THANK YOU ! ! After living and working in Hong Kong and China for more than 30 years , you know I am missing ALL the food ! Chinese cuisine among the very best . Now I am cooking for myself , even chicken feet ! Ho Sek ! ! As soon as I can find lotus leaves I will be making Ho Yip Gai Fan ... one of my top 10 favorites ! Thanks Again ! Jason
3:02 I've been putting my potstickers directly into the air fryer from frozen for about 10 minutes and they've come out great. I love the video. I'd like to hear more of your frozen suggestions in another video. Or just Asian food product suggestions in general. Going to an Asian market can be daunting. I'm looking forward to trying the fish balls. Subscribed!
Thank you for sharing what products to buy I end up confused on which brand is tasty when I go to the Asian market. We are all busy people. Please continue to share. Much appreciated
We have a Super H-Mart just north of Chicago that has so much wonderful frozen food that is quick and easy to prepare. The bulk of it is Korean, but there are many other Asian cuisines available. If you have to travel to get to one similar be sure to take several insulated bags with you to ensure you get home with the food still frozen.
What's up Maggie! No one can say "What's Up Guys!" better than yourself. Thank you for the shout out as I am watching your video at ~4:30am! What a great way to start the weekend! As always, a very informative and great video as always. Great recommendations on good selection of frozen foods. On a side note, I love curried fish balls, cha shau bao, cuttlefish balls, beef balls, wontons, potstickers, etc ...,. Quick and easy on busy hectic days. Thanks again, for your kindness and awesome and insightful videos and recommendations. Keep up the wonderful work as I am sure that your family are blessed to have such wonderful food prepared for them. Can't wait for your next video! 🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸😊
Thank you for the technique on the pan-fried dumplings. I boiled my dumplings and then pan-fried them. So delicious. Thank you for recommending the brands. This is a great video!
Love these simple vids. I’m a busy working dad and this stuff is great for the kids. Easy and quick! Love the eel in spam container idea! Keep your videos coming! - following you from Vancouver!
Great video. My wife is Korean so I get some of those. They call the pot stickers mandu if steamed or yaki mandu if fried. I noticed that some packaging was in Korean. She also uses frozen rice cakes a lot, I think in English it is tteokbokki. I also work in an area heavily influenced by Vietnamese and they have some of the same types of frozen foods such as the pork roll or Banh Bao. They also use a lot of frozen meat balls or bo vien.
Am trying to learn how to cook simple meals as I have to break my cycle of fast food eating and TV dinners that's bad for my health. I found your channel accidentally and I would say "what a find" since I love Asian food. Your beautiful personality lights up your videos. I would watch a lot of your videos as I'm retired and divorced as well and I have to survive by doing my own meals as I can't afford to hire a cook😊:-) Thanks and keep those videos coming. From Arizona, USA
Hi Maggie, very good video. When we celebrate with my wife’s cousin, the method of choice of cooking is da bin low or hot pot. There are many of these restaurants near us where you can cook your meat and fish balls at your table. I first encountered this type of restaurant in Hong Kong 45 years ago. Frozen is good when you want to have a quick home cooked meal at home with family. The char siu bao can be better if purchased fresh from the bakery. I like the baked bao over the steamed. Having char siu bao shows how versatile char siu is. I like to throw a couple of pieces in my won ton noodle soup to add extra flavor. I’m going to make another batch today using your recipe. I have modified your method by reducing the temperature to retain more of the fat. I always check the internal temperature to make sure it has reached a safe temperature for consumption. I have gained the reputation of being able to make a “killer” char siu by those whom I have shared with. All thanks to you. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming, Steve
I used to buy Gaga dumplings a lot!😍 delicious and so convenient!👍🏻👍🏻 Haha...my daughter is 7 and she still uses those kids’ chopstick😂 Oh yes!!! Those fishballs with fillings are our favorite fishballs for hot pot!😋
Wow, it recalls couples years ago when I worked in Shanghai, after hours, I always isolated myself and stay at home, so I got to fill up my freezer at all times....
The fish tofu is super great tasting when cooked in the air fryer too, it's absolutely delightful. And your voice, I swear I've heard it somewhere before, ah..on the intercom at the airports in Asia, lol, long story short, you have such a beautiful voice.
Asian market groceries and produce store on West Colonial Drive in Orlando, Florida is a huge market with a big variety of fresh seafood, exotic fruits and vegetables, baked goods, frozen foods and much more! There are yummy Japanese, Korean and Chinese prepared foods and very nice food courts: Izziban Katsu, Seoul Soon Tofu, PHO 54, Taglish. We love to shop there! Thank you for the video!
Hello Maggie. Thank you for sharing your favorite frozen foods. I think most likely all, but maybe the eel contains wheat? We went wheat free for health reason.
New to your channel, and thankful I came across it, I'm always looking for easy weeknight recipes and these dishes look yummy, I'll be definitely hitting up the Asian market in my area.
Have you tried adding a squeeze of unagi sauce to your unagi misubi? Also, have you tried the powdered sushi rice seasoning? I think its basically powdered vinegar with a little sweetener. Both of these will only add seconds to your prep, but add a ton of flavor.
Thanks for sharing! I try to squeeze out the excess unagi sauce from the package. I also make sushi rice seasoning with rice vinegar, salt and sugar but the powdered seasoning sounds interesting!
Sushi restaurants pretty routinely use a toaster oven to cook prepared eel (probably frozen just like the kind you show) so you don't even need a fancy air fryer.
Hello Maggie. I am new to your channel. Thank you for sharing these great frozen food choices. Now I can have more choices to cook for myself and for my son. I normally don’t buy frozen food, but after watching your video, I look at them differently. Thank you again for sharing. By the way, you have a very beautiful face. Just remember, Trader Joe’s has very good frozen Shanghai soup dumplings (Xiao Long Bao). You may want to try it. They come in pork and chicken. Get the pork ones, much better.
+1 for the kids chopsticks. omg i've never seen stuffed fishballs. i haven't branched out beyond costco's ling ling potstickers. gonna visit a local asian market. thanks for tips dude!
If you're in a real hurry, place a wet paper towel on top of the steam items in the microwave and it'll keep the food soft and moist. Add a couple drops of oil in the boiling water to prevent sticking.
Which steamed pork buns do you recommend? Last time I was at the market I bought some but they were terrible.:/ I don't want to make that mistake again.
Has anyone eaten eel before? How is it? I kind of want to try but i have no clue what it tastes like or if the meat is a simple flavor or if the texture is pretty soft, etc.
@@redfuse8369 the frozen unagi is soft and topped with a flavorful sauce. Some people get turned off by tiny bones that may be found in the eel, but they aren’t noticeable to me and do not bother me. If you want, order an unagi roll or unagi sushi from a Japanese restaurant to try!
Ok if you ever read th ki se instant noodles and frozen chinese stuff..read the ingredients, l ki tsp of junk. Msg in them..read labels and salt content is high..
Omg.... what are the chances? Currently boiling water to cook pot stickers while watching your video. I'm using the same brand dumps, same way cooking it and also same sauce. Must be Teen Yee
@@rackoflam I was specifically referencing the eel, if I only have a toaster oven or an oven what would be your suggestion regarding time and temperature.
I have an insignia air fry so far it works get. I have one that is more oven shaped and it has a rotisserie feature. The Philips brand air fryer have the best reviews but I got mine on sale so I'm happy. Just remember to wipe down your machine with vinegar and water before the first use.
Just gimme pork buns no bbq plz pork n vegetable buns hmmm maybe just gimme those potstickers u know what? Nawwww I just wanna chuck dat sukka in da microwave or i just won't eat it nope im lazy gurrrl hmmmm maybe to those fish balls T.T
THANK YOU ! ! After living and working in Hong Kong and China for more than 30 years , you know I am missing ALL the food ! Chinese cuisine among the very best . Now I am cooking for myself , even chicken feet ! Ho Sek ! ! As soon as I can find lotus leaves I will be making Ho Yip Gai Fan ... one of my top 10 favorites ! Thanks Again ! Jason
Thank you! Chicken feet is delicious!
Thank you so much for your easy to understand recommendations of a nice variety of frozen Asian foods.
Thanks for watching!
3:02 I've been putting my potstickers directly into the air fryer from frozen for about 10 minutes and they've come out great. I love the video. I'd like to hear more of your frozen suggestions in another video. Or just Asian food product suggestions in general. Going to an Asian market can be daunting. I'm looking forward to trying the fish balls. Subscribed!
Thank you! More to come!
Thank you for sharing what products to buy I end up confused on which brand is tasty when I go to the Asian market. We are all busy people. Please continue to share. Much appreciated
We have a Super H-Mart just north of Chicago that has so much wonderful frozen food that is quick and easy to prepare. The bulk of it is Korean, but there are many other Asian cuisines available. If you have to travel to get to one similar be sure to take several insulated bags with you to ensure you get home with the food still frozen.
Prime Food's dumplings are THE best 🤩 it's the only frozen dumplings I buy
Yaaasss!
What's up Maggie! No one can say "What's Up Guys!" better than yourself. Thank you for the shout out as I am watching your video at ~4:30am! What a great way to start the weekend! As always, a very informative and great video as always. Great recommendations on good selection of frozen foods. On a side note, I love curried fish balls, cha shau bao, cuttlefish balls, beef balls, wontons, potstickers, etc ...,. Quick and easy on busy hectic days.
Thanks again, for your kindness and awesome and insightful videos and recommendations.
Keep up the wonderful work as I am sure that your family are blessed to have such wonderful food prepared for them. Can't wait for your next video! 🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸😊
Thank you!!
Great to see an overseas HKer UA-cam channel! 加油！
I’m not from HK 😁
Even foodie queens like yourself need a break!! I lovveee dumplings. 🥟
Lots of breaks!!
Thank you for the technique on the pan-fried dumplings. I boiled my dumplings and then pan-fried them. So delicious. Thank you for recommending the brands. This is a great video!
Thanks so much!
Try air frying them
Love these simple vids. I’m a busy working dad and this stuff is great for the kids. Easy and quick! Love the eel in spam container idea! Keep your videos coming! - following you from Vancouver!
Thank you so much!!
Easy & quick but definitely not healthy as they're full of carbohydrate and if you use cooking seed oil such as vegetable oils, it's even worse.
Honorable mention: scallion pancakes!
Those are great too!! Too many to list
Great video. My wife is Korean so I get some of those. They call the pot stickers mandu if steamed or yaki mandu if fried. I noticed that some packaging was in Korean. She also uses frozen rice cakes a lot, I think in English it is tteokbokki.
I also work in an area heavily influenced by Vietnamese and they have some of the same types of frozen foods such as the pork roll or Banh Bao. They also use a lot of frozen meat balls or bo vien.
Unlimited frozen options! I’ll have to do a part 2 lol. Thanks for sharing! Love mandu and teokbokki. Rice cakes aren’t usually frozen by me 🤷🏻♀️
Am trying to learn how to cook simple meals as I have to break my cycle of fast food eating and TV dinners that's bad for my health. I found your channel accidentally and I would say "what a find" since I love Asian food. Your beautiful personality lights up your videos. I would watch a lot of your videos as I'm retired and divorced as well and I have to survive by doing my own meals as I can't afford to hire a cook😊:-) Thanks and keep those videos coming. From Arizona, USA
Thanks so much for the kind words! Hope my recipes can help!
Great video! Made me really miss my time in China. I still go the Asian market very often.
Oh yea let's get into this. I love Asian cuisine.
Thank u!
Hi Maggie, very good video. When we celebrate with my wife’s cousin, the method of choice of cooking is da bin low or hot pot. There are many of these restaurants near us where you can cook your meat and fish balls at your table. I first encountered this type of restaurant in Hong Kong 45 years ago. Frozen is good when you want to have a quick home cooked meal at home with family. The char siu bao can be better if purchased fresh from the bakery. I like the baked bao over the steamed. Having char siu bao shows how versatile char siu is. I like to throw a couple of pieces in my won ton noodle soup to add extra flavor. I’m going to make another batch today using your recipe. I have modified your method by reducing the temperature to retain more of the fat. I always check the internal temperature to make sure it has reached a safe temperature for consumption. I have gained the reputation of being able to make a “killer” char siu by those whom I have shared with. All thanks to you. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming, Steve
Thanks so much for sharing! So glad to hear that you now have a reputation of making KILLER char siu!!
I used to buy Gaga dumplings a lot!😍 delicious and so convenient!👍🏻👍🏻
Haha...my daughter is 7 and she still uses those kids’ chopstick😂
Oh yes!!! Those fishballs with fillings are our favorite fishballs for hot pot!😋
They’re so good arent they??
awesome video.. it appears on my feed just as I was losing inspiration in the kitchen !! Thank you
That means a lot to me! Thanks for watching!! ❤️
Happy New Year Rack of Lam, I love your recipes and they are easy to do BTW your happy smile is uplifting👍
Thank you! ❤️
I’m so going to my closest Asian store! Everything I loved in Japan and miss eating 💕💕
Yasss!!
This video is very good . Well done 👍🏻
Thank you!!
I buy a lot of those same products too. Your video makes me want to run out to Hmart now. :) Thank you!
Thanks Judy!
Wow, it recalls couples years ago when I worked in Shanghai, after hours, I always isolated myself and stay at home, so I got to fill up my freezer at all times....
😂
The fish tofu is super great tasting when cooked in the air fryer too, it's absolutely delightful. And your voice, I swear I've heard it somewhere before, ah..on the intercom at the airports in Asia, lol, long story short, you have such a beautiful voice.
Hahaha thanks! We love grilling our fish tofu during bbq’s 🥰
Asian market groceries and produce store on West Colonial Drive in Orlando, Florida is a huge market with a big variety of fresh seafood, exotic fruits and vegetables, baked goods, frozen foods and much more! There are yummy Japanese, Korean and Chinese prepared foods and very nice food courts: Izziban Katsu, Seoul Soon Tofu, PHO 54, Taglish. We love to shop there! Thank you for the video!
I have yet to visit Orlando but will make sure to check it out when I do!!
Hello Maggie. Thank you for sharing your favorite frozen foods. I think most likely all, but maybe the eel contains wheat? We went wheat free for health reason.
New to your channel, and thankful I came across it, I'm always looking for easy weeknight recipes and these dishes look yummy, I'll be definitely hitting up the Asian market in my area.
Aww thank you!
Thanks A LOT!! now i'm so hungry!! great video!!
Thank you!!
Have you tried adding a squeeze of unagi sauce to your unagi misubi? Also, have you tried the powdered sushi rice seasoning? I think its basically powdered vinegar with a little sweetener. Both of these will only add seconds to your prep, but add a ton of flavor.
Thanks for sharing! I try to squeeze out the excess unagi sauce from the package. I also make sushi rice seasoning with rice vinegar, salt and sugar but the powdered seasoning sounds interesting!
Frozen Siu Mai can be stir fried with a few onions and green onion and cooked into scrambled eggs, or mixed into fried rice.
Very helpful and thank you for sharing your recommendations! Greetings from a Filipino!
Thanks for watching!
What’s up!! Subbed!! Love your content
What’s uppppp!! Thank you so much!
Rak of Lam I prefer baked Bao to steamed Bao, can the brand you recommend be baked as well as steamed?
Never thought about potstickers. I usually get them at Costco.
Love potstickers!
I get mine at BJs. Closes I can find to Japanese ones we use to get when we lived there.
Your Air Fryer Char Siu is awesome! I've already made it numerous times in the past couple of months.
Thank u so much!!
Thanks for the tips I’m going to try some. Your Cantonese is very good. Keep up the great work 🙏🏻
Thank you!! Hope you enjoy them
thanks
I always go with Chinese-Vietnamese frozen food.
Ooo. I prefer the look of the crumb on the 2nd BBQ pork bao
The fattier the better! 😋
Sushi restaurants pretty routinely use a toaster oven to cook prepared eel (probably frozen just like the kind you show) so you don't even need a fancy air fryer.
My experience with frozen food is it comes packed in snow. They have a reifriderator taste
Hello Maggie. I am new to your channel. Thank you for sharing these great frozen food choices. Now I can have more choices to cook for myself and for my son. I normally don’t buy frozen food, but after watching your video, I look at them differently. Thank you again for sharing. By the way, you have a very beautiful face. Just remember, Trader Joe’s has very good frozen Shanghai soup dumplings (Xiao Long Bao). You may want to try it. They come in pork and chicken. Get the pork ones, much better.
Thank you for watching and for the kind words!
Outstanding!
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this! LOVE IT!
Thank you!
This is the first time I've ever seen a fish ball with filling.
They’re super good!
Nice video. Do you know in which countries are the frozen food produced ?
+1 for the kids chopsticks. omg i've never seen stuffed fishballs. i haven't branched out beyond costco's ling ling potstickers. gonna visit a local asian market. thanks for tips dude!
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Wow that unagi looked great right out of the package, LOL!
Unagi is 🤤
If you're in a real hurry, place a wet paper towel on top of the steam items in the microwave and it'll keep the food soft and moist. Add a couple drops of oil in the boiling water to prevent sticking.
Can you place do some vegetarian recipes please ! I love your channel please keep it your good work !😘
Will make a note of this! Thank you so much!!
10:01 the fish cake tastes way better when cooked in an air fryer and then a touch of wasabi.
Haha yeah we air fry or grill them during bbq’s too, but havent tried with wasabi yet!
Fish tofu is so good
Yass!! And fish balls!!
I’ve never had unagi but this looks like a great way to try it!
Yes!!
The most adorable creature god sent to humans.
everything looks so yummy!
Thank you!
You are great 👍
Which steamed pork buns do you recommend? Last time I was at the market I bought some but they were terrible.:/ I don't want to make that mistake again.
If you have an HMart nearby, the Xian FamousZhu one is pretty good
@Rack of Lam thank you. Sadly, not that store, but we have a Lee's Grocery. I will see if they have any of your suggestions. Thank you so so much.
Has anyone eaten eel before? How is it? I kind of want to try but i have no clue what it tastes like or if the meat is a simple flavor or if the texture is pretty soft, etc.
@@redfuse8369 the frozen unagi is soft and topped with a flavorful sauce. Some people get turned off by tiny bones that may be found in the eel, but they aren’t noticeable to me and do not bother me. If you want, order an unagi roll or unagi sushi from a Japanese restaurant to try!
This is too poggers
Where did you buy the broiled eel at? It looks so yummy.
H-Mart, which is a Korean supermarket. It is so yummy!
👍👍these are amazing
Darn! My empty Spam can just went out with the recycle. Thanks for the brilliant idea; I will save the next one.
I’m sure it wont take long to empty another! Lol. Thanks so much for watching!
I would have just made a sushi bowl of unagi xD Thanks for the idea! Keep up the great content!
That’s a good idea! Thanks for watching!
Ok if you ever read th ki se instant noodles and frozen chinese stuff..read the ingredients, l ki tsp of junk. Msg in them..read labels and salt content is high..
Hahaha, I have actually tried everything in this video except for the Fuzhou fishballs and the eel.
You need to try the fishballs!
Omg.... what are the chances? Currently boiling water to cook pot stickers while watching your video. I'm using the same brand dumps, same way cooking it and also same sauce. Must be Teen Yee
Hahaha Jun Hai Teen Yee Ahhhhh!!!!
Wow! What are the chances....Maggie your videos are truly very impactful and informative. Teen Yee indeed! Thanks for sharing Kenny!
Nice try Kenny .. nice try !
You could say g’day as we do in Australia 🇦🇺
😂 G’day!
How can I control that MSG and preservatives ? They are fairly healthy ? If I had any family value , I refuse to have this.
Yummy！！
Never heard of potsticker before. Looks like a dumpling to me
If you do not have an air fryer what are your recommendations.
7 of the 8 recommendations dont require an air fryer. Stick around for part 2!
@@rackoflam I was specifically referencing the eel, if I only have a toaster oven or an oven what would be your suggestion regarding time and temperature.
@@MusicforMe123 I haven’t used toaster oven or oven for the eel but I would assume similar time and temperature
I have an insignia air fry so far it works get. I have one that is more oven shaped and it has a rotisserie feature. The Philips brand air fryer have the best reviews but I got mine on sale so I'm happy. Just remember to wipe down your machine with vinegar and water before the first use.
Then go get one !! You had to ask? GEE!!!
So fish balls are not made with fish? I've never had them and I don't like seafood so just avoid them all together.
Most fish balls contain fish paste, but the Fuzhou fish balls featured in my video also contain pork. 😊
Now you can live more healthy with no preservative like TV dinner.
I bought a bag of pork dumplings from Dollar store , 7 pieces/ for 1 US dollar
Then you spend ten thousands for 7 days in hospital..LOL
@@882828jc at least i still alive so far
let me know when your homemade items can be frozen please
Lol 😂
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Waaazzzzzuppppp!
lol random red balloon in the background @2.43
Hahaha I noticed that too. Daughter was throwing it around
Very helpful video for the lazy husbands when wifey is out for a ladies night with her gals!
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Love you classy momma
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damn....this video is food porn 100%!
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Where's your spam musubi maker?
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Colander??? HAIYAHHHH
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Just gimme pork buns no bbq plz pork n vegetable buns hmmm maybe just gimme those potstickers u know what? Nawwww I just wanna chuck dat sukka in da microwave or i just won't eat it nope im lazy gurrrl hmmmm maybe to those fish balls T.T
Most of these items sold at restaurants are store bought frozen anyways. Los Angeles has terrible Chinese food restaurants.
I won’t be surprised if restaurants used them!! Have yet to visit LA but really want to
@@rackoflam Los Angeles is a dump.
It should list only natural ingredients ..so I am asian but the ingredients Used is bad
You're a very attractive and pretty lady.
Thank you!
Unfortunately, althought taste good, those are unhealthy snacks full of carbohydrate and looks like you're using vegetable oil, highly toxic.
Yeah but I think it is ok in moderation. I use olive oil and avocado oil