good price for all that delicious food. I also found out how to make Century Eggs. I wouldn't even attempted to eat that, lol.
Those century egg has a sort of spoiled cheese taste...LOL. We are used to it and usually eat it with hot porridge. If u dont like the century egg taste, the hot porridge can help to gulp or wash it down... 😁😁
I used to see these in traditional dim sum restaurants or being use in warping of sticky rice or large buns. As these restaurants become more streamline, those food/dishes start to vanish I don't see much of it anymore.
Not bad, a lot of variety .... i would have chosen also rice or noodles as base (like potato in the west) and that with a few different dishes .but im also what they call a .... "rice-bucket" (must have rice with dishes/dinner) . 😅
Julia's reaction around 9:30 is my biggest fear for when I'm planning to teach in that part of the world. I'll legit be frequenting the same Westerner targetted hànbǎobāo places every day.
Eating egg white of century egg is like eating jello, some people don’t like the texture. Century egg itself doesn’t have strong flavor, so usually mixed with other flavors.
Hands down the egg ..I'm a risk taker foodie but that would not be the risk..lol..No to the egg ..Love all your videos ..Merry Christmas and ill diffently be looking forward to 2025 with Matt and Julia ..❤❤❤❤
Here in Buenos Aires it is also common to have cantinas by weight near the office area in the center, but it is unthinkable that there are no desserts! There is a reason diabetes grows exponentially here. I imagine that in China it is not like that. Thanks for the advice on what not to eat in China... forced to eat that egg... that is grounds for divorce! haha by
I wouldn’t have tried any of it. 😂😂. You guys just plunge in and do it no matter what. I love your sense of adventure in every aspect of your life. I couldn’t stay with a family either. 😂😂.
That's a lot of food you put on those two plates! And it's on the more expensive side considering this is a more posh choose-and-weight style canteen :D
You’ll laugh at this. We had to shut audio off while watching you eating. We have 2 dogs & they can’t stand the chirping from either shoes or smoke alarms. We had to hold them while they shook. I would love to try all the food except the egg!
I wouldn’t try the century egg. I probably wouldn’t try the quail egg either. I would probably stick to rice, broccoli, and pork. I’m a huge sweets fan. I’m from the US.
@@MattandJulia I cant help but hyperfocus on it lol. Love you guys and your honest , relatable and informative content. I love how you guys are not like other travel bloggers that kinda “look down” or have a particular attitude towards the people of the country you’re in because you’re from “western rich countries” and you actually try to involve yourselves in the everyday life of people wherever you’re at. I’m a huge fan of your work🩵🩵🩵
So expensive, $55 RMB per plate with mostly vegetables, definitely Beijing price. In a 3rd tier city, guessing it will be around $12-15 RMB per plate. Never like buy by weight, same reason I don’t like Malatang
These community canteens usually serve residents on budget, particularly offer discount to those whose ages are over 60. The retirees just need to show the cashiers their senior cards to validate the discount. But I think more and more workers like to frequent such canteens and canteens love to earn more from young workers who have higher paying capacity.
It’s probably the ammonia released from the egg, that is bothering you. We have a bakery item in the Netherlands with a lot of egg in it. It tastes great, nice and sweet, just don’t smell it, there’s the ammonia smell, lol
Awesome variety of food there, but thought it expensive. Guess I’ve been watching too many dawon market videos where everything is usually under 10yuan 😂. Great to see what’s available in a regular canteen as a meal. That would keep you going all day. From what I’ve seen, soup is extremely popular too. Don’t you love how many vegetables they eat at a regular meal 😊 . Thing is, you really have to try everything to know what they are and if you like them. They can keep their century eggs tho, sorry but food has to have aesthetic appeal to me and they don’t look edible 😂. Thanks for sharing… can’t be easy filming when you just want to relax and eat lunch. 😘
1:40 mmm 😋or 😝Matt, how was that hundred year old egg? And how does Matt keep the camera so still, but when Julia has the cam it looks like an FBI crime scene? Just joking with you guys. I was in China (mostly Beijing, Pinggu 2 years and a couple other districts) and instead of the hundred year egg I would get these eggs packed with soy sauce at the mom and pop shops. I wouldn't get the white ones because they still have the shell and I don't know why people would want to eat that. Make sure they are dark brown. They have a saltier taste on the outside than you might expect.
I'm sorry Julia. you are adventurous to try foods but it's also important to know HOW to eat it. for example century eggs- you should have taken small bites and follow up immediately with soupy rice or rice porridge. 😘
Both quail eggs and century eggs are high in cholesterol and should not incorporate into your choice. The cooking style does not look like Chinese cuisine to me, There are 8 Cuisines in China, namely Sichuan, Guangdong, Shandong, Huaiyang, Zhengjiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui. I doubt the dishes that canteen served falls into any of the above.😅
The price is expensive for those economy foods, century eggs are mixed with porridge with vegetable, to blend it & eat together. You should take more meat & sea foods which are higher in value. vegetables are cheaper stuffs. fry stuffs are not fresh.
You sound like every British person, when getting a meal deal; or when going to the package holiday buffet in Tenerife. I’m sure Matt knows what I mean 😂
If you guys ever go to taiwan, their version of century egg is the easiest for beginners. Its paired with cold tofu and ginger, whcih helps to give it a refreshing undertone and also covers the strong earthy taste somewhat.
Случайно попал сюда. Ну думаю ведь русский акцент, хотя и слабый. Ну глупости думаю, показалось. И тут " спаржа". И ведь никого не смущает, что люди трясут рукавами верхней одежды над едой.
For that much food the price is good for China and Chinese clothing is good on people and the way China pay is ? No need card or money China is no doubt superpower but can we see the defence system China has? Chinese rocket force artificial Islands number 1 in country with their own space station in space that is not linked to international space station
Century egg The reason why it remind you of ammonia it’s because it’s boiled in wee but I think you already knew that, but you was being nice not to say lol
What nonsense. “Thousand year” eggs are wrapped in clay, lime, rice hulls or straw and kept for several weeks or months. It’s the same concept as salting fish. Just a way to preserve food during the times when there wasn’t refrigeration.
What do you reckon, would you be a regular in this Chinese Canteen? 🤔😏
in the states they charged it by weight. in Taiwan they charge based on what you have on your plate, you can eat-in or takeout. the tiny eggs are quail eggs.
expensive
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Nice vid, Best combination of Century Egg is with Cognac, IMO, small little pieces and with an oyster fork
115 yuan is a little bit high. For many small canteens, they often offer something around 20 yuan for 4-5 dishes during lunch, which attracts lots of working class.
must say that price is rip off.
That sounds like a much better price for a regular daily customer. 115 even for 2 would get very expensive on a daily basis.
They are in an expensive part of Beijing which is already an expensive city to live in. So I'm not surprised at all with that price.
Omg, I would never have skipped the lotus root, love that stuff
We loaded up to be fair 😀
It's not stinky tofu - it's Sichuan style mapo tofu with Sichuan peppercorns.
Those cloud are also known as wood ear mushrooms in Mandarin 木耳, so that was quite astute!
I think that's a nice area of Beijing. In 3rd tier cities, those foods you had would cost less than 40% of that. But of course the store rent are much different too.
Usually the century eggs are eaten with other food or rice. It helps complement flavour. Congee with it is la nice start or with soft tofu but in small pieces
Thanks for the info! Doubt we’ll be trying the century eggs again anytime soon though 😅
@@MattandJulia Century egg are eggs with alkaline salt seeps into it to break its protein and fat. The yolk is still liquidish, but the white has become a jelly. It normally takes 2-3 month to make, so it is not really an old egg. They jelly part tastes refreshing. The yolk part can be a little intimidating, but it is just egg yolk and normally adds more flavor to congee or tofu.
Yes, the 皮蛋 are usually eaten with either porridge or white tofu & soy sauce.
In Thailand they're known as "horse pee eggs", and I love them 😀
I was looking for comment like this so I don't need to repeat myself. Century egg are commonly eaten with congee, never eat it by itself, the taste is way too strong. Loving it when it serve with congee.
Edit: Pork congee with century egg is a staple food in southern China. While on the subject Chinese don't really like food that is overly sweet. The kind of sweet some western countries has is way over the roof for them.
Great videos! Lots of fun to watch! Keep up the good work! 👍
The egg is delicious. It's excellent with porridge.
Another fascinating video - all credit for trying the century eggs, especially if you googled them before trying them.
What an excellent way of charging for the meal - not sure it would work in a Toby Carvery though.
Hahahaha, if only they would charge like that in a Toby! 😍😂
great video thank you
I love food, most food, but I don't think I could bring myself to try the egg! Another fab episode.❤❤
Thanks! ❤️ To be fair, watching it back, I don’t know how we did it! 😷
Hello, another great video (as usual) but... the century old egg... what was it from I wonder ?
That egg is great in congee!!! It has an earthy taste.
Thanks, we believe you 😌
I am one of those vegans, I believe I could have eaten well in that canteen. Very interesting video.
Your channel is a place where I can always relax and enjoy great humor. Keep up your hilarious videos!🧇♂️🌅
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I used a converter to change from 111.55 yuan to Canadian. Your food in Canadian is $21.82, that's a very good price for all that delicious food. I also found out how to make Century Eggs. I wouldn't even attempted to eat that, lol.
in the states they charge it by weight. in Taiwan they charge based on what you have on your plate, you can eat-in or takeout.
Those lotus root in pork soup, best !!!🙂
Sounds nice! 😍
Those century egg has a sort of spoiled cheese taste...LOL. We are used to it and usually eat it with hot porridge. If u dont like the century egg taste, the hot porridge can help to gulp or wash it down... 😁😁
Thanks for the heads up 😅❤️
I think that is a good comparison, as some Chinese feel the same when they are having cheese.
Love your videos! Interesting and entertaining! 🇨🇦❣️
3:30 is quail eggs, a delicacy in chinese cuisine.
I used to see these in traditional dim sum restaurants or being use in warping of sticky rice or large buns. As these restaurants become more streamline, those food/dishes start to vanish I don't see much of it anymore.
Not bad, a lot of variety .... i would have chosen also rice or noodles as base (like potato in the west) and that with a few different dishes .but im also what they call a .... "rice-bucket" (must have rice with dishes/dinner) . 😅
Julia's reaction around 9:30 is my biggest fear for when I'm planning to teach in that part of the world. I'll legit be frequenting the same Westerner targetted hànbǎobāo places every day.
You'd be missing out.
@kapk I'll try and be more adventurous...
Beautiful price for 5 to 6 different dishes, vegi and meat. Of course there are other options with lower price, so it’s a good try.
Eating egg white of century egg is like eating jello, some people don’t like the texture. Century egg itself doesn’t have strong flavor, so usually mixed with other flavors.
I love it with congee . 😊
Respect for trying any dish named 100-yr old
Hands down the egg ..I'm a risk taker foodie but that would not be the risk..lol..No to the egg ..Love all your videos ..Merry Christmas and ill diffently be looking forward to 2025 with Matt and Julia ..❤❤❤❤
Here in Buenos Aires it is also common to have cantinas by weight near the office area in the center, but it is unthinkable that there are no desserts! There is a reason diabetes grows exponentially here. I imagine that in China it is not like that. Thanks for the advice on what not to eat in China... forced to eat that egg... that is grounds for divorce! haha by
Hahaha, I think so Alejandro! I should have protested that one harder to be fair 😂
长江流域制造：降火祛湿，延年益寿，包治百病。
在中国，泡菜凉菜酸菜，是做配菜（调味）的。不作主菜。主菜是，萦（肉），蛋，素（菜），汤。
长江以南到处都有自助式 本地或客家菜街店。消费水平中等。价格30块上下。一小碟5－20块之间（萦素汤，小点），丰俭由人。
You're tasting ammonia!!😂😂
imagine a replica of this canteen opening beside a university in UK😆
Haha, it would probably be serving up bacon and eggs then to be fair 😅
it would be expensive😅😅
I wouldn’t have tried any of it. 😂😂. You guys just plunge in and do it no matter what. I love your sense of adventure in every aspect of your life. I couldn’t stay with a family either. 😂😂.
That's a lot of food you put on those two plates! And it's on the more expensive side considering this is a more posh choose-and-weight style canteen :D
We were very hungry, and wanted to share a lot 😏❤️
You’ll laugh at this. We had to shut audio off while watching you eating. We have 2 dogs & they can’t stand the chirping from either shoes or smoke alarms. We had to hold them while they shook. I would love to try all the food except the egg!
Chinese food is really funny. 😂❤
I wouldn’t try the century egg. I probably wouldn’t try the quail egg either. I would probably stick to rice, broccoli, and pork. I’m a huge sweets fan. I’m from the US.
Food looks amazing, but how annoying to have to eat with the smoke alarms beeping cause someone dont wanna change the batteries
Haha, to be honest, it didn’t put us off 😅
@@MattandJulia I cant help but hyperfocus on it
lol. Love you guys and your honest , relatable and informative content. I love how you guys are not like other travel bloggers that kinda “look down” or have a particular attitude towards the people of the country you’re in because you’re from “western rich countries” and you actually try to involve yourselves in the everyday life of people wherever you’re at. I’m a huge fan of your work🩵🩵🩵
I was wondering what the noise was. Reminds me of basketball shoes on an indoor court.
Do they allow tips or gratuities?
Nice
Thank you! ❤️🙌🏼
So expensive, $55 RMB per plate with mostly vegetables, definitely Beijing price. In a 3rd tier city, guessing it will be around $12-15 RMB per plate. Never like buy by weight, same reason I don’t like Malatang
that is a rip off kitchen, should avoid
These community canteens usually serve residents on budget, particularly offer discount to those whose ages are over 60. The retirees just need to show the cashiers their senior cards to validate the discount. But I think more and more workers like to frequent such canteens and canteens love to earn more from young workers who have higher paying capacity.
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Funny…most interesting thing is no one at any tables had drinks. You’d NEVER SEE THAT IN THE U.S.
111yuan？？？that is too expensive！40 or 50 yuan is normal
I guess because it was central Beijing? 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏽
century egg and other stuff are eaten with rice/main food. Just like cheese, if you eat cheese alone, it is not enjoyable.
Looks very healthy and tasty.
That was not stinlking Doufu .it was just normal Doufu
It’s probably the ammonia released from the egg, that is bothering you. We have a bakery item in the Netherlands with a lot of egg in it. It tastes great, nice and sweet, just don’t smell it, there’s the ammonia smell, lol
Chinese style bakery?
@@howardcheung5809haha, no, very common dutch bakery item, even supermarkets sell them
@inge6280 oh you guys eat century eggs too?
@ well, no not really
Perhaps 🤔 we love eggs, but these were very different 😌❤️
Welcome to China, don't worry as your Chinese ability grows so will your food options !
i reckon the background smoke alarm beeping which annoyed my dog as i was watching, would also have annoyed me haha
..。。这什么高级快餐 要111.。。。难道这就是北京物价。。
I was shocked as well😅
The spoon is left inside the rice pot😝🤔.
🤷🏼♀️🤷🏽
Definitely no century egg or stinky tofu. Everything else looks fine.
пока смотрел как накладывали подносы, самого на голодняк пробило 😁
😂😂😂 бывает)
有点贵
太贵了？
@@MattandJulia 还算不错，挺丰富
好的 好的 🙃
在英国一个人都吃不了这个价格
Awesome variety of food there, but thought it expensive. Guess I’ve been watching too many dawon market videos where everything is usually under 10yuan 😂. Great to see what’s available in a regular canteen as a meal. That would keep you going all day. From what I’ve seen, soup is extremely popular too. Don’t you love how many vegetables they eat at a regular meal 😊 . Thing is, you really have to try everything to know what they are and if you like them. They can keep their century eggs tho, sorry but food has to have aesthetic appeal to me and they don’t look edible 😂. Thanks for sharing… can’t be easy filming when you just want to relax and eat lunch. 😘
The look he gave before trying the egg: Oh my goodness...like he was about to get a blindfold and face the wall at 20 paces....
1:40 mmm 😋or 😝Matt, how was that hundred year old egg? And how does Matt keep the camera so still, but when Julia has the cam it looks like an FBI crime scene? Just joking with you guys. I was in China (mostly Beijing, Pinggu 2 years and a couple other districts) and instead of the hundred year egg I would get these eggs packed with soy sauce at the mom and pop shops. I wouldn't get the white ones because they still have the shell and I don't know why people would want to eat that. Make sure they are dark brown. They have a saltier taste on the outside than you might expect.
I'm sorry Julia. you are adventurous to try foods but it's also important to know HOW to eat it. for example century eggs- you should have taken small bites and follow up immediately with soupy rice or rice porridge. 😘
Thanks for the info 🙌🏼
Both quail eggs and century eggs are high in cholesterol and should not incorporate into your choice. The cooking style does not look like Chinese cuisine to me, There are 8 Cuisines in China, namely Sichuan, Guangdong, Shandong, Huaiyang, Zhengjiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui. I doubt the dishes that canteen served falls into any of the above.😅
چرا زیرنویس فارسی ندارید❤
Hopefully in the future ❤️🙌🏼
too expensive
The price is expensive for those economy foods, century eggs are mixed with porridge with vegetable, to blend it & eat together. You should take more meat & sea foods which are higher in value. vegetables are cheaper stuffs. fry stuffs are not fresh.
Next time, next time 😌❤️
You sound like every British person, when getting a meal deal; or when going to the package holiday buffet in Tenerife. I’m sure Matt knows what I mean 😂
I like the tacos
Dont we all? 😏
If you guys ever go to taiwan, their version of century egg is the easiest for beginners. Its paired with cold tofu and ginger, whcih helps to give it a refreshing undertone and also covers the strong earthy taste somewhat.
Ah good to know, thanks! ❤️
its fried rubber hahahahhahah
isnt italian food better? and switerland have higher hdi
Is it better than what? 🤔
@@MattandJulia Chinese food not to be mean
@@MattandJulia but chinese food is still delicious compared to Swedish food!
Fair enough 😅 although Swedish meatballs are up there with the best to be fair 😅
@@MattandJulia i live in sweden but i hate swedish food i often eats italian food, japanse food, korean food and chinese food
Случайно попал сюда. Ну думаю ведь русский акцент, хотя и слабый. Ну глупости думаю, показалось. И тут " спаржа". И ведь никого не смущает, что люди трясут рукавами верхней одежды над едой.
All the original is boiled in wee so themaking it taste the same
For that much food the price is good for China and Chinese clothing is good on people and the way China pay is ? No need card or money China is no doubt superpower but can we see the defence system China has? Chinese rocket force artificial Islands number 1 in country with their own space station in space that is not linked to international space station
Century egg The reason why it remind you of ammonia it’s because it’s boiled in wee but I think you already knew that, but you was being nice not to say lol
What nonsense. “Thousand year” eggs are wrapped in clay, lime, rice hulls or straw and kept for several weeks or months. It’s the same concept as salting fish. Just a way to preserve food during the times when there wasn’t refrigeration.
Dude talks rubbish
比重庆要贵些！🙂