A Classic Hong Kong Diner Dish That Came from British Rule

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2 жыл бұрын

Lucas Sin, chef of Nice Day Chinese and Junzi Kitchen, explains the fascinating and unique history behind diners in Hong Kong, known as Cha Chaan Tengs. As he explains, Lucas makes macaroni & ham soup, stocking milk tea, toast, and scrambled eggs. The British colonized Hong Kong for 100 years, and in that time, a mixture of Chinese and British culture emerged, embracing ingredients like ketchup instead of tomato sauce, and utilizing western utensils instead of chopsticks. Today, cha chaan tengs are at the forefront of culture, pushing diner food in new, unexpected, and exciting directions.
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@Tambo_Jay Жыл бұрын

As a Hong Konger living abroad, I couldn’t be prouder of everything he’s saying! cheers

@nora-Lirong 2 жыл бұрын

I really like Chef Lucas knowledge and unique character. Thank you for introducing to us this great person ❤👍

@rainbowsXregrets 2 жыл бұрын

Hr did such great job keeping the story and information flowing and interesting and captivating and just perfect. He was so graceful and so much expression and emotion and never missed a beat of left an awkward moment. That's hard to do in regular conversation, much less a 12 minute video where you're talking to yourself!!! Seriously, great job I thoroughly and completely enjoyed this video.

@juniyananajukyu Жыл бұрын

He's not lying about how fast the food arrives at Australia dairy company! I visited Hong Kong in 2017 and stayed in Jordan, down the street from the restaurant and went at 7am no lines and was in n out. The bread is also so good. I can say that as a Filipino born on Guam, I totally understand this integration of foreign foods into local cuisine. We cook with spam a lot on Guam as it was tied to our liberation by the US marines in WW2. We also have so much Chinese, Japanese and Korean flavors mixed into our local cuisine. Awesome video and you can macaroni soup at McDonalds in Hong Kong 😂

@mandyz5041 Жыл бұрын

Chef Lucas is like a food historian, always learning something when watching his videos.

@wheresmyeyebrow1608 2 жыл бұрын

You soon realised how connected the world really is when you bother to look up the origin of your own country's national dishes

@jessicasutherland151 2 жыл бұрын

This chef was awesome! What a great, knowledgeable speaker! More of him, please!

@tigerking8413 Жыл бұрын

As a HKer living overseas, I approve this video. Cannot upvote this video enough and I shared to all my friends.

@tastyneck 2 жыл бұрын

Cream of Chicken soup was my fave as a kid, and still is. My Japanese mom would make it for me and use it in her tuna casserole, which was also one of my fave dishes she made. I don't know how she ran into those two Western dishes growing up in Japan but sometimes it's kismet and we're all better for it.

@davidjsaul 6 ай бұрын

I made this at home out of curiosity and it's really tasty. More filling than it looks too. My wife thought I was crazy when I served her the coffee / tea but it works surprisingly well.

@weekendfisherman8072 4 ай бұрын

This is Hong Kong comfort food and I get to experienced back in 2015 while traveling there for work.

@xelaol7051 Жыл бұрын

I love how you put that little pen on your ear 🤣🤣

@kurlexchoi Жыл бұрын

That explain the creamy taste of scramble eggs since he added milk into it.

@justinteng9503 2 жыл бұрын

great story told

@irisnov11 6 күн бұрын

Thanks for introducing HK food with speaking the name in Cantonese too 😊

@Andrew-ol1wq 28 күн бұрын

great vid

@ryospeedwagon1456 Жыл бұрын

I'm a huge breakfast person and always have been. This looks fantastic. I'm definitely going to have to try out the yunyun. I'm sure it'd be great to pair with some Jaffa Cakes.

@Londoncab 2 жыл бұрын

Looks good

@mikakivela68 3 ай бұрын

As a chef for 35yrs and living in s e Asia and worked in hkg in mid 90's......never ever paid attention to this kind of macaroni......have to try.I seen those sweet sandwiches b4.

@lisawong63 Жыл бұрын

Hi, do you have a recipe/video for the cha chaan teng type oatmeal?

@awareyah6146 2 жыл бұрын

MUCH LOVE to Yasuke

@grahamsong4585 6 ай бұрын

12:13 are we done are we done so I can eat this!

@ashakim5018 Жыл бұрын

Lucas always has a pen on his ear but I've never seen him use it LMFAO

@itsadriana6096 Жыл бұрын

I like

@SW-wf3gy 2 жыл бұрын

Classic

@SW1 3 ай бұрын

I love Chef Lucas’s subtle, almost mischievous little bits of humour and jabs at things. “Basically any place that the British colonized” with a knowing smirk 😏

@robertlee5456 4 ай бұрын

I made the silk stocking tea, but it tasted funky. Was I supposed to wash the sock, first? (Kidding - Thanks Lucas!)

@meropemerope6096 2 жыл бұрын

Milk everywhere, lol, i love this

@rockmed1998 2 жыл бұрын

Sopas

@nathank9579 2 жыл бұрын

Damn That look good

@iSeanx3 2 жыл бұрын

pretty sure this was reuploaded.

@markwhales9343 2 жыл бұрын

Il make these for my vreak fast thanks chef

@alanyuan1049 2 жыл бұрын

now i know what cream of chicken is for.

@archiekleung 10 күн бұрын

Condense milk is the killer. It came in tiny tins, of course. It has to be consumed in HK. Putting it on toast elsewhere never taste the same. This is one of life mystery said Tom Cruise. Even though he has never heard of condense milk.

@Sara.sara42 2 жыл бұрын

Coffee n tea together ?? What’s that called ?

@Kurobuta35 2 жыл бұрын

it is called "coffee tea" 😜

@Sara.sara42 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kurobuta35 no I meant the proper name like coffee n choc is mocha they maybe a name

@mc0000 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sara.sara42 yeen yeung

@Maymay19968 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sara.sara42 Chai latte

@lotuscedar6342 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think Chai Latte has coffee in it

@Xsksnssjccxghb 2 жыл бұрын

I still remember having macaroni soup ramen first time after I returned to Hong Kong as a kid and almost puked 🤣

@IKEMENOsakaman 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! It looks sooooo good! Can't hate the Brits.

@unclerico4461 2 жыл бұрын

Ya you can...

@Bottlenosedolphin_ 2 жыл бұрын

with the British history on colonialism and war crimes, yes you should 😌

@Chan-me5wg 2 жыл бұрын

@@Bottlenosedolphin_with everything comes the good and the bad

@stanleyshyeoh 2 жыл бұрын

The food is ok but this guy is something else.

@meropemerope6096 2 жыл бұрын

Funny how they're not even maccheroni 😆

@guguigugu Жыл бұрын

RIP Hong Kong

@My2cents. 2 жыл бұрын

One doesn’t experience self-transcendence, the illusion of self only dissipates 🎈

@adamjpd 2 жыл бұрын

We sometimes make each other Teafees at work for a joke 🤮🤮

@ianchrismejarito5710 Жыл бұрын

A lot of wasted gas at the background

@NevadaJohn1 2 жыл бұрын

As an American visiting HK I saw everyone eating this weird soup so I ordered it. It tasted super bland and wasn’t very good at all. So I tried it a second time thinking the first establishment was just bad at making it. Nope. Tasted exactly the same. Our palettes are quite different and as an American I’d highly advise other westerners to not order the macaroni soup. There’s just not as much flavor as we’re used to. I’m positive foreigners will say the same things about certain types of america cuisine as well. Just cultural differences.

@jc2893 2 жыл бұрын

HK breakfast is terrible to me. The presentation is sloppy and the flavors so imbalanced. Macaroni pasta is supposed to be paired with a thick sauce! Not watered down cream of chicken.

@modgal 2 жыл бұрын

@@jc2893 yeah, it came about as a cheap alternative for low income earners, so taste wouldn't be a priority

@hiheyxd 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it's how British love their food and our taste Yep as a British we do have weird taste in food and terrible tolerance to spices Just take a look at our fish and chip lmao

@gabriel.hongkong 2 жыл бұрын

I know how you feel. American breakfast diners are absolutely different. I'd order something like steak and eggs with a side of blueberry pancakes and American diners absolutely kill it in that regard.

@j.8478 Жыл бұрын

every country has different flavor palettes for sure! asian-american, but born in raised in the u.s. many countries favor textural foods such as "squeaky, chewy or gelatinous" where in west it's the "crispy and crunchy" foods that are appealing. i've often sent snacks to my friends in asian and in the uk who claim american snacks are way too sweet, overly salty or artificially cheesy. which is very much true. i love lucas' explanation of the history behind these meals and colonization, as every cuisine is influenced in a way bc of it. i.e. filipino and korean cuisine too