i'm from northeast china and now studying in the UK. your video makes me happy and a little homesick. great job bro! keep it up!
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Thanks Yunlei!
@MarkWiens10 жыл бұрын
Awesome Kevin Cook - really fantastic video, all the food looks amazing!
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark!
@musfarmer10 жыл бұрын
I agrre with you... number one it's look so crunchy and spicy
@oopopp9 жыл бұрын
He looks like Clark Kent.
@melchoranotaquino8 жыл бұрын
+Ricardo Ezequiel 😂
@arjunray52757 жыл бұрын
oopopp x just what i was thinking.... Clark Kent visits China!! 😆
@Commander_HW8 жыл бұрын
omg i am crying here in the U.S. I am chinese but i moved here like 10 yrs ago and i haven't get the chance to go back to China cuz i hate flying. I REALLY miss all those chinese street food! You are so lucky living in China.
@Monkeyabroad8 жыл бұрын
+Commander Erik the food is quite amazing in China, not gonna lie
@Sun-gb9vv7 жыл бұрын
Commander Erik 我姐姐也是,惦记着回来跟我撸串呢
@windrider58179 жыл бұрын
I think you take this video at Xian.I've been stay in Xi'an for 15 years........It's feel so good to watch a video of Xian on youtube,maybe i met you at Xian before, I leave that city for 1 year now......
@BETTYHUANG9 жыл бұрын
I commented on this video about loving Jianbing and missing it so much about 6 months ago. I happened to stumble upon your video again today and I'm going to China for a month in about 4 days! The first thing I'll want to eat is Jianbing!
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
Betty Wolfgram Thanks for stopping by again :)
@KroMcLovinFaSho8 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed at how good you Chinese is! You get the tones right and everything!
@Elisa-ih3hy9 жыл бұрын
Are you still in China? I'm Elisa from Venice, I lived in the north of China as an exchange student and I really miss chinese food, my favorite was malatan :)
@wentaofeng55489 жыл бұрын
So happy to see you enjoy eating them. Well, there are actually millions of other delicious street food in China as well
@concernedhermit71539 жыл бұрын
Shake hands!! Jianbing is my favorite too!! But I prefer Jianbing with sausages more :D
@TasteAndTravelAsia9 жыл бұрын
Great job by Kevin showing the top 5 Chinese Street Foods.
@iliveforzombiez10 жыл бұрын
Which part of china are you living in? I'm moving to Beijing to teach English in October. I've never traveled before. Never even been on a plane either.... But your videos are very informative keep it up!
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Wow, if you've never been on an airplane before, you're in for a looooong flight, assuming you're from either EU or USA. I live in Rizhao in the Shadong Province. That's where this video was filmed.
@iliveforzombiez10 жыл бұрын
I'm coming from California, USA. I'm not nervous about the flight I be it was going to take a while. Haha. I've been learning mandarin for about two and half years but I'm nervous of how to navigate the airport in Beijing. Do they have English terminals? Or pinyin naming terminals?
@augiechen710 жыл бұрын
iliveforzombiez there's English. street signs and such generally have english on them in China
@emilywei58199 жыл бұрын
Even though I am not a fan of the NO.5 and NO. 2, but I used to eat one jian bing guo zi each day for almost a month when I was in China. :) I like your videos, Thank you for your effort ~
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
Qing Wei Thanks for watching :)
@tinglei902910 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best Chinese street food videos I've seen! Keep 'em coming! :)
@emjemm10 жыл бұрын
I love this video!! dumplings are probably my all-time favorite food, and my mom makes them the best. I LOVE that the street vendor plopped down a whole clove of raw garlic! that's the real beijing style way to go ahaha. (and now I want to go visit china again)
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Thanks emjemm! I never touch the garlic :p
@BETTYHUANG9 жыл бұрын
I go to China very often to see family and I look forward to eating street food everytime. I wish their was something like this in America. Maybe in Chinatown or something. Jianbing is my ultimate favorite food and I miss eating is so much. Watching them being made is the second best thing to eating them ^-^.
@BETTYHUANG9 жыл бұрын
lol ikr
@Fue35129 жыл бұрын
***** It just like USA which is bad with GM foods
@joehan298710 жыл бұрын
Nice video dude, giving out a counter opinion that u might need to consider (liang pi)( the cold see-through noodles served with Sesame paste and spices) as one of the top 5.
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Joe. I'll definitely try those noodles!
@Reformatt8 жыл бұрын
great video buddy!!! looks so tasty
@4kdisplay259 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the Chinese culture, my moms friend went to China, and ever since she came back I've wanted to go there
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
+4K Display You should come here!
@ucoyun8 жыл бұрын
I love how you are passionate about food
@Monkeyabroad8 жыл бұрын
+ucoyun Thanks for watching :)
@ChristopherWice10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the share Mark Wiens Thanks for the video Kevin makes me want to go to China
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
And thank YOU for watching!
@joshuazheng86718 жыл бұрын
great video dude!! ever since i moved to LA the treat i miss the most is jian bing, you indeed know the soul of Chinese food!!!
@bernardtan90589 жыл бұрын
Very interesting clipping with excellent diction both in English and Chinese ! Not to forget having a good personality. Thank you for sharing.
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
Bernard Tan Thanks for watching
@thee-n8 жыл бұрын
I beg to differ. I don't find the jiabing all that. I have never seen jiaozi as street food in Shanghai, but my favorite will always be the meat skewers where you can choose all kinds of meat that can be grilled. You can also choose vegetables and even bread. My favorite. Hygiene will always be an issue so I eat the street food in moderation.
@Monkeyabroad8 жыл бұрын
+Nnedix We all have our tastes. Street food isn't the best for your gastrointestinal system but its damn good!
@KpopLunatic9 жыл бұрын
I love seeing foreigners or non chinese people enjoying and loving chinese food. Makes me feel so proud. Food too can make people of all nationality united :)
@worldtravel1019 жыл бұрын
KpopLunatic exactly!
@dan0039 жыл бұрын
Mm I remember having Jian Bing in Shanghai back in October - awesome snack! Was there for a week and after day three the guy knew what I wanted (two of them) without me needing to open my mouth. Cheap as chips too!
@jackrubycrew8 жыл бұрын
Great edits man. Really enjoy what you're doing.
@Monkeyabroad8 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@kyleledotnet9 жыл бұрын
Great experiences, have you ever been in Vietnam ? Vietnam also have a lot of delicate street food. THanks for sharing
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
Kyle LeDotNet Thanks so much for watching
@quiettornado19709 жыл бұрын
I hardly remember Chinese street food but I know one thing is that they were delicious. Left Taipei late 1979.
It’s true, you can’t totally immerse in a culture without eating their food. Good thing that there are restaurants in other countries that serve authentic Chinese food.
@PhuongLe_biizsearch9 жыл бұрын
Hey Kevin, love your video, love watching street food. eating my 2 mins noodles on a Sunday morning and watching your video. :)
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
Phuong Le Thank you so much :)
@janicezheng51359 жыл бұрын
HEY KEVIN. Where did you take this video? It looks like my hometown. Just a street behind my high school. I MISSED THOSE FOODS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!
@ms.t94119 жыл бұрын
I approve this list, though I would put dumplings to the all-time No.1! We even have a saying that goes "the most relaxing position is lying down, while the most delicious food is dumpling" (Hmmmm, actually sounds kinda odd in English). Well done with your video Kevin, and your Chinese sounds adorable!!!
@BallSweatDripper9 жыл бұрын
A original Rou Jia Mo is made of pulled pork and the BAKED bread.
@angie651856 жыл бұрын
These are primarily northern China street food. A lot of them are made with dough/flour/noodles. If you go to the south such as guang dong province the food is very different.
@sunalvin59410 жыл бұрын
Like your video Kevin. But I need to tell u that different cities, provinces or areas have their own different food . I think u should continue travel china which u are able to make a top10000 delicious Chinese food list until u finished your journey. Haha .
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
You are right, Sun. I will travel all over China and make more videos soon!
@MrWaheedulHaque10 жыл бұрын
Kevin Cook hi how did you order the food and know the prices. Do you speak chinese or did the people speak english or did you have a chinese friend with you
@riboid8 жыл бұрын
If you like food - get your backside over to China. The street food is amazing and cheap too. I really miss it.
@DanTheMVP8 жыл бұрын
I'm going to China in December with my family. I just hope i will eat one of this amazing street food :)
@shulinwan98187 жыл бұрын
many food, u cant eat all..
@susanbrooks17459 жыл бұрын
Love your videos!!
@vannessahh64939 жыл бұрын
I love eating and watching street Food being made and I CAN'T get over how good looking you are and that YOU also like street food! I would LOVE to try Jian Bing. I've seen other videos of Jian Bing being made before and I crave it SOOO badly, one of the food to try in my bucket list (Isn't it weird that I crave something I never tasted) Btw You should visit Other Asian country 👍
@minsrush80829 жыл бұрын
Those food are only available in north of China, it can't be top 5 Chinese street food.
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
jinhui li Yes they can.
@ShredST9 жыл бұрын
You nitpickers need to pull the stick out of your ass.
@boyangzhao37529 жыл бұрын
***** You are right, but you don't need to be this rude......
@boyangzhao37529 жыл бұрын
***** And also, this is just a video that he tries to express what he thinks the top 5 food are. This is not a professional documentary or something, why u so mad...And also don't guess what other people thinking, this is really annoying...
@ShredST9 жыл бұрын
***** Mr. Kevin Cook is the kind of guy who's putting out cool videos about China. You're an unproductive nitpicker.
@mr.56969 жыл бұрын
I miss Chinese street foods. And I love them.
@ghostofmars838 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing! You did an awesome job on this video! Keep up the great work!
@Monkeyabroad8 жыл бұрын
+ghostofmars83 Thanks so much for watching!
@sandyhua10110 жыл бұрын
Hey there !!! haha found you on the TUBE ;) great videos Kev
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Yep, you've found me. Glad you like the vids!
@RETROGEMS10 жыл бұрын
Great video! The jian bing looks *DELICIOUS*.
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Thank you! And it IS delicious. If I had to choose between oxygen and jianbing, it'd be a tough decision.
@minz84619 жыл бұрын
My foreign teacher from Australia was just crazy about jian bing guo zi...
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
+Min Zhou Your teacher is a smart person.
@mingqin42069 жыл бұрын
It is the exactly city I was live Rizhao lol. However now I am living LA : ( so sad. That videos makes me really miss my hometown, but I still appreciate you and what you did : )
@wadep99169 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kevin for the video, hello from Fresno CA
@Aaronschinaguide2 жыл бұрын
The one you got with the crispy thing the Shandong version called 煎饼果子,and the crispy thing is the 果子. I much prefer this to the Tianjin version that has 油条 instead.
@jiannansanyue10 жыл бұрын
undoubted, these street foods are all tasty. but I guess that most of them should be originated from some north provinces in China. besides, if you'd have a chance for someday, I would highly recommend you to taste some special street foods which are from South China, such as, 云吞面 (Wonton noodles - Guangzhou) or 臭豆腐 (fried stinky Tofu - Changsha ), 灌汤包 (soup buns -Shanghai)... hm, they delicious too
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendations Yin Yang! I just moved to Shanghai this week, and I'll be here for another year, so I'll definitely film a video about 灌汤包
@LRuan10 жыл бұрын
its so cute how you pronounce the chinese words ^^ great video!
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
L. Ruan Thank you! I'm getting better, but it's still difficult for me.
@annaelizabeth27456 жыл бұрын
I am a big foodie. Rather than paying attention to the recipes, I love watching you. You are so handsome.
@user-nk1kr9eq6g10 жыл бұрын
maybe next time you can have these foods in supermarkets or restaurants, just for food safety. but these foods are yummy. thanks for your video
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Allan Liu Thanks for watching
@taatje8910 жыл бұрын
Jiaozi is absolute my very favorite. While living in china i would eat them for lunch every day.
@user-un2yy8cj5e8 жыл бұрын
Kevin where have you been? We miss you so much! Hope you come back soon and post more videos!
@mikema30509 жыл бұрын
I want go back to China. I miss street food
@kappamiky10 жыл бұрын
U have very good taste. U make me want to travel around the world.
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Thank you! If you have the chance to travel, you should definitely do it.
@quiettornado19709 жыл бұрын
cute and perfect accented Chinese words.
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
quiettornado1970 谢谢!
@JackProvost7 жыл бұрын
hahahaha hey bro you looked a little like Clark Kent (Superman) in this episode.
@Ricopolico9 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Both the video and the food. Most of these street food videos just show somebody throwing a bunch of stuff onto a hot griddle - thanks for having the good sense to provide an explanation.
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
Ricopolico Thanks for the kind words
@summermae88696 жыл бұрын
My favorites are definitely 烤冷面,铁板鱿鱼,羊肉串,麻辣烫,里脊肉饼。
@KissTheR1an10 жыл бұрын
I miss China! Just the food.. Lol!
@daehansong53339 жыл бұрын
Everything looks so scrumptious! And it is so amazing that the street vendor foods are so cheap. However, as of 2015 I have been told that meat is getting rather expensive all over China. Could you comment on this in your next video? I was told by a tourist returning from China that just going out for tea is getting expensive as is eating out in restaurants. Food is no longer a bargain in China??
@alegaultcesta5 жыл бұрын
I watched your more recent videos and you lost some weight! You were Chubs before lol😆 congrats!
@NoChance-zl3nb8 жыл бұрын
Authentic Roujiamo is sold no where else other than in ShaanXi province, coz that's where the food was invented. Nothing else other than long-stewed pork(you can choose half fat half lean or lean meat to be added but everyone who knows the food would choose the half and half) was added into the flour bun and the bun was toasted not fried! Please viewers don't be misled.
@iliketheodds25759 жыл бұрын
a truly definitive list.
@kaylanguyen866510 жыл бұрын
Hi Kevin, Thanks for sharing your top 5 picks of Chinese fast food. It is nice you like Chinese food so much, if it was a girl, you would marry it lol.
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Kayla Nguyen haha it's true
@judyma173910 жыл бұрын
Is really interesting to see foreigners try Chinese food. There is one thing that I want to say is TOP4 is not actually HUOGUO is MALACHUAN. Your Chinese is really good!😁
@jake82838 жыл бұрын
they all looked so good. great video
@Monkeyabroad8 жыл бұрын
+jake8283 thanks Jake
@rickjac69098 жыл бұрын
You should eat that jiaozi with the raw garlic.吃旁边的生大蒜才是画龙点睛!哈哈
@ChantelleFerguson4228 жыл бұрын
He didn't do anything with the garlic. What do you do with it? Do you just take a bite?
@SuperVip88 жыл бұрын
+ChantelleFerguson422 Yes :)
@wendyzhang61688 жыл бұрын
I like you are willing to try everything before judging it.
@coooolbee9 жыл бұрын
oh my god!!!!!!! i miss my country so so so much !!!
@janekang56309 жыл бұрын
hi! there! where did you live in China? It is RIZHAO city, right? i live there for 4 years for study. I was so amazed when I saw this video. i just watch it for fun and I find this secret, really surprise me!!!lol
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
ja de Thanks for watching! Yeah, I filmed this video in Rizhao. Cool coincidence
@jasminq29956 жыл бұрын
Shandong is my hometown!!!! A LOT OF LOVE!
@hawanlaydee9279 жыл бұрын
Cutie pie 😙 I wish they had these types of street food here in hawaii😢 Im such a fan of street food.. I do enjoy watching them prepare/make it.. it IS the best part lol I'm here eating a banana...hoping and praying it tastes like the food I just watched ahahahaha... Mahalo I enjoyed it...
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
Melanie Luning Bananas are good, too!
@aijaman54219 жыл бұрын
Kevin Cook Hi Kevin, was this recorded in Xi'an too? I had my first Bing the other day, and I have to agree it's delicious! But I'm a total sucker for chinese dumplings of any kind so that would top my list lol. Take Care
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
Aijaman Actually, this entire video was recorded in Rizhao, Shandong
@RovingPunster7 жыл бұрын
Jiaozi all the way (2:17) ... one of my death row final meal appetizer choices.
@katiezhang78455 жыл бұрын
This is a nice video! Welcome to the Southern part of China to experience more varieties of food and snacks!
@montero098710 жыл бұрын
cool video,,thanks Kevin
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Manny Boy.
@TheSokwokwai10 жыл бұрын
my favourites are pork bun, grilled lamb / mutton skewers and beef noodles in Lanzhou
@tianwang9 жыл бұрын
Jianbing is my No. 1, too!
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
+Tian Wang I like your style
@elyseho77299 жыл бұрын
Ohhhhh. Man!!! you should come to Hong Kong. You will love our street food too!!! believe me
@yulecat9 жыл бұрын
Good video. 煎饼 must be the top notch!
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
yulecat Thank you!
@mayyu51398 жыл бұрын
@Kevin Cook YO KEVIN COOK YOU SHOULD REALLY GO TO HARBIN, HEILONGJIANG IN WINTER(NOW) THE FOOD IS SO FREAKING GOOD AND THE SNOW, ICE CASTLE STUFF..... AND DO ANOTHER VID!!!!!!
@MrRockWei8 жыл бұрын
I want to go back china to eat all the street food, u can find there r many different types in every city
@shuhaolin26369 жыл бұрын
第二个不是火锅啊 炸大串!
@shuhaolin26369 жыл бұрын
Shuhao Lin 还有那不是手抓饼 那叫枪饼
@user-sm6se8pq2m9 жыл бұрын
Shuhao Lin 嗯嗯 你不说我都不知道 那是叫什么 。。。确实叫炸串。。。火锅不是这熊样的。。。 至于手抓饼 我也不知道那叫什么
@user-ex1rf9ff8n9 жыл бұрын
+Shuhao Lin 第四个是麻辣烫,炸串串不会搞白菜和金针菇之类的
@teslashark9 жыл бұрын
+柳场 玻璃上写的是炸串……
@user-xb6zu7be3n9 жыл бұрын
+柳场 明显炸串
@merfrein9 жыл бұрын
Great video man! How common are vegetarian street foods in china?
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
merfrein Not very common. Even if something has no meat, there's a great chance it'll be cooked with other meat products
@metallicaion9 жыл бұрын
you can see a whole pack of raw garlic being served together with the dumpling. That's how northern Chinese take on garlic with the main food.
@lazalee97729 жыл бұрын
Next time u can find something to eat in Guangdong Province,it is pretty cool.
@arvinjay3369 жыл бұрын
Awesome travels man! got me hungry Liked & subbed :)
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
Arvin Jay Thanks man
@ocastanho6219 жыл бұрын
man you look like superman! cool video!
@_cherly50978 жыл бұрын
Chinese in social media are always debating the names of food/ingredients. Different regions call them differently so there's just no correct answers. My fellow Chinese peers you are confusing the foreigner.
@Monkeyabroad8 жыл бұрын
+_ Cherly Hahah, thanks... This is the most encouraging comment this video has received in a long time
@sagisdoodleverse96966 жыл бұрын
so delicious. reminds me of my childhood.
@ZheZhir8 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to try Chinese Street Food or just food in general! I lovveeee food xD
@yongchaoliang92119 жыл бұрын
In the south of China you can get more delicious food. hope you can come to my city Nanning!
@michellec35939 жыл бұрын
煎饼 is the best omg I used to eat it every morning
@Asianmaleonwhitef9 жыл бұрын
ya the dumpling dish for less than a buck. Is to die for :)
@TheDongyao8 жыл бұрын
Great video!But the second one actually is “ma la tang 麻辣烫”,not hotpot.
@nanxiangwang60788 жыл бұрын
+mao xh yeah,that's right.炸串
@cristinaberumen4079 жыл бұрын
Congratulations amazing food, now I feel a little hungry.. ^^
@Monkeyabroad9 жыл бұрын
+Cristina Berumen Thank you for watching :)
@sugarkeyk10 жыл бұрын
You made me hungry kevin 😊
@Monkeyabroad10 жыл бұрын
Raquel Rana Goood. Let the hunger flow through you.
@yebamoonsun10147 жыл бұрын
there, you earned yourself another subscriber wHOOP