The Hand-Ripped Noodle Empire That Took Over NYC - Handmade
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2019
- On this episode of Handmade, Xi'an Famous foods CEO Jason Wang shows us what goes into hand-ripping three to five thousand noodle dishes a day at the family owned, fast-casual New York City-based sensation.
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Loved it when he adjusted his dad's hat.
Mithran NS omg me too ❤️❤️ love their relationship.
If you look closely he only adjusted it cuz the hat was in his way when he tried to eat the noodles.
Because it was a shield to his chopsticks
He looked like Jackie Chan
@@daloflower Not sure how that changes the original intention.
I love when the son fixed the fathers hat to be able to eat. True love
I was scared that he's bald.
Anuse Muteqim what a silly perspective
I thought the flipped father-son dynamic (Dad is the "artist" and son is the "businessman") was really neat. Of course, the food itself looks fantastic and, should the opportunity ever present itself, I'm all in!
@@Lilianjade idiot :)
I met the boss the(not the young son but his old man) first time over 10 years ago when he still had the original store in the basement in Flushing . I'm happy and proud of him for his success today
Are you sure you met him and not his doppeganger
@@eddiew2325 the boss I am talking is the older man who makes the noodle not his son.
Where is the restaurant located?
@@The10lsand4 flushing , queens nyc they go over it in yt vid, but its a basement spot thats like lowkey and its actually really busy
the father can't be interviewed. it's a sign that he is a grandmaster of noodle
Ha, true you know they're good when they don't speak English
I'm
The dad's only line in the script:
"One noodle."
It's true, I was the noodle
But I'm sure if he's ever questioned, he'll know how to "use his noodle."😀www.youtube.com/@dr.billschina
I thought the flipped father-son dynamic (Dad is the "artist" and son is the "businessman") was really neat. Of course, the food itself looks fantastic and, should the opportunity ever present itself, I'm all in!
I'm a white middle aged guy from Northeast Queens. I used to go to his noodle spot, downstairs, in the Golden Mall. Before Bourdain. It was an experience like none other. Like I didn't belong, my secret. Not anymore. Congrats on your successes.
I think they served pulled pork sandwiches too right?
@Gen C yes spicy lamb is good but I prefer the pork
I'm happy they are a thriving success - they deserve it - these noodles look insane.
That menu on the wall mesmerized me, I wish I could try all the dishes there.
"A lot of hands involved, a lot of pulling involved, a lot of slapping of the noodle." lol
Unfortunately for me there is only one hand slapping and pulling my noodle at the moment
@@Lepretr0n Not ambidextrous I assume? Too bad...
Was looking for this comment lol
@@Lepretr0n Unfortunately my noodle is not as long as the one in the video
Its really interesting about how the Chinese cuisine has expanded in authenticity in the US. I'm a caucasian guy who grew up in New York but in the 90's I met my Chinese wife and we would go around in Flushing and in Chinatown and eat at restaurants that catered more for Chinese people but as you said it was predomininently Cantonese cooking where as she was from Dongbei so we would hunt for a taste more from the northeast. In the late 90's we moved to China. We lived in the south for over a decade and now in Beijing for over that as well. I adore Chinese cuisine and have travelled all over the country trying different styles. I have to say Dongbei, Sichuan, Hunan and Xinjiang tastes are my absolute favs I can make Jiaozi and Wontons on my own but now exploring making my own hand pulled and DaoXiao noodles so I just wasnt to say thank you for this video helping me expand my cooking styles!
The breadth of chinese cuisine is really incredible!
His father is just so happy and proud on their product. Look at his eyes! It's sparkling!
I love how they explain the food.. their passion on what they do.. its not just food ! Its an art to me..
I love these guys. I visit NYC several times a year, and I always find time to stop by their store. absolutely delicious.
As a Chinese that "Not Spicy = Not As Good" sign speaks to my freaking soul.
The passion both father and son show in their food is amazing!
The dad's smile as he makes the noodles is honestly where I wanted to be in my culinary journey.
I liked this video. It shows the people who eats the cooked item. And the joy in their face. Wonderful. Keep it up.
IN MY VIEW
Whoever filmed this made an outstanding job of showing the noodles amazing texture and the different dishes so precise in visual it looks like we are actually there in person!
Beautiful film and story .... I'm so glad u made it
This is my dream too. I love food and I always wanted to open up a restaurant that serves food from my hometown. The idea having all kinds of food from all kinds of places and cultures in one city is just marvelous. Let’s hope the restaurants in nyc survive this pandemic, and I’ll go binge eating for a week after this is all over.
I live in NYC and I’m absolutely addicted to these noodle dishes. Completely changed my idea of what Chinese food could be. Probably eat at a Xi’an Famous Noodles at least three times every week. So far everything on the menu I’ve tried has been great, except maybe the white lamb soup thing, but maybe that’s just not my tastes. The TOFU soup of all things is delicious, though. The tofu just melts in your mouth and it’s all the perfect blend of sour and spicy.
This is really good. Amazed by the sheer variety of noods. Great work eater.
I love this story! Such a balanced team. I love how Dad speaks only at 6:35.
been there twice on our 3 days NYC trip, really loved it!!
Wow, making the noodles from the starch that the dough produces. Super cool.
Love that the dad is the easy going guy lol. What a great father and son adventure.
The part where he's washing the dough to take out the dough is interesting. I will visit this place next time I am in NYC.
That's the process of making cold noodles. They wash the dough to get the gluten out leaving the wheat starch liquid behind. The wheat starch is steamed and cut into noodles. The gluten is also steamed but they add yeast to it to make it spongy.
Selena Thomas no you won’t
Salivating while watching this
What a lucky guy to have such a wonderful dad. His passion shows in the way he cooks the noodles.
Everytime I visit NY I have to come visit this place it’s amazing
Used to eat here a lot, it was a few blocks away from my house. Nothing short of amazing.
What a lucky man to be so close and to be able to have such a wonderful and beautiful relationship with noodles.
These noodles look mouthwatering!!! Great father son duo
On a cold New York City winter night, we would go into the one on 23rd St and order the Spicy Lamb Cumin Noodles and it was heaven! Spicy, Meaty with the lamb, deliciousness in one pot. I would literally not share with my husband. It's so delicious! We've moved to LA now, but this was our favorite winter meal of all time.
I'm adding this to my list of restaurants to go and support once quarantine is over!
This food is just as delicious as it looks. Each location is just as good as any other and my hope is that they keep expanding until they’re everywhere, like delicious noodle Starbucks. Oh yeah, and the burgers, and dumplings, and soft tofu are wonderful as well.
Now, there's a business plan! And dont stop there, bring all that scrumptious spicy goodness over to the UK. 🤤😋
I would rather they not expand like Starbucks because I am concerned that will make the place deteriorate in quality.
That and I think it's more special when folks from out of town find this restaurant and learn just how good it is.
Hopefully it incentivizes tourists to consider it over Olive Garden.
Amazing!!!! Great video. Thanks for sharing this. Cheers.
I had this the last time I was in NYC and it was amazing !
Their food is awesome. Ate there three times in one day ! Long live the noodle makers.
I went to this place once when i went to NYC, foods lit af.
Cool noodles - very appetizing - that is very unique the way you separate the noodle from the base, then you serve it together.
Wow.. Loved it. Just WoW. 👍👍👍👍👍
Food doesnt need to be too complex to be delicious enough.. Thats what this episode made me feel.
Im sure gonna try this restuarant this winter.
In nyc, I’ve just come back from one of their manhattan branches.truly oustanding and an absolute must. The food is sooo delicious
Very beautiful story. I would love to try this food!
I love you and your Dad. He had a dream and wanted you to be a part of it. Now you’re CEO w/ 15 locations. Good job!
I make these Noddles all the time since watching there how to video several month ago, so happy they have a few spots in Seattle now I've been three times already!
Wow.. I love the father and son relationship
I'm addicted to the Xi'an Famous Foods branch here in Chinatown in NYC (there's about five throughout the city). I really love their vegetarian tofu soup dish--it's some of the best Chinese food I've ever had. And it's only $5 a pop!
I was a New Yorker for most of my life. I regret that I am not in New York and can’t come and visit. But when I come back I certainly will come and see you guys. Thanks for sharing
Such a fascinating video - truly iconic!
Oh my god. I used to eat these type of noodles almost everyday while I was in China. I miss them soooo much now. Like seriously miss them. They were so good.
Do the same noodles taste as good in America? I always felt that in Chinese they taste a lot more flavourable
Eater is like the best food channel! And I only know of it recently
Beautiful video. Amazing food and great people. I use to go to the upper east side location. So good!!
His Dad is so happy doing what he loves to do! Beautiful!
I know right and that is soooo rare!!!
If I lived anywhere near this place in NYC, I would have finished their entire menu in a month.
Amazing!!!! Loved xi’an famous foods since the first time I tried it!
I've had it twice on my visit to NYC. It's really good and very affordable by NY standards. Just thinking about it makes me crave it, damn!
Oh boy, I can smell that noodles on this video.
not to mention the color alone is already tempting.
I have one Of these near my house! I’m gonna try this place now!
Wish there was Chinese food like this near where I live. Tired of seeing chow mein dishes everywhere
Congrats. You're now woke.
Guts when you go woke you go broke
There's probably plenty. You just won't go to them. The holy law of Chinese food restaurants: for every Panda Express/takeout American Chinese food place, there is an authentic Chinese place operated by Chinese folks hidden somewhere in the city.
Sunken Ships I won’t go to them because their noodle menus consists entirely of chow mein or soup dishes
I work for panda express so I know how you feel my friend
Their place is fantastic. The noodles and chili oil are so good 😊 my daughter and I go often
Love. Family. Great Food. Great Noodles. 😍
Thank You for this content..
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Great story! Love NYC!
amazing! these are the fruits of good old historical traditions everyone needs to save
My absolute favorite place to in NYC. Flawless.
Cant wait to try it this christmas when im there for the first time ever in nyc
Try anything with spicy lamb. Very intense tho not hot spicy. You'll be hooked for life, like 'monkey on your back' hooked LOL.
Went to NY 5 years ago and I still remember my experience there eating their noodles. It’s as important as eating pizza at Grimaldi’s.
Every visit to NYC, soon as the plane touches down I be makin' a beeline to the Chinatown location to have me some spicy lamb dumplings. Best in the world and with all the cumin & spices, you have to catch your breath it's so intense without being hot spicy.
DaveT Chicago yes! I love the cumin and spicy flavor. Even their lamb cumin noodles are amazing
This looks so bomb. Can’t wait to try once this whole thing is over.
I gotta admit, these are some of the best Chinese noodles I've seen in any restaurant. And I don't say that lightly as a Chinese.
I would actually go here.
Those noodles are the truth, I just ate and my mouth is watering.
one of my favorite places to get noodles, spicier=flavor. Now I have to get some tomorrow on my way home.
This father simplicity smile generates more interested charm than his son whole storytelling. Simple smile maded by years and years of maintain business. Epic.
Nb. Wanna have long age by eat longetivity noodle. Dont want to cut it. Try eat it whole. Ended died choked.
Strictly Dumpling's videos in Flushing introduced me to Xi'an food, and I finally got to have it in Vancouver. I hope I can make it to NYC eventually to try it there.
K. any recommendations for xi’an food to try in vancouver?
My mom just made this for me and I am eating this right now when it came on my recommended,
Homemade noodles look really delicious
I wouldn't have succeeded without great effort.
I respect you
Dude this food looks so yummy 😋
My husband and I went to his restaurant 2 times last year .that noodle was delicious
Nice. Want to try this.
Beautiful food!
haha! the personalities of the son and father mix so well in a cartoony kind of way i like that
Your dad seems like a character. Love to have some noodles. Thanks for the look.
As a person who survived on Top Ramen and Maruchan, I whole heartedly appreciate this and hope to taste such beautiful Chinese noodle.
love you guys.
That hand ripped noddle looks so exclusive.
I first tried hand pulled noodles in Philly. I've been dreaming of them, ever since. As there's nothing like it. I must try this place!
@Gen C imo it looks completely worth the wait.
Looks fkn amazing
very satisfying
When you have Jackie Chan of noodles as your father..
A very hard legacy to live up to as a child.
"Jackie Chan" and "father" are so unlikely pairing to put as compliment though
Most people in his hometown can do that, but one few can sell it oversea.
Jackie Chan is definitely not a good example of a father though, after what he did to his own daughter.
I guess he smokes wheat? Cuz Jackie Chan's son smokes weed.
This place is so good.
Best noodles I've ever eaten.
I'm from DR and everytime I go yo NYC I have to go eat there.
Sha lo-mein. I have had the ordinary type where I lived on the West Coast. Store noodles do not come close. This fellow's noodles are an order of magnitude greater. Hat's off to making it the right way. Ng-koi!
Great father and son story ⭐️
Love it. So hungry
This was the best video about food i think i have ever watched in my life lol i wanna try this noodle shop's food SO bad but i live on the other side of the States, so unfortunate:((
Looks absolutely amazing. Too bad I can not find this in Zurich.
my first stop whenever im in ny!
I could enjoy a vacation just hobnobbing through the menu.
Best noodle bowl I've ever had. Still chasing the high of the flavor in the spicy sauce. Simple and delicious!
Such lovely food
Wow a 15 locations amazing
Damn, these looks delicious. Hope these guys can grow enough to reach my country.