I always wonder why when American companies make millions and millions of dollars in China with companies like Mcdonalds, Starbucks, KFC, NIKE, Adidas, Apple, Ford, GM and so on, is seen as perfectly ok. Starbucks literally has over 7000 stores in China. But when 1 or 2 Chinese companies try to make some profit in America its either national security or over production. Can someone explain?
First of all they do have the most restaurants out of all ethnicities and nobody's worried. Secondly they should be worried because the chinese use cheap and illegal workers to cut edges and make it more profitable hence the restaurants with more standards get crushed. So like anything else made in china we should rethink our purchases so we don't help them abuse worker's rights
I assume you mean how America is improving upon Chinese food. Can you imagine finishing your meal without a cardboard tasting cookie tell you the future?
I thought he was joking, idk. I've never been to Asia but at a good number of asian restaurants so far and even here in Germany taro and red beans are very common on the menus. I don't know if they were 100% authentic because I've never seen whole red beans like in this video in any dessert, only as a paste.
While in China, I was in a bar till 2am. Called McDonald for some fries and a berguer 15 minutes later I was eating it. No tips. It was delivered by a fast bike . Hot and delicious. In the bar. No problem.
@@calicojack3628 Try Canada. KFC cut the pieces in half and raised prices for said pieces. Rather go to Popeye's or any other brand than KFC. Low value for the buck.
@@joetran8798 ya, but fried chicken in Canada is like $3 CAD a piece on average, and if you ask for the white meat they stack an extra buck in for places like popeyes. It's so insane
For sure! There is a reason - KFC in China is a foreign brand, so it is aimed at the upscale market, whereas fast food in the US is aimed at the poor. When I went to the US for the first time, I was actually surprised how bad KFC and McDonalds were compared with what I had eaten in China and New Zealand.
@@pineapplesareyummy6352Actually, no, ten years ago, KFC was considered a high-end restaurant in China, but now, many poor counties in China also have it, and some people still think that, eating too much KFC is not good for your health, because its ingredients are frozen and not fresh
the reason there is no straw is because its a special design lid that doesn't need a straw since 3 years ago, it was designed by a uni student and he pitched it at a startup conference , all to reduce single use plastic waste
During my time in China, I tried the spicy chicken sandwich from Mcdonald's and I ordered the same thing for the entire week. it was so good and spicy.
@@Urel.walii123 The other translation was get off youtube and do your homework. Which is strange because she's never met you. But I don't make up the rules.
They will deliver anything to you anytime anywhere in China. I was sitting on one of their high speed trains, which stopped at some random station for no more than 5 minutes. Not long after leaving the station, one of the train attendants delivered a bag to the passenger sitting on the opposite side of the train to me, and it was a bag of KFC takeout! Apparently you can order it while on the train, and they'll time the delivery to the exact couple of minutes the train is in station so you can get it. Really speaks to not only how efficient their version of doordash/uber eats service is, but also how on time their trains are so they can reliably time their deliveries into these very short windows.
Biggest culture shock I got in China was entering a Shenyang pizza hut in 2004 and seeing red carpet, dim lighting, a maître d' wearing a suit, and a guy playing classical music on a piano.
@@VashtheStampede007 no I didnt make it up. I went to Shenyang in 2004 and it had it. why the hell would i make up something so random like that?? perhaps things have changed in 20 years or perhaps it was a unique location.
@@FatherAxeKeeper 2004? Ok, that made sense. I was in Shanghai half the time between 2011 and 2019. While the pizza hut there are a lot fancier compared to US locations, no piano was ever found.
@@VashtheStampede007 yeah it was a while ago. now I wish i took a picture because although I think i found the building, there's no photos from inside online. I found some fancy one in Shanghai though.
In China, KFC and Burger King also serve good breakfast, changing the menu after breakfast time. KFC also has a late night menu, which is not available at other times.
They literally don't. Their breakfast is pretty bad. There is a reason that the US doesn't have it for KFC, because there are much much better options for breakfast. Burger King has it and it is trash just like china.
@@yaphonghor4409 You know what’s the best way to boycott the U.S.? How about the high level Chinese officials stop buying mansions in the U.S. and sending their lovers and children to the U.S.!
This is his “more best ever” channel. As Sonny has explained many times, the video, audio and editing are not up to par with his usual “best ever” food review content. Maybe go watch those?
Surprisingly more popular than I would have guessed, considering China has a notable and well respected food culture. However, China has about 4 times the population of the United States, but (according to your numbers) 2.5 times the franchise locations.
@@wilmaterna4667 Not necessarily. There's more McDonalds in the US than in China. It's just because KFC was one of the first American food brands in the country, so they were able to establish themselves before others came along.
@@iangantner6976 KFC is massively successful here in China, much more so than MacDonalds. The reason is that KFC came to China earlier than the other American food brands and they have a straightforward American-face logo and in the old days it was cleverly translated into "Kentucky Hometown Chicken" in Chinese, evoking some cultural emotions about hometowns (Nowadays it's just called Ken De Ji as transliterated from Kentucky). Their TV commercials were also more frequent than MacDonalds. They also adapt to local tastes by including a variety of common Chinese breakfast snacks like congee with shredded pork and century egg slices, youtiao (a type of puffed fried dough stick) and others, which is very well-received by the market. MacDonalds is relatively slower in this regards.
Chengdu is crazy modern and clean, with insane gardens everywhere and a 100km bike path surrounded by parks that encircles the entire city. It honestly blew my mind, I was there six months ago, first time in China (I'm Australian)
I remember the last time I visited a Pizza Hut chain in Guangzhou with my wife. We ordered Austrian-style spicy pork steak fried rice with cheese, Portuguese custard tarts, and steaks, which were quite lovely. In contrast, in the UK, you only get things like onion rings and fried chicken wings the size of your fingers at a Pizza Hut chain; no fancy options whatsoever, while paying more than their Chinese counterparts.
@@kennygaming9745 This is a flavor created purely in China. It was first created by the KFC China team, but due to its high sales, many formulas were cracked. The cracked version initially had a lower flavor than the original version, but after more than 10 years of continuous improvement, it is now available as a seasoning pack in various supermarkets in China.
I'm a Canadian living in China for the past 15 years and I've tried almost everything you presented today except for the Durian Pizza which I will never go near after having tried the fruit itself a few years back but my wife who is Chinese and our daughter who was born here love it. Anyhow, all this to say, I loved your take on everything and your presentation was very entertaining even though at times, you were kinder then most other critics I've seen sampling Chinese versions of western fast food. Cheers and keep the shows coming.
@@internationaldaily9820For me, I think it’s because western fast food places actually have a decentish margin in China (ie priced higher than local currency competitors), to a point where they can experiment and put out more “higher end” items. If they pulled that in the US, they’d get reduced sales volumes; in China, it just sells, so they can put even more money in premium items
@@the-fantabulous-g i personally think china is allot more health conscious. I bet you those beef patties are not the are not the same as is it is in u.s😂
KFC in China is far superior to KFC in Japan or Hong Kong, simply for one item on their regular menu, the Peking Duck Wrap(or it's just called the "Old Beijing Wrap" since it's fried chicken instead of duck. Also KFC in HK and Japan are both horribly dry sitting under the lights drying out for hours. KFC's regular chicken breasts are still sometimes juicy, like in North America, barely edible, but still edible. Japanese KFC is worse than freeze-dried cardboard, even if they somehow worship it for xmas.
5:05 That double sausage burger, named as "不素之霸", literally meaning "Anti-Vegetarian Overlord"💀But I believe the name also resembles the Chinese idiom "不速之客" (unexpected visitor) so yeah that's a pun I guess
@@life_in_gen idk, i feel a lot of us in america eat crazier stuff, its just fast food places offer boring food in the us. Some of the most famous pizza places in the us offer crazy pizzas that im not sure can even be called pizzas anymore
@@Jzwiz thats good to know. It make sense fast food chains in America just playing it safe I guess? Even here in australia, theyre like same thing chicken nuggets and cheese burgers
@@life_in_gen i think it has to do with the fact that fast food is just a daily routine here for some people, in other countries you need fun items to lure people in. Here its just whats fast and convenient so companies offer basic items.
Taro is taro (Yu too), it is not potato or purple sweet potato. Red bean pie: Chinese people use red bean to make sweet stuffing for various desert, or just eat it while it is hot or cold as kind of comfort food. The chicken wrap in KFC, it's a mistake to take out the cucumber, and the sauce is called sweet flour sauce, a fermented sweet sauce originated from Baoding, a city close to Beijing. Food on the menu may vary in different regions in the country. KFC and McDonald have pretty good breakfast menu in both Chinese style and American (western) style
Some of those pizza ideas actually sound like they could take off in the states. That bread bowl fondue "volcano" If it was served as a side. And stuffing the crust with more than just cheese. Pulled pork stuffed crust in a BBQ pizza sounds good to me!
FYI, The double sausage&patties burger from Mc, they named it 不素之堡on the menu 不means No/Reject, 素can mean plain/vegetarian/vegan 堡is burger/castle/fortress at the meantime 堡also has the same pronounce as 寶(treasure) so here it basically mean The Burger for Non vegan / The fortress for non vegan/ The treasure for Non vegan Which you can see from the video, completely meat, not a single piece of veg
This burger was actually a direct translation of the name back in 2013, which was "德式香肠双层牛肉堡German Sausage Double Beef Burger." Later, the product was taken off the shelves, and when it was relaunched, it was called this不素之堡.（BTW I love it so much😋）
It is important that the food we order is delivered in less than an hour and the shipping cost is usually less than $0.5 (there is no tip in China), but this also results in low single income for delivery drivers
Germany used to have the Nürnburger consisting of three small sausages on a crispy bun with sweet and hot mustard. The whole chicken sounds very Austrian to me (Backhendel).
@@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp I was thinking more about the time when McDonald's in Germany had the Make Me a Burger campaign where customers could suggest a burger idea and the would roll out the best ones nation wide. That seemed to have been a good idea. That's probably why they stopped doing that.
Great video, if you run into a Pizza Hut, it's worth going just for the decor. I would recommend going to one that's a store front instead of a mall type setting. The chicken wrap with the cucumber, I think, is supposed to mimic Peking Duck.
the whole fierd chicken in kfc china is a magnificent idea from you Sonny to the Philippines! Imagine Jollibee serving mang inasal's (same company) whole chicken! Jollibee should pay you royalty for your vlog/idea! hehehehe
I know these videos were already shot weeks ago, but it would be cool to see a direct comparison between the American chains and the Chinese equivalents (e.g Starbucks v.s LuckinCoffee)
Luckin updates its menu frequently, a little bit like the fast food in China in this video, some are good and some are bad, and the average price is half of Starbucks, basically 2-3 dollars
LuckinCoffee is nasty. I know it gets a lot of attention overseas as this Chinese coffee chain, but all Chinese agree that Starbucks is much better. The reason why LuckinCoffee succeeds is because it is so inexpensive -- it is basically like convenience store coffee with shop locations on the street. It targets a completely different niche than Starbucks.
dude I've been following this channel since before the cough cough, how in the world does he get slimmer and more in shape the more food you eat all around the world?
It's because he exercise and have proper diet and some other secrets that no one knows but for sure he has a professional nutritionist and a doctor so that he can gibe himself a fully determined check up
The best egg tarts in "China" are still made in Macau. The KFC version is still sub par and it gets worse by the decade. Was fine in the 2000s when they started with them. Now it's just meh compared to the real thing.
@@peterpain6625 Love the real Macau Chinese egg tarts (we have a version in Singapore which is pretty close to the same but hard to beat the original).
I think egg tarts in Macau are also localized these days. I once had super-mini bite-size egg tarts in Macau. They have original, matcha and chocolate flavors to choose. They are way more interesting. But in terms of flavor it seems that no one can beat the Portuguese.
I have been waiting for so long to see you exploring what China has to offer to your show and here it comes -- American fast food edition 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 !!!! Can’t wait to see more legend 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 good work
idk he said that almost whispering and in next clip cut. I would be more worried for the Rock-cock and Kentuky Fried China. seems like it's last time he was allowed entrance to the country..
Sonny: went to Japan and HK, tasted all sorts of weird desserts including redbean paste, "umm not too sweet, very light" Also sunny: sees red bean pie "OMG a bean pie, what is going on???"
As a Chinese studying in Us,I want to say that Kfc and McDonald in China is totally different from Us, in Us people think McDonald as the cheapest fast food for people,but in china when people want to have some cheap fast food they prefer to eat some traditional Chinese food like noodles and dumplings instead, that only cost about 2Us dollar, but in McDonald a meal deal always costs 4-5Usd. Besides, food in Kfc and McDonald in china is much more delicious and than I tasted in Us😢
This comment was actually very insightful, thank you for sharing with us :) would you say that in China, people don’t really think about or go to McDonalds very frequently? It’s very common for my American friends to go at least once a week to fast food spots.
@@helenhan7057Depends, young people in big cities would go to McDonald’s frequently. But for the elders or mid aged people, most of them will not even try it. They prefer traditional food.
@@Miggy19779 Nah, definitely not. I'm originally from China and live in Aus now and l've been to Europe, Southeast Asia, North America. For example the Original recipe in America or somewhere else are not even close to Chinese one. The breast of original recipe in china is even better than drumsticks in America. Less salty, more tender, juicier, cheaper... I gotta say the burgers of Mc' in US is better than Chinese ones, but there're like double choices in China. And for the pizzas, you can't imagine how many different kinds of pizzas they made, from Italian pizza to American crust pizza, they got everything you can thought.
Gotta give it to you...your description of what durian tastes like is pretty spot on! I tried this fruit when i was in China and even tried a dessert with durian..I just don't like it, but I respect asians for being able to eat that.
The first time you eat it. You will tend to dislike it. The second time you will feel it's actually OK. Third time you will starting to feel the taste. 4th time, you will like it. 5th time and onwards, you'll love it.
China proposed to oppose the misuse of AI at the United Nations, but the United States and Europe voted against it. In the following years, AI was widely used in China because the United States and Europe did not pass restrictive laws. PS: China has also raised objections to land reclamation and island building at the United Nations, while the United States and Europe have not passed opposition proposals😜
The sauce in the Beijing Roll is called "tian mian jiang", which is the dipping sauce for the famous food from Beijing, Peking Duck, eating with wrap and cucumber, and green onion if you like.
@@ninja36inc It doesn't work. I tried all of them myself. The eel tasted really fishy because they use cheap ones. They can't use expensive one cause it would increased the price too much. The Nacho cheese tasted like fake plastic. It is also tasted very sweet in China for some reason. The Oreos one tasted like Oreo (d'uh). But it the texture doesn't bode well with the dry pizza.
I live in China as an American. McDonalds has good chicken sandwiches. I also have the double filet o fish and the hamburger sausage sandwich. He also got the fries I like.
bro took cia/state department money and they still let him. LOL. in the xinjiang episode he said authorities don't let them say as-salaam-alaikum. complete bullshit.
@@mndeg Yeah normally I like his stuff but his China content has been so politicized and just... bullshit. The Xinjiang stuff was a real bummer to see him going that route.
Many companies or individuals looking to make money in China often overlook a seemingly minor yet potentially fatal issue: the representation of Taiwan in maps of China. If your video published in China fails to include Taiwan, you risk being permanently banned. Many international corporations have made this mistake before. If you also want to avoid offending the other side, my suggestion is to avoid showing the Taiwan region altogether. Instead, focus solely on the specific area where you are located. Take my advice seriously-it could save your business.
This man is in a foreign country but complaining about desserts not having apples in it. Is this man for real?? If you want apple pies, dont get them at Mickey Ds here in the states. Dont go to fast food places in another country and put them down because they cater to what they love in that country, Show a bit of respect for different culture and what they love. Not everyone love apple pies. Plus, the amount of money we pay here in the states for food is out of control.
I think the way you spoke about some of the ingredients was disrespectful. Taro, bamboo shoots, and red bean are not "strange" ingredients in Chinese and other Asian cuisines. I think giving more context around these ingredients that aren't so common in North America might make people more open minded and respectful of the local cuisine.
It's strange according to him just like every countries think a built from genocide country shouldn't be calling for democracy or human right especially when they are the one waging every war in modern history and the white were still there😅
@@zebartinwooo7132 yes, we have those varieties. It's just that pie as a concept wasn't invented by Americans, and therefore isn't limited to fruits or any other ingredient.
"Today I'm on a mission to find out if China actually has some amazing food that we're missing out in the west" Proceeds to go to every American food joint in China💀 Brotha I live in Chengdu and I gonna tell ya ain't finding nothing😂
@@CJ_666Actually, no, ten years ago, KFC was considered a high-end restaurant in China, but now, many poor counties in China also have it, and some people still think that, eating too much KFC is not good for your health, because its ingredients are frozen and not fresh
I always wonder why when American companies make millions and millions of dollars in China with companies like Mcdonalds, Starbucks, KFC, NIKE, Adidas, Apple, Ford, GM and so on, is seen as perfectly ok. Starbucks literally has over 7000 stores in China. But when 1 or 2 Chinese companies try to make some profit in America its either national security or over production. Can someone explain?
Illuminati
Colonial state of mind.
Don't they have 1 billion Chinese restaurants in the US? Have you worried about national security?
It's due to the fact that of competition
First of all they do have the most restaurants out of all ethnicities and nobody's worried.
Secondly they should be worried because the chinese use cheap and illegal workers to cut edges and make it more profitable hence the restaurants with more standards get crushed.
So like anything else made in china we should rethink our purchases so we don't help them abuse worker's rights
Now we need a video on how America is destroying Chinese food.
nah china has been destroying china's own food. Lovely plastics.
I assume you mean how America is improving upon Chinese food. Can you imagine finishing your meal without a cardboard tasting cookie tell you the future?
😂
Mexicans cooking haha
@@theconstitarian Ya cuz fortune cookies is totally part of real Chinese cuisine 😂
As someone who’s been around Asia, I feel like you should know that Taro and Red Bean are quite common in Asian desserts…
I thought he was joking, idk.
I've never been to Asia but at a good number of asian restaurants so far and even here in Germany taro and red beans are very common on the menus.
I don't know if they were 100% authentic because I've never seen whole red beans like in this video in any dessert, only as a paste.
I thought the same thing
he obviously knows its a joke
@@AlTheWombat and paste for sweet dessert. and taro can made to both sweet and salty dishes.
@@ivanzhang622 I thought the clearly stated that in the video?🤔
While in China, I was in a bar till 2am. Called McDonald for some fries and a berguer 15 minutes later I was eating it. No tips. It was delivered by a fast bike . Hot and delicious. In the bar. No problem.
Too many people, cheap labor
@@Daniel-d9f8wIt’s called efficiency
Yes it's called food delivery and a 24 hour mcDonalds. are you from some weird place like the UK?
we can eat M‘s in KFS or vice versa. No problem at all！
sorry KFC， not KFS
If KFC sold a whole fried chicken in the US, it would cost 49.99. KFC here is a huge rip off.
Totally valid😂👍🏽👍🏽
Meanwhile Costco, $4.99. JUSTIFIED ✅
@@calicojack3628 Try Canada. KFC cut the pieces in half and raised prices for said pieces. Rather go to Popeye's or any other brand than KFC. Low value for the buck.
@@m---- far too much salt. But otherwise...
@@joetran8798 ya, but fried chicken in Canada is like $3 CAD a piece on average, and if you ask for the white meat they stack an extra buck in for places like popeyes. It's so insane
You know ur not in America when McDonald's ice cream machine works
A law passed that mcdonalds can now repair their own machines
@@starnoelle8248 was it actually a law or simply a policy/contractual change?
@@starnoelle8248 what's going on with mcdonalds ?😃
I was in shanghai a few years ago. McDonald's there sold ice cream in cones for just 3 RMB (less than $0.5 USD)
@@logicmakessenseit’s common in the UK too, It’s apparently due to the fact it takes a really long time to clean and it often isn’t done quickly
She said, "There's one item still missing - I'll bring it to you when it's ready."
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😂
@@carlakenyon6073 he forgot!?
Got Poisoned thats the answer
Legend has it, that one item is still missing
Well actually KFC tastes better in China than that in America…
Cannot say yes more
For sure! There is a reason - KFC in China is a foreign brand, so it is aimed at the upscale market, whereas fast food in the US is aimed at the poor. When I went to the US for the first time, I was actually surprised how bad KFC and McDonalds were compared with what I had eaten in China and New Zealand.
@@pineapplesareyummy6352Actually, no, ten years ago, KFC was considered a high-end restaurant in China, but now, many poor counties in China also have it, and some people still think that, eating too much KFC is not good for your health, because its ingredients are frozen and not fresh
@@pineapplesareyummy6352 作为一个中国人 我告诉你..早期人们确实认为比较高档..现在只不过是普通食物..并且有部分人认为不健康..所有也称为垃圾食品...但是听中国去美国留学生讲过..中国的肯德基确实比美国的好吃....因为中国的肯德基 中国控股的 属于 百胜中国这个公司 所以经过本土化口味改良了...
@@xuan-tingshu 肯德基奢侈品真的很多年前了，现在纯纯是等疯狂星期四打折才吃
the reason there is no straw is because its a special design lid that doesn't need a straw since 3 years ago, it was designed by a uni student and he pitched it at a startup conference , all to reduce single use plastic waste
genius
....it's not something new....cant believe you brag about a fking lid
That is unsanitary and gross.
@@GoobNoob it's literally the same as a straw you woke scrub
What about the plastic in the cup and the lid just getting rid of the straw doesn't seem awful practical
During my time in China, I tried the spicy chicken sandwich from Mcdonald's and I ordered the same thing for the entire week. it was so good and spicy.
I agree, it's so good
Spicy chicken is the actual icon of Mcdonald's in China XD
Where was the chicken sourced from and what are the food standards? Was the chicken bleached like in the US? Chinese fast food ewww.. nasty mfers.
You are a man with great taste
That's literally the best chicken sandwich I've ever had.
2:16 the lady actually said "there is still an item missing, we will give you later" but that other "translation" was hilarious
😅😅😅😅😅
@@Urel.walii123 The other translation was get off youtube and do your homework. Which is strange because she's never met you. But I don't make up the rules.
Omfg i started reading comments just to see if someone translated what she said.. but yea what he said cracked me up lmfaooo
He got poisoned with plastic
actually, she said "one day we wirr run america... haiya"
“The I have no permission” line puts a smile on my face each time you say it. Thank you for this video and for being so open minded
The thought of the KFC employees seeing him order way too much food and then ship in a remote whole chicken from a different KFC is hilarious.
That's called 'SERVICE'!
@@DMSProduktions wr
5:13 "Surprise ladies...Double sausage" 🤣😂
@@zes3813 World record?
They will deliver anything to you anytime anywhere in China. I was sitting on one of their high speed trains, which stopped at some random station for no more than 5 minutes. Not long after leaving the station, one of the train attendants delivered a bag to the passenger sitting on the opposite side of the train to me, and it was a bag of KFC takeout! Apparently you can order it while on the train, and they'll time the delivery to the exact couple of minutes the train is in station so you can get it. Really speaks to not only how efficient their version of doordash/uber eats service is, but also how on time their trains are so they can reliably time their deliveries into these very short windows.
Biggest culture shock I got in China was entering a Shenyang pizza hut in 2004 and seeing red carpet, dim lighting, a maître d' wearing a suit, and a guy playing classical music on a piano.
You can’t just say that and not add the address of the place 😂
You made it up. None of the Chinese pizzahut I have been to had a piano 😂. No red carpet either.
@@VashtheStampede007 no I didnt make it up. I went to Shenyang in 2004 and it had it. why the hell would i make up something so random like that?? perhaps things have changed in 20 years or perhaps it was a unique location.
@@FatherAxeKeeper 2004? Ok, that made sense. I was in Shanghai half the time between 2011 and 2019. While the pizza hut there are a lot fancier compared to US locations, no piano was ever found.
@@VashtheStampede007 yeah it was a while ago. now I wish i took a picture because although I think i found the building, there's no photos from inside online. I found some fancy one in Shanghai though.
In China, KFC and Burger King also serve good breakfast, changing the menu after breakfast time. KFC also has a late night menu, which is not available at other times.
I love kfc breakfast 😂
They literally don't. Their breakfast is pretty bad. There is a reason that the US doesn't have it for KFC, because there are much much better options for breakfast. Burger King has it and it is trash just like china.
With US coming up with high tariffs on Chinese exports, China should encourage its citizens to boycott American products!!!!
@@yaphonghor4409 You know what’s the best way to boycott the U.S.? How about the high level Chinese officials stop buying mansions in the U.S. and sending their lovers and children to the U.S.!
@@yaphonghor4409we never do that shit, that’s unfair😅
This video is probably the funniest one I've seen so far! Thank you!
The Background music is not loud enough i can still hear you sometimes 😂
Lol
What kind of audio device are you using? Maybe get a good one
This is his “more best ever” channel. As Sonny has explained many times, the video, audio and editing are not up to par with his usual “best ever” food review content. Maybe go watch those?
@@treehuggingbuddhist being not par is super fine...but still it cant be on the verge of not being listenable right?
OMG I seldom read comments but know that I will be laughing randomly for the rest of the week, thinking of this hahahhaahah
One thing I noticed: China has come up. One of the cleanest places you've been to it seems. Another great episode.
The street cleaners are very hard working.
sad thing. All the past of these beauty gonna disappear. Winter is coming
Don’t even mention it , coz I from SF and you know what we have on the street of the San Francisco 😂
SF man, 💩 whether dog’s or human’s everywhere
@@btroy3768we'll know😂😂😂
KFC is actually more popular in China than in the US. China has 10k plus stores, while the US has 4k plus store.
Because it sucks
Surprisingly more popular than I would have guessed, considering China has a notable and well respected food culture.
However, China has about 4 times the population of the United States, but (according to your numbers) 2.5 times the franchise locations.
lol those are literally the ratio of populations haha
@@wilmaterna4667 Not necessarily. There's more McDonalds in the US than in China. It's just because KFC was one of the first American food brands in the country, so they were able to establish themselves before others came along.
@@iangantner6976 KFC is massively successful here in China, much more so than MacDonalds. The reason is that KFC came to China earlier than the other American food brands and they have a straightforward American-face logo and in the old days it was cleverly translated into "Kentucky Hometown Chicken" in Chinese, evoking some cultural emotions about hometowns (Nowadays it's just called Ken De Ji as transliterated from Kentucky). Their TV commercials were also more frequent than MacDonalds. They also adapt to local tastes by including a variety of common Chinese breakfast snacks like congee with shredded pork and century egg slices, youtiao (a type of puffed fried dough stick) and others, which is very well-received by the market. MacDonalds is relatively slower in this regards.
1:55 I actually tried that when I was in china, hands down best burger I have ever had
KFC and Domino in China are very innovative to suit the local taste buds.
Haha I love that we get to see Sunny eat every “weird” food around the world but when it comes to cucumber it’s a no 😂
Dude eats bull penis and if its cucumber he's like "yuck." LOL!
* Sonny
@@matthoskin3572Ok, Mr. Perfect.
Dude is eating pineapple crust durian pizza 5 minutes later...
*cloudy
Damn China looks nice and clear, also I don't see the rush of people on this video.
BBC adds a gray filter when filming China
@@妮姆芙-o3z and orange in india
Chengdu is crazy modern and clean, with insane gardens everywhere and a 100km bike path surrounded by parks that encircles the entire city. It honestly blew my mind, I was there six months ago, first time in China (I'm Australian)
白天大部分人都在工作或者上学，等晚上会人多的😂
lol you are brainwashed by america
I remember the last time I visited a Pizza Hut chain in Guangzhou with my wife. We ordered Austrian-style spicy pork steak fried rice with cheese, Portuguese custard tarts, and steaks, which were quite lovely. In contrast, in the UK, you only get things like onion rings and fried chicken wings the size of your fingers at a Pizza Hut chain; no fancy options whatsoever, while paying more than their Chinese counterparts.
I was shocked to see finger-sized fried chicken in a fried chicken restaurant in the UK.
There is absolutely one thing you have to try in Chinese KFC which is New Orleans Chicken Wing!!!! You are missing out Sonny!😂
he can get them in New Orleans
@@logicmakessense But there's no New Orleans Chicken Wing in New Orleans🤣
@@charlie-letsgo he can get them in New Orleans
@@kennygaming9745 This is a flavor created purely in China. It was first created by the KFC China team, but due to its high sales, many formulas were cracked. The cracked version initially had a lower flavor than the original version, but after more than 10 years of continuous improvement, it is now available as a seasoning pack in various supermarkets in China.
@@logicmakessense You cannot find New Orleans chicken wing in the US.
I'm a Canadian living in China for the past 15 years and I've tried almost everything you presented today except for the Durian Pizza which I will never go near after having tried the fruit itself a few years back but my wife who is Chinese and our daughter who was born here love it. Anyhow, all this to say, I loved your take on everything and your presentation was very entertaining even though at times, you were kinder then most other critics I've seen sampling Chinese versions of western fast food. Cheers and keep the shows coming.
Why? "Chinese versions of western fast food" in China is any time better than fast food in the West. 😊 😊 😊
@@internationaldaily9820For me, I think it’s because western fast food places actually have a decentish margin in China (ie priced higher than local currency competitors), to a point where they can experiment and put out more “higher end” items. If they pulled that in the US, they’d get reduced sales volumes; in China, it just sells, so they can put even more money in premium items
@@the-fantabulous-g i personally think china is allot more health conscious. I bet you those beef patties are not the are not the same as is it is in u.s😂
KFC in China is far superior to KFC in Japan or Hong Kong, simply for one item on their regular menu, the Peking Duck Wrap(or it's just called the "Old Beijing Wrap" since it's fried chicken instead of duck. Also KFC in HK and Japan are both horribly dry sitting under the lights drying out for hours. KFC's regular chicken breasts are still sometimes juicy, like in North America, barely edible, but still edible. Japanese KFC is worse than freeze-dried cardboard, even if they somehow worship it for xmas.
Fresh durian is delicious but durian flavour usually not, weird.
5:13 "surprise ladies, double sausage" 🗣 uhhhh! 🤣🤣🤣
😂
I came to the comments for this 😭
I exploded when I heard the tiny moan 😩🤣
Fun fact: Asians have small s.
@@ZEROxLAG😂
5:05 That double sausage burger, named as "不素之霸", literally meaning "Anti-Vegetarian Overlord"💀But I believe the name also resembles the Chinese idiom "不速之客" (unexpected visitor) so yeah that's a pun I guess
Those sausages look so tasty
very true
$4.50 for a whole chicken is INSANE
It’s in different terms of currency value, it’s quiet expensive if live in, as supermarket ones usually come for 2$
In Chinese Walmart you can buy a chicken which is bigger and only spend $2.5.
@@Pooh00004.99 in California
@@Pooh0000 烤的么？
@@jurgenrudiger 烤的,山姆也有,味道还行,没有kfc好吃
man, asian pizzas tend to be so cool and creative. the crust stuffed with whats essentially a porkbun sounds great
I thought they looked disgusting, to each their own.
I like it too. Thats why it fit for locals - westerners will abhor it.
@@life_in_gen idk, i feel a lot of us in america eat crazier stuff, its just fast food places offer boring food in the us. Some of the most famous pizza places in the us offer crazy pizzas that im not sure can even be called pizzas anymore
@@Jzwiz thats good to know. It make sense fast food chains in America just playing it safe I guess? Even here in australia, theyre like same thing chicken nuggets and cheese burgers
@@life_in_gen i think it has to do with the fact that fast food is just a daily routine here for some people, in other countries you need fun items to lure people in. Here its just whats fast and convenient so companies offer basic items.
Your sense of humor always gives me a laugh, thank you for another video!
wrg
don't forget he is a content creator. nobody likes to watch an asshole garbling about nothing.
Taro is taro (Yu too), it is not potato or purple sweet potato.
Red bean pie: Chinese people use red bean to make sweet stuffing for various desert, or just eat it while it is hot or cold as kind of comfort food.
The chicken wrap in KFC, it's a mistake to take out the cucumber, and the sauce is called sweet flour sauce, a fermented sweet sauce originated from Baoding, a city close to Beijing.
Food on the menu may vary in different regions in the country.
KFC and McDonald have pretty good breakfast menu in both Chinese style and American (western) style
Potato!!!!!
That full chicken from KFC looks AWESOME!!!
Some of those pizza ideas actually sound like they could take off in the states. That bread bowl fondue "volcano" If it was served as a side. And stuffing the crust with more than just cheese. Pulled pork stuffed crust in a BBQ pizza sounds good to me!
you should go to chinese pizza hut, that shit is wild. They have beef wellington!
I lived on pizza hut for about six months in shanghai 😂
It tastes terrible.😂
As far as I know, few of us like Pizzahut. Personally, I prefer Burger King's Angus Burger
Chinese pizza has a strong local flavor, but I don’t like the new pizzas they introduce each time.
@@VashtheStampede007 😂
2:20 She definately not saying "Enjoy your meal" You'd better fire your Chinese teacher lmao.😂😂
5:14 thank God I'm using earphones 😂
FYI, The double sausage&patties burger from Mc, they named it 不素之堡on the menu
不means No/Reject, 素can mean plain/vegetarian/vegan 堡is burger/castle/fortress
at the meantime 堡also has the same pronounce as 寶(treasure)
so here it basically mean
The Burger for Non vegan / The fortress for non vegan/ The treasure for Non vegan
Which you can see from the video, completely meat, not a single piece of veg
@@kungfucooking7567 不是，解释一下就成牧羊了？什么神经病
@@kungfucooking7567那你有什么问题吗？
哈哈哈正想科普這個，氣死vegetarian 🤣
Literally means 'Non-Vegan'
This burger was actually a direct translation of the name back in 2013, which was "德式香肠双层牛肉堡German Sausage Double Beef Burger." Later, the product was taken off the shelves, and when it was relaunched, it was called this不素之堡.（BTW I love it so much😋）
5:13 "Surprise ladies...Double sausage" 🤣😂
"ahh!"
Double the fun😋
The moan made me run into my room from the hall😶🌫
and three balls, lmao
*Hentai moaning sound*
My God, it's like the Bataan Death March with fast food.....
Ordering a chicken from a kfc to deliver it to you while you are in other kfc is just so funny😂😂
It is important that the food we order is delivered in less than an hour and the shipping cost is usually less than $0.5 (there is no tip in China), but this also results in low single income for delivery drivers
BBQ pork and honey inside the crust?! That should be the standard way of making pizza!
Italians wouldn't like it
@@baha3alshamari152 neither woud i to be completely honest xD, imma let everyone eat what they want tho.
yea, that's those things which 'sounds weird, but actually not bad'.
@@baha3alshamari152 Who CARES about Italians!
Beijing chicken wrap looks mighty tasty - keep them cucumbers where they belong! Great video.
I had it in Beijing in Macdonald. It was super tasty
Germany used to have the Nürnburger consisting of three small sausages on a crispy bun with sweet and hot mustard. The whole chicken sounds very Austrian to me (Backhendel).
Those were the days when you had to travel the world to find certain food. In today's global economy - you find Big Mac literally around the world. .
@@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp I was thinking more about the time when McDonald's in Germany had the Make Me a Burger campaign where customers could suggest a burger idea and the would roll out the best ones nation wide. That seemed to have been a good idea. That's probably why they stopped doing that.
Totally agree, though it looks more like a "Brathendl" than a "Backhendl" to me.
« Is that cucumber? » Proceeds to remove it 😂😂😂
😢😢😢😢
Lol😅
He has no hesitation in eating raw organs or drinking blood but a cucumber is where he draws the line 😂😂
Great video, if you run into a Pizza Hut, it's worth going just for the decor. I would recommend going to one that's a store front instead of a mall type setting.
The chicken wrap with the cucumber, I think, is supposed to mimic Peking Duck.
Got chicken hut in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼.
There is actually a mickey mouse pizza 😊
That re-tart got me good😂
can you please bring the old camera operator back? the 2-5 second interaction that happens randomly is priceless
the whole fierd chicken in kfc china is a magnificent idea from you Sonny to the Philippines! Imagine Jollibee serving mang inasal's (same company) whole chicken! Jollibee should pay you royalty for your vlog/idea! hehehehe
It’s not his idea though? It’s KFC China’s idea?
it was more entertaining than informative i love it!!! had my eyes glued to the screen
I know these videos were already shot weeks ago, but it would be cool to see a direct comparison between the American chains and the Chinese equivalents (e.g Starbucks v.s LuckinCoffee)
Luckin updates its menu frequently, a little bit like the fast food in China in this video, some are good and some are bad, and the average price is half of Starbucks, basically 2-3 dollars
LuckinCoffee is nasty. I know it gets a lot of attention overseas as this Chinese coffee chain, but all Chinese agree that Starbucks is much better. The reason why LuckinCoffee succeeds is because it is so inexpensive -- it is basically like convenience store coffee with shop locations on the street. It targets a completely different niche than Starbucks.
@@sibeisun5272 No it's not. The coffee from these two brands don't taste much different, but Luckin coffee is much cheaper.
@@sibeisun5272 NO NO NO
@@sibeisun5272 NO NO
dude I've been following this channel since before the cough cough, how in the world does he get slimmer and more in shape the more food you eat all around the world?
It's not American food lol
It's because he exercise and have proper diet and some other secrets that no one knows but for sure he has a professional nutritionist and a doctor so that he can gibe himself a fully determined check up
@@CitrineAvianstupid🤦🏻
Cough cough lol. Is that covid?
he goes to the gym, he works out for an hour to make up for the caloric intake. it's not rocket surgery.
Finally, another upload from you!
Great video brother!
Very well written and informative
3:38... What the..😂😂😂
Chris Pratt so disliked by general public AI can't even render a decent image
That's a new low 😂
Bro is using a.i slop 😂
The egg tart you got at KFC is interesting, but actually the normal Portuguese egg tart is THE BEST item in Chinese KFC.
The best egg tarts in "China" are still made in Macau. The KFC version is still sub par and it gets worse by the decade. Was fine in the 2000s when they started with them. Now it's just meh compared to the real thing.
@@peterpain6625 No need for quotes. Macau is a part of China, albeit a Special Administrative Region
@@peterpain6625 Love the real Macau Chinese egg tarts (we have a version in Singapore which is pretty close to the same but hard to beat the original).
I think egg tarts in Macau are also localized these days. I once had super-mini bite-size egg tarts in Macau. They have original, matcha and chocolate flavors to choose. They are way more interesting. But in terms of flavor it seems that no one can beat the Portuguese.
is it really? quick, try and describe what it tastes like?
I have been waiting for so long to see you exploring what China has to offer to your show and here it comes -- American fast food edition 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 !!!!
Can’t wait to see more legend 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 good work
My man Sonny in China, finally!! 👍🙏🤷
Ha ha ha ha!
Finally!
"Kentucky Fried ....China" 😂😂😂
13:46
Sonny: "what are they doing to OUR pizza..."
Call waiting from: ITALY
me too, I'm looking for the comments from Italy
idk he said that almost whispering and in next clip cut. I would be more worried for the Rock-cock and Kentuky Fried China. seems like it's last time he was allowed entrance to the country..
NYC🍕 > Italy 🍕
Have you been chopping onions for an authentic Italian pizza?
@@larryc1616you sould do some research
Italians when they see the Chinese Dominoes Pizzas:😡🤬😱😭😢😰😨😵
You had fun with the edit tho😂. Backgrounds Sounds and AI videos are off the chain in this video😂😂😂.
The rock as a chicken on steroid ?😂😂😂
The volcano would work great in western domino's
Sonny: went to Japan and HK, tasted all sorts of weird desserts including redbean paste, "umm not too sweet, very light"
Also sunny: sees red bean pie "OMG a bean pie, what is going on???"
That sound when he showed German Sausage GOT ME😂
One of the best food channels on UA-cam, love everything about this show
As a Chinese studying in Us,I want to say that Kfc and McDonald in China is totally different from Us, in Us people think McDonald as the cheapest fast food for people,but in china when people want to have some cheap fast food they prefer to eat some traditional Chinese food like noodles and dumplings instead, that only cost about 2Us dollar, but in McDonald a meal deal always costs 4-5Usd.
Besides, food in Kfc and McDonald in china is much more delicious and than I tasted in Us😢
This comment was actually very insightful, thank you for sharing with us :) would you say that in China, people don’t really think about or go to McDonalds very frequently? It’s very common for my American friends to go at least once a week to fast food spots.
@@helenhan7057Depends, young people in big cities would go to McDonald’s frequently. But for the elders or mid aged people, most of them will not even try it. They prefer traditional food.
Pretty much all american fast food tastes better outside the US lol.
@@Miggy19779 Nah, definitely not. I'm originally from China and live in Aus now and l've been to Europe, Southeast Asia, North America. For example the Original recipe in America or somewhere else are not even close to Chinese one. The breast of original recipe in china is even better than drumsticks in America. Less salty, more tender, juicier, cheaper... I gotta say the burgers of Mc' in US is better than Chinese ones, but there're like double choices in China. And for the pizzas, you can't imagine how many different kinds of pizzas they made, from Italian pizza to American crust pizza, they got everything you can thought.
Gotta give it to you...your description of what durian tastes like is pretty spot on! I tried this fruit when i was in China and even tried a dessert with durian..I just don't like it, but I respect asians for being able to eat that.
你的评论跟我在中国视频网站BILIBILI中看到的一位网友一致
The first time you eat it. You will tend to dislike it. The second time you will feel it's actually OK. Third time you will starting to feel the taste. 4th time, you will like it. 5th time and onwards, you'll love it.
@gongtaumaster-h9t I tried many times because I was in china for 10 months and it was unavoidable. But still .... Could not like it
@@empressofsaturn China durians aren't as good as the ones in Malaysia.
@gongtaumaster-h9t that's it! I'm coming to Malaysia!!!!
Thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. Thank you.
Is the negative click bait thumbnail really necessary?
You should do more crazy food delivery videos. Loved the one you did in vietnam, would be cool too see what you can order in other countries.
those AI animations are messing with my mind and I can confirm that they don't sell sausage Burgers in Germany
They had the sausage burger aka Nürnburger, but just as a special.
@@os3184 very KFC, KFC China also sold some specials for a period time and then stop😂
Sunny manages to put my mind in the gutter😂😂
Try Tim Horton, Pizza Hut, and Mooncake from Starbucks
Americans to Sonny: Better learn Chinese Buddy
Somebody must have HAD to smoke a fat blunt making those pizzas 😭😭
that's what he's saying.... he didn't expect a country where ppl can't have drugs to come up with all these shite. XD
3:40 the chicken/ the Rock AI image 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
2:15 The waitress said “there’s still one item missing which will be brought over shortly, alright?”
Taco Bell in China is Dominoe’s levels of craziness
Meanwhile Subways in China appears to be Burger King's level of lame
@@tren133 I can confirm there's not a single Burger King fan in China, only those who are contrarians.
He just skipped Burger king entirely 😂😂😂
what a shame
So do the Chinese.
BK is not that big in China anyways
eh. its failing in the US, wouldn't be surprised if it was failing in China too
Canadian Burger King is wild. Ketchup Nuggets come back!
Thank you Sonny
The AI stuff is getting borderline obnoxious. Don't have a problem with it in general but it's being overused.
I'm sorry you got offended #offended
@@jsbtools7026 Don't be sorry, I didn't.
China proposed to oppose the misuse of AI at the United Nations, but the United States and Europe voted against it. In the following years, AI was widely used in China because the United States and Europe did not pass restrictive laws. PS: China has also raised objections to land reclamation and island building at the United Nations, while the United States and Europe have not passed opposition proposals😜
Much love from Kenya
The sauce in the Beijing Roll is called "tian mian jiang", which is the dipping sauce for the famous food from Beijing, Peking Duck, eating with wrap and cucumber, and green onion if you like.
If I owned a pizza parlor and someone asked for eel, nacho cheese, and Oreos I would ban them immediately. No safe person would ask that.
some odd pairings work so don't dismiss it until you try it first
@@ninja36inc It doesn't work. I tried all of them myself. The eel tasted really fishy because they use cheap ones. They can't use expensive one cause it would increased the price too much.
The Nacho cheese tasted like fake plastic. It is also tasted very sweet in China for some reason.
The Oreos one tasted like Oreo (d'uh). But it the texture doesn't bode well with the dry pizza.
Sane or safe?
I would actually eat it but I would take off the Oreos
😅
I live in China as an American. McDonalds has good chicken sandwiches. I also have the double filet o fish and the hamburger sausage sandwich. He also got the fries I like.
3:56 As a Chinese I've got to say Chinese ppl LOVE taro, especially in our desserts😬we have taro egg tart, taro milk tea, taro cake…😂
Nice vlog ❤❤❤I really enjoyed this video episode 😊😊😊
He left me hanging not doing the Burger King review at the end… now I’ll always wonder
There was NO point of difference.
Well if Sunny suddenly stops posting we know what country to look for him in.
he posts everything after he leaves china obviously. he's not that stupid
@funkmachine9094 Man the RCMP just busted a bunch of secret Chinese police stations here in Canada.
bro took cia/state department money and they still let him. LOL. in the xinjiang episode he said authorities don't let them say as-salaam-alaikum. complete bullshit.
@@funkmachine9094 i wonder if he'll get banned like Brad Pitt for making the free tibet movie where they glorize slavers
@@mndeg Yeah normally I like his stuff but his China content has been so politicized and just... bullshit. The Xinjiang stuff was a real bummer to see him going that route.
Many companies or individuals looking to make money in China often overlook a seemingly minor yet potentially fatal issue: the representation of Taiwan in maps of China. If your video published in China fails to include Taiwan, you risk being permanently banned. Many international corporations have made this mistake before. If you also want to avoid offending the other side, my suggestion is to avoid showing the Taiwan region altogether. Instead, focus solely on the specific area where you are located. Take my advice seriously-it could save your business.
the SUPRISE LADIES!!!!....DOUBLE SAWSAGE.. .😳💀🙈😹😹😹part🔥
This man is in a foreign country but complaining about desserts not having apples in it. Is this man for real?? If you want apple pies, dont get them at Mickey Ds here in the states. Dont go to fast food places in another country and put them down because they cater to what they love in that country, Show a bit of respect for different culture and what they love. Not everyone love apple pies. Plus, the amount of money we pay here in the states for food is out of control.
Why doesn't he complain about red beans in Japan? But in China, he starts whining about taro and red bean. He is plain racist.
@@normanis No, he is just an entertainer over being passionate about food ; which makes him superficial and narrow minded and perhaps slightly stupid.
In America hospital beds don't make any money without people in them
hello wumao
Same in China.
At least they don't steal people's organs like a certain country....lol
I think the way you spoke about some of the ingredients was disrespectful. Taro, bamboo shoots, and red bean are not "strange" ingredients in Chinese and other Asian cuisines. I think giving more context around these ingredients that aren't so common in North America might make people more open minded and respectful of the local cuisine.
It's strange according to him just like every countries think a built from genocide country shouldn't be calling for democracy or human right especially when they are the one waging every war in modern history and the white were still there😅
Yeah Imao I snorted when he said “everything but apples in a pie”. Why exactly does he think that's the standard?
@@landmerry_6742 I belieive I have tried apple pie in chinese mcdonald before though, pineapple pie also
@@zebartinwooo7132 yes, we have those varieties. It's just that pie as a concept wasn't invented by Americans, and therefore isn't limited to fruits or any other ingredient.
What's Taro? I don't eat bamboo
In Kenya, we have the Streetwise Pasua at KFC, and it's great. Catering to local tastes keeps the business thriving!
"Today I'm on a mission to find out if China actually has some amazing food that we're missing out in the west"
Proceeds to go to every American food joint in China💀
Brotha I live in Chengdu and I gonna tell ya ain't finding nothing😂
11:15 “100 IQ guys, you gotta be smart” 😂🤦🏻♂️
wrg,idts
If we tell him he's right at the top of the IQ bell curve, will he take it to be a complement?
@@zes3813 what language is that? UA-cam won't offer a translation.
sorry 100iq means 5 score low than average Chinese IQ.
does not mean smart in China.
Fast food in China is actually fast food price, fast food in America is a luxury nowadays
only if you spend america dollar in China otherwise their price tags are not really cheap for local chinese
@@CJ_666 Actually, these fast foods are pretty cheap and inexpensive for the local area now.
@@CJ_666Actually, no, ten years ago, KFC was considered a high-end restaurant in China, but now, many poor counties in China also have it, and some people still think that, eating too much KFC is not good for your health, because its ingredients are frozen and not fresh
No need. They're already destroying the world with their military industrial complex.
@@CJ_666 and it's not expensive.if you go to shopping mall,you will find that local chinese is not cheap.