INSANE Street Food FEAST in RURAL CHINA | UNSEEN Chinese STREET FOOD Celebration!
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We travelled to Southern China on a street food tour of some of the best street food around the world, and found an incredible street food celebration in Dali, Yunnan. The locals were cooking some amazing Chinese recipes all on the street in a traditional courtyard.
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In this Chinese street food tour video deep in Yunnan province in Dali, we got to experience one of the most amazing street food celebrations in the world. Locals gather once per year for the chongyangjie, to respect their elders. We found some amazing street food delicacies you’re not going to want to miss!
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We are traveling through southern China on a 6 week street food journey through Sichuan and Yunnan, all to eat and taste the best street food and discover unheard of street food and to chat with friendly local people. This is all part of the ancient tea horse road.
If you’re traveling to China as a tourist for street food and like to travel all around the world to eat street food, you must visit Yunnan to try local Yunnanese street food specialties. China really is an amazing place for street food, the local Chinese recipes will blow you away!
Chinese street food and Chinese cuisine is so diverse and amazing that you could travel through China for a whole lifetime and you wouldn’t be able to eat all of the delicious Chinese recipes. So you really just have to arrive here and taste as much street food as you can!
Chinese cuisine and Chinese street food is so abundant and diverse that you could travel through China for a lifetime and still not eat all of the delicious Chinese recipes. So the best thing you can do is just arrive with an open mind and a strong appetite and you won’t be let down!
The address of this location was in Dali old town in a narrow back alley, but only happens once per year. The rest of the time, it’s a courtyard and temple.
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People in Rural China seem to be so friendly. Really love those awesome people. Never go on what media says, they are just there to corrupt this world. Trevor you are doing really wonderful job of going really deep into the country and showcasing real culture and their traditions and values. I admire how they are united and celebrate their rituals or festives. I really hope I can see this things in my country more often, rather than people being selfish and just creating filth everywhere. Tired of seeing misery eveywhere here. When I watch your video its like festival to my eyes :) Keep going. Big fan of yours. Your videos are very real and authentic, this is how it is supposed to be.
Cheers!!
Shravan SUVARNA well said！
Yes! Hopefully one day those poor children can be reunited with their migrant parents who don't have a choice but to leave them behind in the country! I saw a DOC on this on YT it's quite sad. In North America we can move to any city and our kids still have access to school and medical care regardless of what city they are from. It's not like that in China. People can only stay in the place they are born to prevent over crowding in cities.
You are one of the few wisdom Indian
Yeah I heard of it. Not good, someday hopefully the rules may change for the good of everyone.
+Zidane Z+ Thanks for the compliment :) lol. But bit offensive if you take it generally :P lol again. My fellow country men are very brave and knowledgeable.
I am amazed by how friendly everyone is! That is so heartwarming to see!
China is amazing, it is far from what we are seeing in media... Thanks for sharing the authentic China Trevor!
Thanks so much!!
You are truly an amazing person. All of your videos has zero fake drama or play but pure life of people. Respect you Canadian bro! I love your videos that spreads the smell of deliciousness and people!
The seniors festival, I hope this part of Chinese culture preserved forever, passing down the generations, this respect is the core reason that old people in China are so much lively than the old people in the western society...
Feast looked so good....
Trevor ,your video is amazing!i am a chinese student study in Germany now,every time I miss the Chinese food I will watch your video,you will never let me down,and I hope you can eat chinesefood with mark wien,you two guys are also amazing
mingxiang zhang he did a colab. with him.
How many times must I say this... this is superb cultural documentation.
Thank you for filming this Trevor. I studied abroad in Yunnan and seeing your video is Dali is giving me life and makes me so happy. I cannot wait to see more videos of you in Yunnan! I hope you meet more ethnic minorities and get to discover their cuisine! Daizu food is frickening amazing!!! Hopefully you get to try their food. Can't wait to see you stop in beautiful Kunming!!!!
The fact that they were cooking with a shovel makes you realize how huge the feast was!
Our town has a once a year fried chicken feast cooked in a giant pan that uses pitch forks for turning and taking out the chicken.
Interesting Observation
One of my favorite videos so far. That experience seemed soooo great and it truly felt like I was there too.
And here I am, spending a whole lot of time holding the refrigerator door open, looking for answers.
hope you find something good Chivas!
😍😍
Lol. That is the worst dilemma to be in.
And it's empty, Lol
haha same here
Respect elderly people definitely i wanna grow older there I love china ❤
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We found the most amazing feast in a back alley in Dali, Yunnan. I hope you enjoy what we found. There was so many local Yunnanese specialties! We are loving the food in Yunnan, and are going to film another couple episodes before making our way to Kolkata for 3 weeks to eat street food! I can’t wait! I hope you’re doing well, and I would love to hear from you in the comments below. Thanks so much for watching!
The Food Ranger visit India please .. u need to visit east and west side
Tai Hao Le you go xinjiang kashgar 😂😂😂😂😂
The Food Ranger why only China please come to Pakistan 😔😔😔
welcome to india ...🙏😍😍😍
Brother do take care of your health when you are having street food :)
You're at your best when you make videos out of China.. Videos in other countries are still interesting, but what is really inticing about the China ones , is the way you connect with locals, by speaking the language
Completely agree with you
我爱你的视频!! 我是澳大利亚人，我正在学习中文，你真的帮助我学习！谢谢!!
rackup pill 我在土澳布村学习英语，谢谢
太好了！祝你好运!
你的中文好棒！
澳洲有很多中国留学生，我也是其中一位。我现在住在悉尼。
“你真的帮到了我学习”建议这样表达更精确
At 16:38 you can see them purposefully put their cups low while cheering with Trevor. That's the Chinese way of showing respect in drinking manners, which is only typically seen when drinking with the elders
Luisa And with guests
Dali for me was a completely spiritual experience. Arriving early in the morning, the lake shrouded in mist, then to moon and the rising sun in perfect equilibrium above the hills either side of the lake above the snow capped trees. In all my travels in China, Dali is the most memorable. I fell in love with the most amazing woman in Dali.
Trevor, this is such a privilege position for you to be in - I bet you never you thought things like this would unfold for you the more you do and share with us and your subscribers. So happy and well...I can't help but be jealous at same time you do this. Keep up the good work!
respecting the elders. That's one of the most things I'm proud of our culture...
It's so important, not only for their wellbeing but also for the youngsters to learn from.
And here in the USA it is the opposite - old is like a curse word
THE SUPER ELITE we are slowly losing it tho confucianism should be promoted more.
Ggg Gg
Really? Can you give an example for your claim?
You never disappoint us.. Really wonderful.. It's like a celebration watching ur videos..thumbs up
p
I nominate Trevor as the future Canadian Ambassador to China.
He'd be good
lol agree!
Trevor already is our Canadian Ambassador. His genuine interest, appreciation and warm heart reflect our Canadian value. He gets the same reception globally. Thank you Trevor!
I think Canadian government wouldn't agree with it, considering he could be bribed with some delicious food.
Random comment here.. But I just watched a docu on how 2pac was a gangster, while waiting for my frozen pizza to be ready, which I just ate while watching this. And I'm literally in tears of happiness. It's so good to see genuine people who are kind and enjoying true food in company.
Thank you so much Trevor! You show me, and likely many others, how to enjoy the true life and honesty and good living, kindness and understanding and all the good qualities.
All the best for your travels, may you experience the sweet side of life over and over! I'll be forever thankful to be able to watch and experience this from the sideline. It also inspires to experience it in real life. So cheers man! Awesome work.
Paretozen thug for life
I love your videos because you are so respectful and have such a great attitude. All the food there looked amazing!
Trevor one of your best ever! This is a rich cultural record you have shared with us. (small note: your intro graphic, you need to show where you are traveling from and to using animation / graphics on the map).Thanks
Amazing food! This reminds me of the episode of Bite of China where the chef was preparing a banquet feast to pay respect to the elderly. The whole community was involved in the food preparation and serving. Truly a wonderful event! Your lucky to be a part of this!
19:52 i really like how everyone is like smoking and drinking while trevor is still busy with food. #Goals
This is a big trandiational holiday in China, specifically for the celebration to those elderly people. It is also an important holiday for the celebration of friendship.
There is an oft-quoted poem about this holiday:
Double Ninth, Remembering my Shandong Brothers (九月九日憶山東兄弟),
by the Tang Dynasty poet 王维 Wang Wei
ca AD 730
獨在異鄉為異客，
dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè
每逢佳節倍思親。
měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn
遙知兄弟登高處，
yáo zhī xiōng dì dēng gāo chù
遍插茱萸少一人。
biàn chā zhū yú shǎo yī rén
As a lonely stranger in a foreign land,
At every holiday my homesickness increases.
Though far away, I know my friends have also reached the mountain peak;
They are wearing the zhuyu leaves and missing the one that is not present.
Taihaole/太好了，Taibangle/太棒啦!
Aliex Simth so beautiful
Aliex Simth 古诗的韵味翻译成英语是体现不出来的
Translation makes poetry little dull, but good to know someone cares about it.
The translation of the poem is very bad, here is version translated by a famous Chinese translator called Xu Yuanchong:
Thinking of my Brothers on Double Ninth Day
Alone, a lonely stranger in a foreign land,
I doubly pine for kinsfolk on a holiday.
I know my brothers would, with dogwood spray in hand,
Climb up mountain and miss me so far away.
-- Tr. by X. Y. Z.
Each has its own merits. Here is another version:
All alone in a foreign land,
I am twice as homesick on a holiday
When brothers carry dogwood up the mountain,
Each of them a branch-and my branch missing.
Such an amazing video, friendly people. Beautiful.
I just adore your videos Trevor. With my health conditions, travel will never be possible but I am so enjoying watching you, I swear I can smell and taste everything. Wonderful.
Lmao Trevir drinking and faking it with little sips lol... grabbing those 9.5 points meatballs while the gang smokes bong
AM lMFAO
AM 😂😂
Im the 69th like! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I’m done xD 😂😂😂 He thought he was sneaky.
Haha
What a beautiful occasion. Heart warming
My my... I just ate 15 minutes ago, now I'm hungry again 😂😂
haha awesome!!
Everything looks delicious in China. So many options of food to eat. It seems like the dishes are infinite.
Righteous1 That's true. there's so many varieties of food, and so many ways to cook. Different parts of China eats quite different! So it's hard to try all the food in your life
This has probably been my favorite video so far, totally beautiful! The ocassion was gorgeous, shots were amazing, and I loved that it had a strong cultural background to it, the whole confucianist tradition of honoring the elders... 太好了！
Trevor just an idea, maybe you could look for more of this "culturally loaded content", I think that it's very interesting because these kind of things are not just beautiful but they also have the capacity to inspire good things in others... To explain myself a bit better, I'm Colombian and seeing this ritual of giving a feast to the elders really makes me think what could I do for those in my home community... See what I mean? It's just an idea, if it rings any bell that's great, if not it's also great because your videos really rock.
Just wanted to tell you that Im going to take my Hsk exam next week so I can apply to study mandarin in China, if I manage to get there (probably in 1~2 years) I really hope we can meet. :)
Have a great great trip!!
Juan Andres Ferrero 加油！以后来中国玩！
能參加這麼特別的宴席，真是人人有這榮幸，而且有美食相伴，羨慕啊!!
I love seeing these large community gatherings. Nothing makes a meal better than being surrounded by friends and family.
This was just lovely. It reminded me of huge church feasts we had when I was a little boy. One of my favorite observations is that I have yet been to an area of the world that did not have some kind of meatball. Meatballs are one of the most ubiquitous ideas across global cultures! And they all taste different.
you're so lucky you get to eat all these yummy dishes Trevor ! thanks for bringing us along !
Amazing! What a great experience
That guy with the bong at 19:10 is a beast. Looks so classy when he smokes at the table! Love it...
HAHA love how he was just rippin it at the table
Legendary scene! This whole episode is best-of material!
just a friendly tip, it is more polite if you hold your wine cup with both hands and lower than the cups of the hosts or elderly
Trevor, I'm exploring China along with you :) These videos are addictive!
What an amazing experience. I have such respect for you guys and your love for the people you are surrounded by on your adventures
You have out grown You Tube Trevor! You need to be on the travel channel. So much dedication and love. Move over Andrew Zimmerman!
Wow that is so nice to hear, thank you Teddy!
Just a fyi, his name is Andrew Zimmern, not Zimmerman. No rudeness intended, just saying
Thank you for the correction. I'm so bad with names.. But I know my foods!!! Haha have a great day friend!
tv is a dying media, don't even consider of going.
Teddy Teddy nobody can replace Andrew. Trevor is ok but not my fav.
I love these videos, been watching you for about a year now and Ive never been disappointed. Thanks for creating content for us!
Finally!
HI buddy!!
Finally! The Rock has come back to Southern China.....
This was probably my favorite video so far. I love seeing all the food you get to try. This feast was amazing to watch. You must feel so honored!
Thank you for these videos!
So wonderful to see all the the cultures and traditions. Great videos!
Amazing feast indeed.
My god, these pork meatballs and the fruit jelly looks so good ;_;
ohh yeah they were soooo good!!
What a beautiful celebration. The people were so gracious and hospitable. The community was so friendly and generous. I felt like I was at a family reunion. Wonderful video. Trevor, thank you for sharing such a pleasant experience.
So glad to wake up with a Food Ranger video! Gonna go to Chinatown to hunt for some food!!
NICE!!
Thanks Trevor. It's such an amazing event you guys have attended. It reminds me many events meals (like weddings) in rural china!!!
That was an incredible feast of such fresh flavours & such genial wonderful people ! Wow seeing this Celebration in Rural China was indeed special. thank you & Love from India !
Today is the day Tai Baang Le dominated Tai Hao Le!
Yet another gem of a video, Trevor! 👍
Zafar Sultan hahaha !
T-shirt second edition: Tai Bang Le!
You seriously look like the happiest guy alive. Seriously your smile is infectious. I hope you're genuinely as nice as you seem. Thumbs up.
Every time I watch these videos, I've already known that they are gonna be DELICIOUS
Trevor, thank you for your amazing videos. You are very blessed to be able to share in this feast. Thank you for the way you are so respectful in your approach and in your editing. Just ordered my TAI HAO LE Tshirt...
It's interesting to eat the rural food with these old folks!
You’re obviously not a drinker! Shouldn’t rate it 2.5 just because you’re inexperienced with hard liquor! Amazing video sir.
Have been waiting since you uploaded the images on your instagram. Got my mouth watering
Hope you enjoy it Chris!!
Love this video Trevor, that feast looked so epic I can just imagine the amazing tastes and smells you experienced! Watched this while cooking Chinese food! 😊 life is good!
You know it's going to be good, when there's so many meatballs they have to stir them with a shovel! You and Ting rock man, truly! My fav youtube channel!
haha thanks Kato!
WOW! Amazing video! Love the cultural feel on this one. The locals are SO friendly there... like family. Great looking dishes... and those giant woks! Fun to watch!
eating spicy meatballs, getting sloshed on liquor and following it up with a bonghit, i can totally relate to these chinese elder people
LOL! You totally nailed it!
yeah bonghit of cigarette...
Thanks for sharing that with us now we all know how loose you are!!! 😒
thedarklord2006 wild hemp is everywhere in dali yunnan... folks there eat the seeds, young ppl smoke them
Wonderful insight into a great local festival. I remember the bai jiu......like diesel fuel.....terrible but they love it. Thanks for sharing.
讲真，每天我不说一次taihaole我都不睡觉。
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Wilson huang hhhhhhhhhh
😂
you captured the genuineness of the rural Chinese folks, you show it as is, great!
i love how you go "wow!" *thumbs up*, secret 2.5 rice liqour rating
Ha ha!
Every time you post a video, I think it's my new favorite one.... but this one is my new favoite one :-)
Trevor, your smile is contagious.
haha thank you!!
Dude that was a awesome experience to watch I’ve been keeping up with your videos and this one was by far the coolest everyone so nice and down to earth food everywhere people coming together and having fun ....lol water pipe that’s a herb bong my friend I know one when I see it haha rice liquor, bong rips, and amazing food
It's must be a special day to be celebrated ..... & ....... it should be celebrated through out the World ...... ( Respecting your Elders ) .....
I just Lover the concept Travor.....
A very important festive in China~
Danceographic Ocean ..... what a negative way to look at this beautiful idea .....
Danceographic Ocean ... so what you mean to say was Christan people celebrities Christmas .... on 25th December .... and rest of the year they are Muslim .... lol ....
Danceographic Ocean ....... Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year ..... and ..... rest of the year they are Christan.
Dali people are so friendly and so welcoming. Bless all the elderly people!
Elder lady: this is festival for eldersThe Food Ranger: tai hao le, but can I eat?Elder lady: yes, you canThe Food Ranger: then super tai hao le!
supermn05 Nice catching, this holiday is also for the celebration of friendship, people are also thinking of their good friend who is not with them in this holiday.
Why are Chinese people so friendly
Ai only the wealthy chinese people travel to the west, often these people can be very snobbish. Also, some take out all they hate about the west on western people
Coz they know the secret police are watching and that they'll be thrown into jail if they show any sign of dissent. It's all an act.
You're obviously unaware of the Chinese social credit system. They get points for being "good citizens" (as defined by the Communist Party) and points deducted for negative things like saying bad stuff. Those with a poor social credit are penalised {like being put at the back of a queue to see see a doctor). That's why they is acting all friendly.
Sancho G pls visit China and looking in your eyes.don't be liar.
Maurits van Uffelen have you ever been China? If not ,do not say something like that.Being friendly is a tradition of Chinese people.
As with all communal feast, it ain't one if you aren't cooking with a shovel. Superb video James
Yunnan province is like heaven, from tropical area, to pleatau to plains. The beauty is beyond description. No other place can beat it.
how is is possible? every episode is insane and unseen food?
Ed cuz you have to do hundreds of episodes to show all the Chinese food
As a country with 5000 yrs of history, u cannot imagine how many kinds of food we created. TBH, he still miss Lu cuisine and HuaiYang cuisine I think, 2 years of searching for food is simply not enough time for a traveller if u wanna eat every single kind of different food
kokonor c perhaps thousands episodes hahah
actually huaiyang cuisine is more suitable to the normal taste of western people. but he obviously like sichuan food more
I realize it is a world heritage when it makes every body happy. Hope this tradition last forever.
Wonderful job Trevor!
Another series of great food 👍
this is amazing!! never seen this before in my life. you were so lucky to experience this trevor! keep the great content coming
I am your #1 fan from uk!
Thanks so much Mike!!
This was so awesome! How lucky to join such a traditional cultural experience!! 😍
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Fantastic! Wow what a feast and being right there at the right time, Amazing! 2 meals with over 200 locals makes you look at how close they are to the elderly.
Wow! Amazing locals and delicious foods! "Gunnbay" is same in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese!
Havent been back to my hometown Dali for almost one year, miss every dishes here so much!!! Thanks Trevor! This video is amazing!
Wonderful to see this rare feast. It does require a lot of drinking the rice liquor, which is somewhat like drinking jet fuel. Getting drunk is unavoidable if you join in this amazing experience.
how does jet fuel taste like?
the rice liquor is really good tho
I tried that rice liquor once in shanghai. If you can imagine the combo of 110 octane gasoline and rocket fuel and nitroglycerin. It's really undrinkable. I took a tiny sip and gave the rest to the driver we hired for the day. I think he used it to polish his wheels. 😬
Funky Chicken hahaha, you are so funny
I tried it one night in Taiwan years ago. I've never been so hungover before or since.
the cia says so
Looks amazing, what a beautiful experience that must have been!!
常乐，太棒了！
我买了T-shirt，谢谢你带我们去很多普通人一辈子都难得去的地方！加油！
P.S. 你应该也开一家TaiHaoLe中餐厅~哈哈
Great video! A real treat to watch! Thank you so very much.
At the end of the night,Trevor must danced on the table with all the Rice liquid he drank. Lol
This is amazing food and culture documentaries! As a Chinese, I’ve never seen this. Amazing to see. Thanks for sharing ❤️
When you cheers glasses it's polite to have your cup rim lower to show respect for the elders. But you're a guest so it's ok to not :)
Thanks for that info!
Everything looked really good. Very nice upload. Really enjoyed this one!👍
Love all Your Videos Food Ranger :) !!
Thanks so much!!
The best ever video from you. so amazing! As a restaurant professional, I am in awe of those cooking vessels!
what a beautiful people and culture
These videos are amazing. i am hooked! i love it that you can converse fluently with the locals in their own language and you can see they are totally impressed by that! 10/10 rating for me!