the green triangle is zongzi, a traditional Chinese rice dish made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves, usually eaten during Dragon Boat Festival. :)
Dumpling is actually the wrong name. Dumpling is dough made with flour, for instance Jiaozi, or Wontons, or Xiaolongbao are dumplings. Zongzi is considered to be sticky rice, much like sushi rice or rice cake.
I feel Both are pretty excellent. I’m a half korean and Chinese and been in Walmart in the shanghai, Seoul and usa. My experience is that Seoul and shanghai may have more alternative and product as the American. Also that it’s way more fun and better air quality inside the market. But I do think Americans product is 100% safe. I hate conflicts and I really are surprised that you are respecting other cultures instead of blaming.
Yeah but American Walmarts have that WTF entertainment in people watching. Where else in the world where you get to see a 60 year old man wear netted stockings in heels or an obese woman in nothing but a bed sheet and flip flops riding a rascal? 😖
@3:25 those green things are sticky rice cover by leaf. The one folded at an angle are sticky rice, while the one folded flat are plain rice. And inside the rice are usually little bit of fatty meat like precook bacon, some beans, some red dye port and other ingredients. It is really good, you should definitely try it.
Green Triangles are 粽子（zongzi, rice and meat or other ingredients wrap around by Reed leaves, most are pork flavours and Bean paste flavours），one of the traditional food to eat during 端午节 （Dragon Boat Festival), it is to memorise someone jump into river or something. Some of those are cooked and throw into rivers to let the fish eat them instead of his body or some story like that, now it is more of a tradition of families being together.
The pyramid shaped things rapped in bamboo leaves in the net are called zongzi 粽子，it’s made out of sticky rice and can either be filled with meat, egg, or red been paste. You should try it, it’s very good!
The “green triangles” at 3:20 are sweet rice with either sweet or savory fillings and wrapped in banana or lotus leaves and have been steamed. So they’re ready to eat after reheating (steamer or microwave) and they are awesome! There are many variants based on regions - different leaves, different fillings but they are the equal of comfort food. But Shanghai style is considered the best. Don’t leave Shanghai without trying them!
First time hear people say that "Green Triangle". That is 粽子, boil it in water for 15 mins or steam it for 30 mins, then, cut the outside string, open the leaf, then, you will see.
I enjoy hanging around in the supermarket every time I go back to China, but many large supermarkets have closed down in recent years due to the boom of online shopping, young people these days tend to buy almost everything online (via Taobao or Tmall), for many years we used to have 2 big supermarkets near our home in Beijing but they both closed down for good last year:(
I know about import tariffs, but here I specifically mentioned Tide and Pampers, both P&G products. Didn't look too much into it now, but I know P&G has production plants in China, correct me if I'm wrong. Therefore, I'm pretty sure these products were made in China, just as the Chinese brands in the category, and are just more expensive because of the brands. btw I wasn't completely serious saying that the quality must be the reason for the price difference, I just threw it out there that obviously the foreign product is more expensive for different reasons (tariffs, stronger brands), but actually I have no idea how good would the Chinese brands be.
It can be impossible to figure out wine prices. Some wines are only sold at auction and their prices are entirely a function of supply and demand. Wine is not a commodity like rice or soybean -- wine has snob-appeal.
Green triangular food is called 粽子, it's a festival food and people eat it on Duanwu festival (端午节) which is dedicated to celebrating an ancient patriotic poet.
i wish you were more adventurous trying out foods that you never had before, would have been more interesting of a video. like just buy a bunch of stuff, lay it out on a table and see whats in it or what it taste like. It would have been so much fun.
10 years ago I had be there shopping for my sister who lived in a nearby hospital. Since she passed away, I don't have enough courage to go there anymore.
This is pretty much the case especially in cities like Shanghai and Beijing. Grocery items cost almost as much as those in the US. Actually many of them of even more expensive than the U.S.. Cost of living in the first tier of cities is extremely unfordable for most of middle class people. I think the primary drive of the high cost is real estate prices. Today, a 100 square meters apartment in Shanghai may cost 1 to 1.5 million US dollars, depends on the location. If you go to a smaller city, things will be totally different. but in short, cost of living is roaring everywhere in China.
Interesting to see what a Walmart looks like in China. A couple of times in Guangzhou I went to an AEON and freaked out on the meat and seafood section
the 500g thing is a more traditional unit called jin/斤，stemming from the ancient weighing system in use over the millennia before western influence. kind of like the feet/pound system for the ex-colonies.
That Mickey one is not snack, it is Zongzi. A special food we eat during dragon boat festival. But, anyway, it is weird to pack them in a Mickey bag :D
Hahaha don't worry too much about food. A lot of people having difficulties accepting local cuisine when they go to a different country. :D Just eat food that makes you happy!
Shanghai became your favourite place in the world without the food included even. :) You might need some food guide next time you come here, the right choice of food will blow your mind. BTW, you should check another UA-camr, Food Ranger's vlog, it shows a bit the depth of Chinese food.
01:16 "ma ma yi xuan" so i realize walmart has been playing that commercial forever and all over china that ma ma yi xuan just bugs me so much they're still playing it here in 2k19 tianjin china and it's stuck in my head now
Zongzi 粽子 come in a variety of flavors sweet with red bean paste and dried fruit to salty type with preserved meats and peanuts. I am curious what city was this store located. Very large selection of items.
The green triangles are called Zongzi 粽子, meat filled rice snacks wrapped in bamboo leaves which are steamed before eating. It's eaten during the Dianwu festival, also known as the Dragonboat festival, to commemorate an ancient government official and poet called Qu Yuan, who wrongfully got expelled from imperial court due to conspiracy by rival ministers and was sent back to his hometown. He committed suicide by drowning himself in the river, when he got news that his country has fallen into enemy hands. Qu Yuan is known to be a patriotic and well respected man. Villagers in an attempt to search for his body took wooden sticks and splashed them in the water to scare away the fish also they threw rice in the water in order to lure fish away of not eating his remains. Hence the tradition came to existence of eating Zongzi and Dragonboat races with the paddles symbolizing scaring away the fish.
How do you manage to avoid strangers in China when compared to the western society ? Can you make a comparison ? Do you feel unsafe in certain situations by yourself in certain countries ?
Hi, quick question, are you able to find common Western brands such as Magnum ice cream, Dove soap bars, lipton tea bottles, Axe body sprays, etc, in Chinese supermarkets?
Your videos are always entertaining to watch. I have one advice, if you don't mind, is not to move your camera so fast. For instance from 5:08 to 5:13, you moved too fast so that it's hard to watch. Thank you for sharing.
assafmetal Hi ！I am in Shanghai, and yes there are many signs written by English.It 's probably not a big problem for you to travel here alone.Also Chinese people are nice,if needed, just ask. ☺☺☺WELCOME ！
You can find sign in most public area and English menu in chained store. However download an OFFLINE translate app can help you because most Chinese don’t talk English.
which cities were you in as to my understading most china walmarts in smaller cites are FAKE -- as well as I phone stores and many other American popular brands in business -- I am not detracting the products inside the store as you can clearly see are 98% chinese products I have found over and over in many smaller chinese stores all over the same products but not actual Walmart inventory -- most of my experience after 10 years living in guanzhou, Shenzhen , dong guang , shanghai, zhangmutou, chang ping, etc etc The products in the stores are ubundnet, interesting and fun as I try new things when I feel daring -- but the most interesting and crazy time was when a department store puts on a sale of paper goods , including all female time of the month products and it is almost dangerous to be in the isles including one day called ( ladies day ) where all paper products were half price -- it was the most amazing experience to see hundreds of tampon , ipads tissues etc being fought over by gangs of otherwise respectable women , . I was the only man in the store except for a few other men in the store and they were the workers -- as i felt scared but amused at the same time -- ( I have the pictures to prove it ) Havin fun and I love china -- Americans don’t know -- I am planning on retiring there
I was wondering why is Lenny taking forever to upload the next video? But after seeing the amount of time and effort that went into editing this interesting video...I now know why! :D Oh, and I think the gloves are for safe handling of those prickly durians. I'd love my hands to smell of durian, haha...
the green triangle is zongzi, a traditional Chinese rice dish made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves, usually eaten during Dragon Boat Festival. :)
interesting! thanks!
Yeah, It's Pretty Awesome you can call it"rice dumplings"
NameGeneratorFailed a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves，简称rice dumpling
Dumpling is actually the wrong name. Dumpling is dough made with flour, for instance Jiaozi, or Wontons, or Xiaolongbao are dumplings. Zongzi is considered to be sticky rice, much like sushi rice or rice cake.
green triangle = 粽子
I feel walmart in china has nicer products than in US. The store is a also very different. Thanks for the vlog.
no shit...they don't need to import most of their stuff there.
I feel Both are pretty excellent. I’m a half korean and Chinese and been in Walmart in the shanghai, Seoul and usa. My experience is that Seoul and shanghai may have more alternative and product as the American. Also that it’s way more fun and better air quality inside the market.
But I do think Americans product is 100% safe. I hate conflicts and I really are surprised that you are respecting other cultures instead of blaming.
Yeah but American Walmarts have that WTF entertainment in people watching. Where else in the world where you get to see a 60 year old man wear netted stockings in heels or an obese woman in nothing but a bed sheet and flip flops riding a rascal? 😖
fuck off
Tommy Pan xddd
Your voice is very beautiful and gentle, I feel so comfortable when hearing it.
你咋不实话实说哩，你就是馋人家身子。🤪
Way way different than back in the state. Would love to visit China one day.
Flyingaceful I’d also love to visit China 🇨🇳 but am afraid....
Afraid of not wanting to return to the US🇺🇸 😂
@@kungpaopizza2126 same really want to, only thing stopping me is money and no possibilities right now
It’s great that you can film without anybody bothering you to turn your camera off
@3:25 those green things are sticky rice cover by leaf.
The one folded at an angle are sticky rice, while the one folded flat are plain rice.
And inside the rice are usually little bit of fatty meat like precook bacon, some beans, some red dye port and other ingredients.
It is really good, you should definitely try it.
Green Triangles are 粽子（zongzi, rice and meat or other ingredients wrap around by Reed leaves, most are pork flavours and Bean paste flavours），one of the traditional food to eat during 端午节 （Dragon Boat Festival), it is to memorise someone jump into river or something. Some of those are cooked and throw into rivers to let the fish eat them instead of his body or some story like that, now it is more of a tradition of families being together.
The pyramid shaped things rapped in bamboo leaves in the net are called zongzi 粽子，it’s made out of sticky rice and can either be filled with meat, egg, or red been paste. You should try it, it’s very good!
_jiayiwu but do you cook it or eat it like that?
David Mitchell usually you cook it in water before eating it :) but you can also buy them precooked at some places :)
You don’t cook it in water. You steam it with water underneath.
The “green triangles” at 3:20 are sweet rice with either sweet or savory fillings and wrapped in banana or lotus leaves and have been steamed. So they’re ready to eat after reheating (steamer or microwave) and they are awesome! There are many variants based on regions - different leaves, different fillings but they are the equal of comfort food. But Shanghai style is considered the best. Don’t leave Shanghai without trying them!
1:37 it's Zongzi(粽子), aka rice dumplings, which are traditionally eaten during the dragon boat festival.
First time hear people say that "Green Triangle". That is 粽子, boil it in water for 15 mins or steam it for 30 mins, then, cut the outside string, open the leaf, then, you will see.
This must be the most complete/detailed tour of a Chinese supermarket I've seen so far on UA-cam.
I enjoy hanging around in the supermarket every time I go back to China, but many large supermarkets have closed down in recent years due to the boom of online shopping, young people these days tend to buy almost everything online (via Taobao or Tmall), for many years we used to have 2 big supermarkets near our home in Beijing but they both closed down for good last year:(
14:40 Nah, the foreign brands are not of better quality per se. The difference between the pricing is due to the import tarrifs.
I know about import tariffs, but here I specifically mentioned Tide and Pampers, both P&G products. Didn't look too much into it now, but I know P&G has production plants in China, correct me if I'm wrong. Therefore, I'm pretty sure these products were made in China, just as the Chinese brands in the category, and are just more expensive because of the brands. btw I wasn't completely serious saying that the quality must be the reason for the price difference, I just threw it out there that obviously the foreign product is more expensive for different reasons (tariffs, stronger brands), but actually I have no idea how good would the Chinese brands be.
It can be impossible to figure out wine prices. Some wines are only sold at auction and their prices are entirely a function of supply and demand. Wine is not a commodity like rice or soybean -- wine has snob-appeal.
You have given us a perspective of a stranger in a strange land.. very refreshing. Great Commentary..
Love your videos thanks! I'm learning chinese and like seeing what china looks like.
Green triangular food is called 粽子, it's a festival food and people eat it on Duanwu festival (端午节) which is dedicated to celebrating an ancient patriotic poet.
WalMart at Jiangwan Stadium. I was there this September. Still wearing the socks I bought at the 2nd floor men's sector.
Green Triangles are Zhong Zi. Bamboo leaf wrapping cooked rice and a variety of stuffings. My wife loves them. Her mother makes them in bulk for her.
i wish you were more adventurous trying out foods that you never had before, would have been more interesting of a video. like just buy a bunch of stuff, lay it out on a table and see whats in it or what it taste like. It would have been so much fun.
haha I know, sorry
You will become the Ugly American if you don’t delve into the foodstuff and being more knowledgeable.
5:57 i could do that all day in a supermarket
😂😂😂
NameGeneratorFailed u r supposed to wash em anyway
good on you!
Louis11S 3
lol
10 years ago I had be there shopping for my sister who lived in a nearby hospital. Since she passed away, I don't have enough courage to go there anymore.
Very detailed nd informative video..😍💯❤️ Thanks
Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like China is more expensive than I thought it would be. Definitely more expensive than Thailand or the Philippines.
This is pretty much the case especially in cities like Shanghai and Beijing. Grocery items cost almost as much as those in the US. Actually many of them of even more expensive than the U.S.. Cost of living in the first tier of cities is extremely unfordable for most of middle class people. I think the primary drive of the high cost is real estate prices. Today, a 100 square meters apartment in Shanghai may cost 1 to 1.5 million US dollars, depends on the location.
If you go to a smaller city, things will be totally different. but in short, cost of living is roaring everywhere in China.
Jason Song A good article for us students in the senior school to read and understand
Of course, just like US' everything more expensive than that of Mexico.
Yes. you are right
those "green triangles" are Chinese rice balls. we usually make and eat them in dragon boat festival and new year.
Interesting to see what a Walmart looks like in China. A couple of times in Guangzhou I went to an AEON and freaked out on the meat and seafood section
Franklin Duran Why freak out?
those dried stuff u see in the box are actually ingreident for soup or herbs to make different type of tea
well not all but most
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That must be the only Chinese supermarket I seen which is not full of people!
Yeah, It's Pretty Awesome wujiaochang Wanda plaza,I work upstairs
Of course 👌
The jelly section is my favorite 😍
The dairy section is still more than what one can find in any regular supermarket in the Netherlands
FarewelI but even all those choices I couldn't find Camembert!
David Mitchell Hm, maybe there’s not much demand for the specific soft cheese idk
FarewelI cheese in general is not popular in China but i crave for it when I'm outside of Europe!
David Mitchell Taobao is your best friend
the 500g thing is a more traditional unit called jin/斤，stemming from the ancient weighing system in use over the millennia before western influence. kind of like the feet/pound system for the ex-colonies.
我一个中国人居然完整的看完了。。。配音配的不错，小姐姐也挺漂亮
吃鸡大腿 隔离要看youtube逛超市
I don't speak the language of dog eaters.
Aaron Daniel L. Isles Calm down, nobody’s gonna eat you.
@@davidgruen7423 It's just a joke
Aaron Daniel L. Isles it’s just another joke
Omg, you are actually so GORGEOUS!
The "meat snacks" are in fact tofu snacks :)
The spicy and seasoning section is incredible even for a Mexican.
That Mickey one is not snack, it is Zongzi. A special food we eat during dragon boat festival. But, anyway, it is weird to pack them in a Mickey bag :D
Body weight is also in 500g, but Chinese usually call it Jin (斤), and 1 Jin = 500g.
Those are Chinese salami you could think that way, dried savory meat.
Hahaha don't worry too much about food. A lot of people having difficulties accepting local cuisine when they go to a different country. :D Just eat food that makes you happy!
Shanghai became your favourite place in the world without the food included even. :) You might need some food guide next time you come here, the right choice of food will blow your mind.
BTW, you should check another UA-camr, Food Ranger's vlog, it shows a bit the depth of Chinese food.
01:16 "ma ma yi xuan" so i realize walmart has been playing that commercial forever and all over china
that ma ma yi xuan just bugs me so much they're still playing it here in 2k19 tianjin china
and it's stuck in my head now
the green triangle is called "粽子", which pronounced zong'zi.
The green triangles are marinated meat or dates wrapped with a special kind of rice.
The things in Mikey Mouse bag in Walmart are ZongZi, a traditional Chinese rice dish.
Zongzi 粽子 come in a variety of flavors sweet with red bean paste and dried fruit to salty type with preserved meats and peanuts. I am curious what city was this store located. Very large selection of items.
If you don't know what the snacks here is, I highly recommend you to but a small quantity of them thentry it!
I could listen your voice all day, every day. Please consider ASMR videos or videos where you read books or something. :)
The green triangles are called Zongzi 粽子, meat filled rice snacks wrapped in bamboo leaves which are steamed before eating. It's eaten during the Dianwu festival, also known as the Dragonboat festival, to commemorate an ancient government official and poet called Qu Yuan, who wrongfully got expelled from imperial court due to conspiracy by rival ministers and was sent back to his hometown. He committed suicide by drowning himself in the river, when he got news that his country has fallen into enemy hands. Qu Yuan is known to be a patriotic and well respected man. Villagers in an attempt to search for his body took wooden sticks and splashed them in the water to scare away the fish also they threw rice in the water in order to lure fish away of not eating his remains. Hence the tradition came to existence of eating Zongzi and Dragonboat races with the paddles symbolizing scaring away the fish.
This is in wujiaochang right ?? I really miss this place 😭
Awesome video!! Still really glad I found your channel.
I like all your clips. Great job!
How do you manage to avoid strangers in China when compared to the western society ? Can you make a comparison ? Do you feel unsafe in certain situations by yourself in certain countries ?
My daughter is concerned that if we go to Shanghai, we won't have walmart. Thanks for the video.
Hi, quick question, are you able to find common Western brands such as Magnum ice cream, Dove soap bars, lipton tea bottles, Axe body sprays, etc, in Chinese supermarkets?
Yes, they have them
Your videos are always entertaining to watch. I have one advice, if you don't mind, is not to move your camera so fast. For instance from 5:08 to 5:13, you moved too fast so that it's hard to watch. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for the video, very useful, especially the oatmeal!
you should try the food, it is delicious one
Green triangles are sticky rice, with meat or vegtable fillings
take a shot everytime she says "I don't know what this is" if you want to end it all
were you living in china at the time or just visiting? It seems you can read or speak a little chinese
At the time I was visiting, but I had lived there for about a year 4 years prior to that, and studied mandarin at the time
1:30 Rice Dumplings consumed at dragon boat festival.
super nice vlog! I just started vlog for Sydney. I should learn from yours^^
Have you been to Xintiandi or Hengshan Road in the evening? It's amazing.
The green one is ZongZi, every Chinese maybe also Korean know.
every asian knows
韩国人能不知道吗，呵呵
@@cecily8207 韩国人:这不就是韩国的东西吗😂😂😂😂哈哈哈哈
全世界都是韩国的
ooh i remember going to that walmart at christmas time back in 2013. good memories :)
2:19 The milk if you exchange to dollars, it is super cheap...
粽子堆里有一大包老坛酸菜面
@4:31 Are the prices on the fruit by weight or piece, for example bananas, pears and apples? The apples seem very expensive??
Hi, this was a year ago but China prices are different from USA, example $1 US MONEY= $5 In China.
wow, prices are 4-5 times what they are in cambodia rice is less than 1$ kilo, nice vid thanks
My girlfriend is German and she is coming to shanghai for the first time. gonna show her around and hopefully she won't get a cultural shock haha
Excellent video! Keep up the good work!
Hi there. So u studied in CN before and now moved back? How would u describe the country's change for these years?
hi Could you tell me what camera did you shoot for these videos
I used a Canon G7X mark II. Here's my Amazon link: amzn.to/2J5mqdT ;)
Didn't China purchase half of walmarts stock from the Walton family? Please let me know if that is really true😀
green triangle is rice dumpling，you can try it.
Nice! Thanks for real life in China!
you definitely need local people you around, gloves are use to protect your hands when picking Durian, that's common sense, lol
Looks pretty much identical to a Brazilian supermarket except for the local stuff
yh that 18 y.o. Chivas Regal is definitely pretty expensive.
Oh dear how long are you going to stay in SH this time?
Love your smile. You seem like a very friendly girl.
Hey! And thx for the video, I just want to know if you are planning to go to Beijing and exactly Tsinghua university ?
i just watched all your videos about shanghai the city where i was born
Love your vids! may I ask you please: is it easy to get around in Shanghai solo without a guide? are there enough english signs?
assafmetal Hi ！I am in Shanghai, and yes there are many signs written by English.It 's probably not a big problem for you to travel here alone.Also Chinese people are nice,if needed, just ask. ☺☺☺WELCOME ！
Many Thanks!
assafmetal Glad to help ！😉
You can find sign in most public area and English menu in chained store. However download an OFFLINE translate app can help you because most Chinese don’t talk English.
Thanks!
I would like to see the Chinese version " people of Walmart " lol
😂😂😂😂
Could u do a video in Shenzhen too ? Heard that it is a really nice place
Are those machang? Chinese rice dish wrapped in some leaf.
which cities were you in as to my understading most china walmarts in smaller cites are FAKE -- as well as I phone stores and many other American popular brands in business -- I am not detracting the products inside the store as you can clearly see are 98% chinese products I have found over and over in many smaller chinese stores all over the same products but not actual Walmart inventory -- most of my experience after 10 years living in guanzhou, Shenzhen , dong guang , shanghai, zhangmutou, chang ping, etc etc
The products in the stores are ubundnet, interesting and fun as I try new things when I feel daring -- but the most interesting and crazy time was when a department store puts on a sale of paper goods , including all female time of the month products and it is almost dangerous to be in the isles including one day called ( ladies day ) where all paper products were half price -- it was the most amazing experience to see hundreds of tampon , ipads tissues etc being fought over by gangs of otherwise respectable women , . I was the only man in the store except for a few other men in the store and they were the workers -- as i felt scared but amused at the same time -- ( I have the pictures to prove it )
Havin fun and I love china -- Americans don’t know -- I am planning on retiring there
Yeah you can buy everything for your daily life😊
I was wondering why is Lenny taking forever to upload the next video? But after seeing the amount of time and effort that went into editing this interesting video...I now know why! :D Oh, and I think the gloves are for safe handling of those prickly durians. I'd love my hands to smell of durian, haha...
RespectOthers once again i see u everywhere xd
I’m from New Zealand and we don’t have Walmart
I think the import things is very expensive in China.
I watch your vlog to learn English wkwk. Actually I don't any kind of supermarket in the world because they kill our traditional market in Indonesia.
Nice video and nice smile! Looking foward to watch your next video. :D
I think its always sad, no youtuber yet talked about the prices on the items :/
9:33 seemed to be seasoning for steamed fish.
so what did you buy?
those are sticky rice dumplings, you gotta give it a try LOL
Image one day US adopted metric system, then the Walmarts in US will all mark their product prices for every 454 grams.
小姐姐，i think you should upload your video to a chinese website named “bilibili”（哔哩哔哩），and you may be more popular than being a youtuber，believe me！
SuperWukong but bilibili can't make that much money than UA-cam, I suggest you upload to this two platform at the same time
只有外国人才需要这类信息需求吧，
Raymond Zhao B站现在也有原创博主激励计划了，钱稍微比油管少了一点点
bilibili赚不到什么钱啊
我刚准备搬走，那我不搬啦