China makes the BEST EGGPLANT dishes!
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- Newsflash: China is home to (in my opinion) the best eggplant dishes in the world. Was so excited to find so many of them in Melbourne!
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Restaurant #1: North East China Family
Location: 302 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
Restaurant #2: Sichuan House
Location: 22-26 Corrs Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
Restaurant #3: Oriental Impression
Location: 370 Victoria St, Richmond VIC 3121
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Love eggplant. Embarrassing story once tried to order eggplant at a restaurant in China, used the wrong tone and tried to order a wife. #languagefail
BAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
Eggplant: qie2 zi0 茄子
Wifie: qi1 zi3妻子
I was told that I did something rather sinister with a colleague's name ( she is Xiaobi).. What i actually said is meant to be a female body part often referred to during impolite conversations. I haven't used that girl's Chinese name ever since then.
@@ravik007ggn lol that's embarrassingly rude
@@kk66 I agree. I have never seen a face turn 😱 any faster.. 😅😅
Erin is happier than me. She's like sunshine and inspires me!
Maybe you want to educate yourself on the topic of unintentional ableism, just Google "inspiration porn".
@@AStarInSolitude chill，leave your political correctness to western world.
@@AStarInSolitude i am disabled. I know inspiration porn when I see it. This is not it.
@@AStarInSolitude holy crap. Only you would make it like a meme
@@AStarInSolitude Hi. I hasitated before posted that comment. And thank you for the information about inspiration porn. But I think just pretending disabled not disabled is also unfair. We don't say it not because we pretend it not to be, but because we accept it and respect it.
Erin is such a beautiful girl. How lovely she is.
Look at her eyes. She is so adorable.
We will see Erin on TV of 2021 Japan! Go Erin! 🏃🏼♀️🏃♀️
How beautiful to see my most favourite girls in all the world in this foodie adventure video ❤️❤️❤️. Wish I was there 🤤😋
There can only be one favourite 😈
Is this actually blondie’s mom??? Lmaoo
Erin is so impressive at about time 1:21.
Erin has a beautiful smile that truly warms the soul.
GO Erin!!!
"I really like the eggplant cos that's the only thing I've tried so far!" Oh, my my my! Her smile melted my heart. Erin is so humorous and light-spirited. Couldn't be cuter! Love her.
Amy, I am impressed by Erin’s passion for things she is into, I hope she can star in ur future videos:)
i'm canadian, but if erin makes the paralympics, i'm cheering for her! she's awesome. thanks for bringing her along on your eggplant adventure, amy! :)
American here and 100%
Erin is such a ray of sunshine! ☀️ Will look out for her in the paralympics
I love Erin’s positive personality. :)
She's also got a great sense of humour.
Hi Erin! You have an amazing smile!
You have such a good heart Amy, it's why I love and support you so much. God bless Erin, she's absolutely a beautiful person.
i concur! and if you start a #supportErin2win fund, i'm in~! 😁👍💡💰💴💵💸🍆
Erin you are the best! - a message from your Chinese friend
I think we usually don’t eat eggplant skin if there is 烤茄子(grilled eggplant).
I love Erin.She has an infectious smile.
The version from hong kong is typically served in a claypot and its not meant to be too saucy because the pot is so hot it is meant to evaporate some of the sauce when it goes in after cooking in the wok first. It creates a sort of caramelisation of the sauce. Also it is made with minced pork, salted fish, chinese bean sauce it is an umani packed dish usually quite salty best eaten with rice.
Ohhhhh ok! Hmm is 鱼香茄子煲 basically just hong kong style 鱼香茄子？ or is there a sichuan variety also served in a claypot?
@@BlondieinChina It should be judging from the name. The Sichuan variety (the original variety actually since 鱼香 style dishes originated from Sichuan) is not served in a claypot. The HK style may add some dried seafood and seafood-based sauces like hoisin sauce, which is not present in Sichuan style despite the name.
@@BlondieinChina I don't think I have ever seen a sichuan version served in a claypot and as far a I know it is not common either.
In Hong Kong, 魚香茄子煲and魚香茄子are basically the same thing, one is served with a claypot and one isn't. The one served with a claypot is common in 大排檔 (open-air food stall) in order to keep the dish warm especially in winter. Hong Kong style 魚香茄子 is different from other types because it really made with salted fish.
Erin has such a million watt smile! Hope to see her in more videos! 😊
Go Erin! I like your smile and confidence!
Everything about this video is perfect! You're such an inspiration, Erin ❤️ Can't wait to see you in the Olympics! 😊
Maybe you want to educate yourself on the topic of unintentional ableism. Just google "inspiration porn".
@@AStarInSolitude This woman is vying to represent her country in the Olympics. If she isn't an inspiration to us all, then I don't know what or who is.
@@AStarInSolitude Oh Not you again. You already commented same on someone else comment here
So touched by Erin's attitude, even though the unfairness life has brought to her, her smile just beautiful.
Every westerner I know in my life loves Chinese eggplant dishes.
“鱼香茄子” is the type that what we so call "Fish flavour but without fish" sort of flavour in China, like "鱼香肉丝“， Fish flavour pork slices, like you mentioned in the video, "鱼香” is the kind of flavour that includes sweetness, sour, savoury and a bit spicyness. But when it comes to “咸鱼茄子煲”，which is the canton style, it uses salt marinated dried fish to reinforce the flavour of the eggplant, a lot of people really like the strong taste of the dried fish but some people just thought it might be too strong from the fish, oh btw, next time you can try the “金沙茄子” from “石锅先生”， they are really good, located in Burwood and Chatswood.
Awesome! Thanks so much for that explanation!!
The Cantonese style 鱼香茄子煲 uses Preserved salty Mackerel Fish that comes in Jar. Just like Tuna in a Can.
It’s awesome to have new guests in the video,especially Erin,she is so happy and sunny,her smiles are just melting my heart,keep up the great work!
You can also replace the capsicum with green beans (四季豆) or wide green beans (芸豆)
@Blondie in China, your sister had me at 06:03, "Could you leave the sauce?" My kind of person. 👍 🌙
That 东北印象 is one of my favorite restaurants in Melbourne when I was studying in Melbourne , glad that Amy could find this restaurant
erin's smile is so beautiful. her message at the beginning on the video was truly moving and inspirational, brought a tear to my eye. YOU GO GIRL!! Keep doing you and crush those goals!
All the best Erin.. May you achieve everything u desire for.. I hope u win some medals for Australia 🇦🇺
Eggplant has such a distinctive flavor, and even if the initial impression is that of being dull, these Chinese recipes really make them soar. Love experiencing your food adventures through your friends and family.
I love Erin's blouse and glasses on Day 2 (Friday). I am inspired by her fashion!
Thanks Amy. I feel more grateful for my "normal life" now, though I just complained yesterday about the covid. Erin is so inspiring and so are you!
Love seeing you guys enjoying Chinese food! Keep the great content coming!
Eggplant is leading actress and other stuffs are supporting roles. This is why the dishes are a little different in different places in China.
I just want to say I really enjoy your videos, and as a Chinese learner I really appreciate the Chinese subs! You’re such an inspiration for me. I hope I will be able to travel or study in China and experience loads of Chinese culture like you one day :)
I’m very touched to watch three of you having fun.
Nice video yall have a wonderful energy! Thanks for letting Erin have the spotlight to share her story... it’s an amazing surprise to have such an athlete and great person on the channel 💪🏽 🏆
Love Erin. What a star. Hope to see her in more videos in the future. Also your videos make me miss the great food I ate in Australia. And restaurants generally since lockdown 3.0 stared here. Sigh.
So good to see Erin and your sister together in your video, my day is whole lot better xx
I've been watching your videos all afternoon but for some reason this vid hit me so hard with nostalgia. I'm half Chinese (grew up in Shenzhen but with Guangzhou heritage) and Australian (Melb) and watching you explore Chinese culture at a depth I was never able to as a child is incredible. You're slowly lifting the veil over my eyes and I'm realizing now how much I never knew about my own culture. I was hit with a wave of longing to return to China and relearn everything. I'm going to save up money now to buy a ticket back whenever we're able to. Thank you Blondie! (I'm so upset i missed your subscriber meet up!! I literally live 10 mins from where you held it! xD)
So happy to hear you’ve been enjoying my videos!!! ❤️❤️❤️ you made my day with this comment! Hope to meet you at the next subscriber meet up in Melbourne one day
Wow! What an amazingly inspirational interview with Erin. Thanks for sharing.
I love this lady! She is lovely and awesome with her soft heart, God blessing!
I'm from East North China. If you go to the farmer's market in the summer and fall, there are many kinds of eggplants, with all the shapes, colors, and tastes. We used to eat them raw :-)
Blondie, come to California to the LA County area. We have huge cities with a majority of Chinese: Rowland Heights, Monterey Park, Arcadia, San Gabriel Valley, Irvine, and more! We also have the largest Vietnamese community in Orange County outside of Vietnam and Houston, TX.
Some delicious dishes and love the addition of Erin!
This video truly depicts the true nature of Blondie!! She's so kind, selfless, and fun-to-be-around.
How beautiful Erin’s smile! every time look at she, I will smile following her big smile 😀
Erin is amazing. She a Million times smarter and adorable than the Aussie PM Morrison. 👍💖
No offense but please don’t make comments out of her disability
Why u mentioned that disgusting guy😪
Please be respectful and just enjoy the video about good food, we don't need politics in everything.
please move back to China and watch 新闻联播+人民日报 everyday and hate the rest of the world
@@kayzeesuns You know, the irony is that there really isn't much anti-West content in 新闻联播+人民日报, whereas blatant anti-China rhetoric is everywhere in Australian/American media.
So happy to see so many sweet sweet girls together!! : ) Thank you Amy so much for bringing so many smiles and sunshine to me!!
Erin's smile is so authentic and lovely! Also love the fact that you let her do some of the introduction
5:36 love Erin’s smile
Excellent video, Amy! Glad you brought Erin into your video.
So the 鱼香茄子 (yú xiāng qié zi) is interesting. 鱼香(yú xiāng) is a type of flavour in Sichuan cuisine. It is the type of flavour that are traditionally associate with fish dish as Amy said and hence the name. When it is make with aubergines, fish is not required or forbidden.
The Hong Kong style one is a bit different, it is also called 梅香茄子 (méi xiāng qié zi). 梅香(méi xiāng) is short for 梅香咸鱼(méi xiāng xián yú), it is a type of salted and cured fish originated from Guangdong Province. During the preservation process the fish also fermented which gives the final product an unique flavour and a soft and flake-y texture. Adding this preserved fish to the dish gives the dish an extra layer of flavours.
LOVE ERIN!! SHE IS THE BEST EVER!! She's so bright and so amazing!!
I can see your sister so excited and purely happy to enjoy eggplant dish.
Your video is so loving and positive! I love it! Subscribed!
Erin is very inspiring and so happy!!! Love her!!!
Last time, I went to 川府 was about 12 years ago. Lots of memories of students'lifes. Thanks.
Love Erin’s sense of humour 👍🏻 She’s beautiful ❤️
why do I feel so good everytime after wathing your video, your laugh is insanley delighting
Erin's smile lights up my day!
Love your cousin! she's so cute! It's so nice to see you guys together! ❤️❤️
Erin is so positive with sunny smile on her. Fantastic!
Erin is so radiant like sunshine, love her!
Love the video, as always! I'm Chinese, but spent most of my life away from China... and I'm learning so much about Chinese dishes from you. :)
Yay! So happy to hear that!
you are so enthusiastic about chinese food its refreshing :-)
much love and respect for Erin, very nice of you that you included her in the video.
Three lovely young ladies enjoying good food, what's not to love. Big fan!
Thanks Steven!!
Correction : four lovely young ladies.
Everyone is so pretty! Especially Erin~ I love how she look with her cute specs!
Beautiful trio!
I am very happy and glad to see Erin is so happy. God bless Erin.
I love Erin's big smile. 😄😄
Erin is such an awesome girl... I feel the positive energy! Just live the smile... Good luck in your comps!
Love your channel. Look forward to the next one. Cheers from frozen Canada 🇨🇦
I have been looking a place which does yummy Chinese eggplant for ages in Melbourne, finally thanks to you, I tried the north east Chinese family ... omgggg it is sooo freaking yummmy
Erin is an sunshine. Love this episode. She’s so inspiring and I almost cried. Love地三鲜！！！！！！
Wonderful episode! We like it very much!
another happy and funny Chinese food adventure! thank you ladies!
Amy is so cute. She must have been Chinese in a previous life
It's interesting that I am eating my self-cooked eggplant dish while watching your eggplant adventure. It also makes my dish more delicious than ever before. :) Thank you Amy sisters and your cute friends!
Ooohhh! Enjoy!!
I spent three years in Melbourne. Beautiful city! Miss it so much
Erin's smile is so infectious，it made me smile without even noticing until my friend called me out
what a strong and sunny girl！hope we can see her more often in videos!
A little bit extra notes for the 2nd dish. The reason why it called "Fish flavour eggplant" is because Sichuan is lack of real fish. When you see the geograhy of Sichuan, you will see that it doesn't have much rivers or lakes, and it's far from the sea. So people from Sichuan creat the way to make other dishes taste like fish. You can find many this types of dishes in Sichuan dish. BTW, Erin is so cute.
@冉冉 I didn't disagree that there are many types of plain water fish in Sichuan. However, since Sichuan has a large population under poverty in old times. Fish is still not a typical general food choice for most people living in Sichuan. You can't deny that "Fish flavor" food is only invented in Sichuan dishes.
Big thumbs-up to Erin!! You’re just inspirational.....greetings from Hong Kong 🇭🇰
Thank you so much. A great video. Cheers.
Bec is really funny, when she likes a dish, she often called out, “let’s have another one !,!”
Hi Erin.Happy to see you live with confidence and in happiness. :)
I enjoy this video so much!! Generally I love this series, and I really missed having some plant-based dishes on it... Would to see more!😋😋
One of my favourite dishes is eggplant dishes.Im so happy to see a video like this 😀😍
Ohhh....I tasted the BBQ eggplant a few years back at a chinese restaurant. I loved it so much. I brought friends to eat after this. Now I know what it's called. Thanks!
Erin is such a great girl. Her smile is warm and confident. Best wishes from a Chinese viewer
Erin is great. She has a beautiful smile on her face. Love from China.
In the US, many Chinese restaurants call "fish fragrance" eggplant "eggplant with garlic sauce". I guess that would avoid confusion. Even if they are not completely plant-based, we could always request them to hold the meat/fish/dried shrimp. I wonder what type of eggplant they use in Australia. They look big. We use the smaller Asian eggplants around here.
Erin is so lovely. Di San Xian is also one of my favorite dish - delicious and easy to make at home.
Hi Erin! So nice to meet you. Wow.. I am seriously impressed with your knowledge of eggplant. I was a little worried when you said you were going to get Yu Xiang Qie Zi but your sister is a vegetarian. Good that you checked beforehand.
Lovely to meet the rest of your family you are all great positive and awesome 😀
Well done Erin. Very proud of you! BTW I subscribed.