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crazy lore to just casually drop at the beginning of a video

The deeply Australian “fuck me” that slipped out before you ate the eyeball 😭

I absolutely LOVE how all the locals happily tell you how to eat the food or how they do it. Food truly brings people together

lmao i did not expect blondie to be a kung fu stuntwoman. it's really awesome!

That quote on the cap was amazing. Live, Laugh, Love, Bread.

Didnt know u are a certified Wing Chun practitioner. Derk has to be very careful never to get into a fight with u. 🤣

Big kudos to you for the eyeball. Not an easy thing to get past, but you did it like a champ. And how awesome was the support from the people around you! Thanks for continuing to bring adventure, culture, and incredible experiences to us every week. ❤❤❤

OMG, Amy, you're so brave! As a Chinese, I used to be afraid of even fish eyeballs, which are much smaller than mutton eyeballs.

GREAT JOB Blondie! It's important for people like you to normalize food that has kept humans alive for centuries. So many countries have intentionally become disconnected from where our food comes from so people become reliant. In the US, young people are afraid to touch a clean piece of muscle packaged in plastic and freak out when there are bones. It's very dismaying. As humans, we need to respect the life of the animals that gave their lives for us and understand all parts of the animal have value. First as food both fresh and preserved, then as clothes, fiber, weapons from bones, tools to sew, leather for shelter, clothes and cordage. Emmymade is Chinese-American living in the US and while most of her food exploration is all American, she is one of the best at normalizing food that is not normal, particularly her insect series which I admit, I would have a hard time with. It's so refreshing to see a Caucasian woman navigating and enjoying China which has been cooking food longer than most countries have existed. They've had time to perfect not only flavor, but textures, combinations, and balance. The geography of China is perhaps the most diverse of any country and the cuisine is exponentially diverse. No human could experience it all in a lifetime. I hope you can learn the cooking side and more about the plants and how they are grown, how the animals are raised, etc. It would be wonderful additional insight into the cuisines of China. TIP: researching the scientific name of the plant means the rest of us in the world will know exactly what it is.

I was impressed you could even pick the eyeball up. When you ate the thing you triggered a phobia I never knew I had. Because of that I subscribed. That was great!

My guess would be that the dissolved sugar stayed at the bottom on the cup while you drank from the top. Once you poured in water for the second brew, that mixed the sugar throughout so more sweet-tasting.

I'm a Lanzhou native living in Canada! I can't believe you've come to Lanzhou, welcome!

As a Lanzhou local, I can't even handle the the brain and eyes😅. Good work Amy!

You take us to the best places. Every time it's a new world. I find you have the "trying food courage" I envy. With each of your videos, my thirst to visit China increases. Thank you.

Those were some pretty sick moves at the start of your vid, Amy. You really are a Jack of ALL trades! A very gifted gal.

I've been watching your videos since 2019, in that time I was dreaming about going to China... and now I am here since last year, every time I'm too stressed by uni life I just watch your videos and remember why I came here, thank you for everything Amy!

Your first time in Lanzhou was to fight. This time is to bite! :D Really enjoyed this video.👍

Omg, you're so brave, I could never eat the eyeball. I'm Chinese and my mum loves organs in general but I was never able to eat them.

To be frank, out of all the China Travel videos I have seen recently, this one is THE BEST!!!!!!!! I laughed all the way through your sheep head experience! As a Chinese myself, I wouldn't have the courage to do that! 😂 Thank you for your amazing video! and Great personality of yours!!!

the respectful curiosity you have within you is so magic 💖💖💖

17:30 The northwest region is the primary area in China for consuming mutton and has a long history of breeding meat sheep. In the areas around Ningxia and Gansu, several unique Chinese sheep breeds are raised. Their most notable characteristic is the very mild or even non-existent mutton smell, making them very palatable. The locals have the best mutton in China, which, as a southerner, I envy very much. I'm also not very brave when it comes to eating eyeballs; the physiological aversion really hinders my attempts. The only time I don't feel that way is when eating fish eyes. Amy, I really admire you.

17:35 "Hmmm, that brain was really nice!" I was dying...

They sell whole raw sheep’s heads in Spain, complete with eyeballs, at the markets where people also sit and eat tapas. These things are not as far flung as people think. (Haven’t watched yet but enjoying the eyeball conversation)

Everytime I think you can't be any cooler...you drop something like this lore and become cooler.

No fuzz is a nectarine (水蜜桃). The small ones you had afterwards looks more like a pluot (apricot crossed with a plum). I forgot what they were called at the markets in Chinatown back home in San Francisco. 😅

👍👍👍 Good onya, Amy. A true foodie. Head to tail, that's what that goat dies for. To feed people and nothing is wasted.

Love,love, love this adventure. Amy, I think you are living my dream life. I used to travel a lot in my 20’s and managed to go to my dream destination as part of my education, and that was Australia (as I’m from Norway that’s half the world away). I wish I was more adventurous then, like you are now and tried more food and visited more places. Hmmm…this makes me sound old (I’m 46 years young 😂) New dreams of travelling keeps developing and your channel is one of my favourites as food adventures and the fact that you are so effortlessly communicate with the locals (which I know it’s probably taken a lot of effort to get to this point) motivates me. So, my travel dream (other than 🇨🇳) is Korea so duo lingo and I will be best friends for the next few years. If I ever get a chance to go to China to, I might have to book you as my guide 🙏🏻 So, quite a few of your posts end up in my dream travel folder and here’s a little fun fact - I have also eaten a sheep’s head and eyeball, as I am from the western part of Norway and sheep’s head is part of the very,very old (from the vikings I believe) traditional food for some before Christmas. Stay safe on your journey and looking forward to your next post. Cheers, Camilla from 🇳🇴

You're a real badass, Amy! Both girly and tough at the same time!

This video kicks ass in more ways than one, and nobody deserves to wear the "Food Adventure Club" T-Shirt more than you!

That was such a cool video! And yeah the lore at the beginning with your interest in martial arts, go Amy! Risk adverse my arse 😜

this channel is a gem! i'm malaysian chinese and i'm learning so much about the country that my grandparents were born in through your channel, love your enthusiasm and openmindedness to learn and try out new things

Does that appeal to me?! Babes that’s my dream! I live vicariously through your videos. I can’t wait to visit china one day ❤

Thank you for your videos! Very interesting, informative and enjoyable, not just for different kinds of food, places and culture! You have been successfully making me understand more about China!

Firstly, I really appreciate the way Amy expresses everything. If I were an English teacher, I would use Amy's videos as examples to teach. I have learned a lot of excellent expressions from Amy; I just love her English. Additionally, the content is really interesting! I always watch her videos while eating. They either make me enjoy the taste of food I've had before, enhancing my appetite, or they introduce me to foods I've never tried, like the sheep head, making me feel the same nervous excitement she does. It's like I know her so well, even though I've never met her in person. Great job!

桃李满天下的李子就是这个，one of the oldest fruit in China. Another one is 香瓜 cucumis melo, Jilin province has the best one, you can find it near Changchun area during summer time.

You need to bring back Jasmine please.

have been waiting for this episode for years, finally, welcome to Gansu

Welcome to my hometown! Haven't been back for years and really appreciate your video to see everything familiar and changed! Hope you have a wonderful trip in Gansu while enjoying all delicious food and fruits!

Amy you really are such a trooper! I'm a southern Chinese myself, yet I can't bring myself to eat half the things you have tried. I could do fish eye ball, but that mutton eyeball...phew😅

What an absolute BALLER! Props to you. You're stronger than I am!

I cant stop smiling watching your video, love it

HI Blondie, greetings from Australia. Love your Video. Keep it up!

Thanks for visiting my hometown Lanzhou !!! I will be there in September!

Love the earrings that you wore going thru the night market in Lanzhou. So interesting to see the Yellow River merging with sea water - the contrast of colors! Wow! Congratulations on your eating an eyeball successfully! So brave! 👏👏👏👍👍👍

Love the longer videos!!!!!

Finally a travel adventure came out! A sheep eyeball would be a challenge to me too!

Very interesting and fun video, cannot wait for your next one. Good luck!

Love your videos! Beijing native and just went home in May. And I've never been able to eat any eyeballs even though I'm pretty adventurous with food. Lol good for you! Glad you are having a good time! I've been catching up on all your videos. ❤

I find the whole timezone thing in China really interesting. The fact that the entire vast country has Beijing time, a 10am sunrise in the west would be cool to see!

We call the peach without the fuzz a "nectarine".

I wish I was brave as you. Very impressive to eat an eyeball. You inspire me that I could do more. Thank you for all your wonderful videos!

Great video. Really enjoy your journey.

WOW this is such an interesting episode. Keep up the good work.

My wife and I love and watch your Chinese food adventure every morning with coffee in Sydney....Love, love, love your channel. We are spending Christmas in HK, Beijing and Harbin. Thank you soooo much for promoting China and the amazing culture, society and food.

You are one amazing lady. Good on ya for being so open minded 🤘 Loved this video 😊

Loving the deep lore.

I really admire how open and adventurous you are to trying these exotic cuisines!!

Loved hearing a bit of your backstory and the martial arts - impressive! well done on that eyeball too!!!

Love the history information you add

OMG... I wouldn't even try that as a Chinese hahaha. Great video!

Well done on the sheep head! I am definetly a tiny but more excited than usual for your next few vid! This is the region that fascinates me a lot. Like growing up with Chinese novels you hear a lot about the city that boarders the Gobi desert so yeah I'm intrigued. The plus side of having a large Muslim population and a lot of halal dishes also excites me as well!

Yay Amy! You ate that eyeball like a champ, something that I don't think I could do, much less, the whole sheep head. Love watching your videos!

Love the way you just psych yourself up and pop it in. Good on you.

17:56 OMG I love the nervous laugh lol, that's so me🤣🤣🤣

You played it well! From time to time, it is genuinely refreshing to watch your video and, as it were, play along with you and it is lots of fun. After all, as Plato notes, life must be lived as play. Pura vida, as Costa Ricans put it. Thanks to you for the grit and hard work you have devoted to each of your amazing videos.

Great experience! Love your video!

Oh my goodness!! But I can tell you this, I feel I could eat what you did, IF … you were eating with me! You make everything so fun and interesting!! Great video 😀

NO WAY URE A WINGCHUN MASTER I LOVE YOU EVEN MORE NOW! Literally goals ❤️

Thank you for sharing this side of yourself:)

That guy offerred you that beer at the start knowing that you would need it to wash down that eyeball!! 😂

I love your channel so much. If I were a teenager I'd want to study abroad in China! So much good food!

Glad you enjoyed the lanzhou trip Amy!

Wing Chun originally start in the city of Foshan in Guangdong, the Kung Fu capital of southern China. Blondie should have a plan to visit this part of China in the near future.

You are SUCH an adventurous eater--I would never try MOST of the things you showcase on here. If I were with you, though, I would try everything at least once; you make me want to do better! I really look forward to every new video Amy ❤

Awesome video. In Sydney there are some very popular Lanzhou Beef Noodle soup restaurants. Good to see the province.

Super cool to see your martial arts side

The kong fu movie part looks so real LOL

I really hope you get to meet Donnie Yen one day! I noticed his wife Cissy follow's your IG and she is a big fan of you! maybe she will contact you for a meet after she watches this video! Keep making videos for us please!

So glad you were able to accomplish that!!! NOT in my repertoire, you knocked that out of the park!!!

Lanzhou beef noodles 🤤 Wow had no idea you studied martial arts and did stunt training! Love your videos!

Because of all your videos, China is the next destination. Thanks for sharing your wonderful experiences across the country ❤

Great for you to visit a new place!

Wow- goat’s head ate brain and eyeball. Very brave. Also great scenery in the beginning. 💕👍

Oh, my god. Sheeps head?? Yikes.. You were amazing. The onlookers were quite encouraging.. Thanks for the education..

That was a great video!

As a Lanzhou born and bred, thank you for promoting my hometown.

you go girl! well done 😂🎉🎉

I fast-forwarded the eye ball part!!😨,You are so brave.

the craziest episode i've ever seen so far

Loved the encouragement from the locals!

well, since we've seen so many stunning videos from Amy, you are truly a stunt woman in foodie world

the expression after you ate the eyeball is very funny😂

I'm from Lanzhou, but I never dare to eat sheep's eyes!! You are so brave!!!Thank you very much for liking my hometown.❤🎉😊

So brave of you eating sheep head! 😂

Awesome video!

Lanzhou is fruit paradise! Beef noodle is the best noodle for me !

Big props to you omg I’m even scared to eat some of the foods u did👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I really couldn't overcome eating an eyeball of a.... goat ? For that courage, I subscribed your channel, Blondie. 💪💪💪

Bugger me!!!! You really ate the eyeball, I have never tried even once as a Chinese, brave girl. I can only eat dead horse and dog’s eye