Yunnan Chinese Food Tour: EVERYTHING I ate while traveling in Kunming!
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Күн бұрынCome travel and eat with me in China's city of Kunming in Yunnan Province! Every time I travel in China, I'm ALWAYS in search of the BEST local food. Yunnan is known for some of the most iconic Chinese foods like Cross the Bridge noodles, fried cheese, and tofu! Eating like a local and not like a tourist is always my goal and I definitely achieved it in this vlog!
Hope you enjoy this video and feel hungry enough to travel to Kunming to give all these foods a try yourself!
00:00 Intro
1:22 Cross the bridge noodles
3:40 Sesame cake
5:10 Rice cake burrito
6:58 Fried goat cheese & tofu
8:36 Tofu pudding noodles
10:13 Flower pastry
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@kaest4 Жыл бұрын
You are making me hungry lol
@yonight6871 Жыл бұрын
Before coming to China, the media coverage on China l had come across was usually negative.Many people in my country including me mistakenly believed that China was a poor country, where there was only oppression without freedom.But when l came to China, l found China is AMAZING! l dare say China is better than the West in many ways.Modernization, convenience, hospitality, safety, all of these has left a positive impression on me. So l told my families and friends that it was only after I came to China l deeply appreciated how excellent China has developed.
@jasminamercuri8713 Жыл бұрын
so true
@ramencurry6672 11 ай бұрын
I don’t know if they’re still around but there were Americans and other guys who live in china making KZfaq videos mostly about the negative sides of China for clicks and views. Basically focusing on the bad side of China and entertaining the anti Chinese audience and giving the impression that the country is a hell scape. You have to be careful of those guys since I feel it’s primarily for self promotion
@okonkwokingsley3334 Жыл бұрын
You've really explored all the nooks and crannies of Yunnan province😂 I want to see how places like Inner Mongolia, Macau, Heilongjiang, Urumqi/Xinjiang looks like
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
I really fell in love with Yunnan! I've been to Inner Mongolia before but it was before I had a channel so I don't have anything but photos! Heilongjiang is too cold for me! I don't think I'll ever go there lol
@dandyperry1207 Жыл бұрын
Lovely. The sesame cake when you chewed off that pieces and in your mouth..reminds me immediate of tendrils in the show 'TLOU'
@phoenixy1292 Жыл бұрын
i think the tofu pudding rice noodles you eat is actually xiao guo rice noodles小锅米线. because i grow up in Yunnan，the tofu pudding rice noodles i eat is always without soup. Anyway , good to see you enjoy your time in my hometown.❤
@babytreese Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this one! Amazing what they do with rose petals!!
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
Rose EVERYTHING! They even have rose rice wine that is really refreshing!
@yyysboy1 Жыл бұрын
you are so cute when you laugh madly about the sweet pancake you're trying :) It makes me SMILE :) xx
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
hahahah I am constantly laughing at myself!
@yyysboy1 Жыл бұрын
@@AleeseLightyear i love it - thats the happy moment in life - and arguably just like a child (thanks to ur inner child) :)
@opaljohnson4762 Жыл бұрын
Most of the food looked delicious. Might I add that the portions are huge and the prices are insanely cheap for the amount you get. Nice food video, love it.
@charliely1833 Жыл бұрын
I gotta hand it to you Aleese, you are so game to try a lot of different foods. I couldn’t because I’m so picky 😣 gotta love you for letting us know what’s good and not good to eat 🤭 love what you do girl 🫶🏼
@daniellewilliams7560 Жыл бұрын
Aleese 25 thousand followers 🎉❤ congratulations 🍾🎈🎉🎊
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton for noticing!
@astroayumi1752 Жыл бұрын
Love to see this beautiful kind hearted lady again !
@bhf3089 Жыл бұрын
Love you from USA
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
💓💓💓
@luxevintage5445 Жыл бұрын
Wow, so many yummy foods! I'd love that noodle bowl you got with the grandma potatoes. Both, actually.
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
Those noodles were some of the best I had, really loved them!
@user-ot8wr9mp9f Жыл бұрын
Hahaha, really enjoy your video
@sabrinastraveladventures4263 Жыл бұрын
Yum yum I look forward to the day I visit China 🇨🇳 Thank you this was fun Sabrina🇫🇷🇬🇧
@jess_18 Жыл бұрын
Great escape in my day
@yubohe3698 Жыл бұрын
nice video as always, keep it up!
@gyuwooyoon Жыл бұрын
Yunan has fantastic views
@kyleelmaestro3462 Жыл бұрын
Your video makes me homesick! I want to swallow the noodles like you!
@landy7988 Жыл бұрын
I really like your videos
@fatisummer9106 Жыл бұрын
Yunnan is sure my favorite place in china ,food is great too
@user-uz4bi8xe8l Жыл бұрын
it's been 2:34 in the morning here in Miaoli City... i need to wake up at 7am. i started watching your video at 1:15 am and with this video i cant help but eat too. thanks for being you and showing the real experiences going on with you in China. i just finished watching this video. just one more and i must....really must sleep. I'm a fan now. i need to watch another one....
@cindyc8219 11 ай бұрын
You have cute and funny sense humor. I love watching your videos. Is good that you are not Afraid to try food. I can’t wait to go to China next year.
@AleeseLightyear 11 ай бұрын
🤗
@jurrasicpig2426 Жыл бұрын
hard to get the picture of you eating the flaky pancake out of my head, just hilarious, hahaha
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@yyysboy1 Жыл бұрын
kinda itchy and uncomfy when I keep thinking about it - I imagine what if all the flaky bits go in underneath my clothes and all over my body touching my skin... haha... I have fear LOL
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
@@yyysboy1 Haaaaaa! OMG I was thinking the same thing! Before I left, I took off my coat and scarf and spun around in a circle to get them all off!
@yyysboy1 Жыл бұрын
@@AleeseLightyear would do the same!!! otherwise I wouldnt concentrate on my to do list for the rest of the day lol
@songrao9088 Жыл бұрын
your video always make me laugh so cute❤
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
💜 Thank you!
@lizz7805 Жыл бұрын
My favorite is the cross bridge rice noodle, i miss it so much, it’s nearly impossible to find it here in the 🇺🇸
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
If you go to NYC, there are some places in Queens that you can get it! I watched a video about where to get authentic Chinese food so I can satisfy my craving when I get back home!
@raymondlianto9882 Жыл бұрын
The cheese looks delicious.
@yyysboy1 Жыл бұрын
love the cheese cakes (yes am a lover of haloumi which I first time tried and fell in love with in Australia). And the fried tofu, yum! Must be panfried crispy on the outside and tender soft inside - with the beautiful sauce, oh Yuuuuuum!!
@lindyralph8792 Жыл бұрын
Another great one Aleese. Between watching you and Amy, I keep changing my mind about where I want to go first in China. You must have a lot of leftover food when you eat in restaurants. Do you take it to go or just leave it?
@yyysboy1 Жыл бұрын
I know Amy dabao (use takeaway boxes) all the food as she said it once in her video. I guess Aleese does it also sometimes? Waitresses in China restaurants usually are happy to dabao the leftover and most of time no fee is charged for dabao.
@yyysboy1 Жыл бұрын
I suggest you go to big(ish) cities and the ones in the South FIRST - they are probably better in terms of being the trial places for foreigners who are NEW to visiting China. Once you kinda adapt to those cities, then try smaller ones (including the ones in the north). Southern China is more accommodating and more "gentle" - just my impression. I was born and raised in China but now living in Oz by the way. Hope this info helps.
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
Thank you sooo much!! Yunnan food is my fave type of Chinese Cuisine and Sichuan is maybe second-- definitely had to chose where to go first! With leftover food, it depends. I really try to not over order, but it's quite hard as a solo traveller in china as most restaurants serve family style. But If I am going to order a lot, I will always eat that meal at the end of the day when I know I'm going straight back to my hotel and then I will ask for it to go and eat it for breakfast or midnight snack. If I don't eat the leftovers, I will give it to the hotel staff.
@mikeliu-te3vk Жыл бұрын
There are too many types of food in China, I hope you can try various different foods.
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
TOOOOO MANY! I need to make a video about my favorites that I think other ppl should try!
@ramencurry6672 11 ай бұрын
I agree. In my opinion, the greatest or one of the best in Chinese food is the seafood live from the fish tanks. The freshest fish
@travist1566 Жыл бұрын
Welcome to my hometown~
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
What a wonderful city!! I want to visit gain to see the flowers blooming!
@evebrown7977 Жыл бұрын
The flaky bakery reminds me of a middle eastern/Turkish dish, and I can't remember it's name.
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
I don't even know if I got the Chinese name right!
@amubi Жыл бұрын
I cry when I saw you eating deliciously
@alextjflorida Жыл бұрын
Which hotel did you stay? The food looks delicious.
@skytherealm8702 Жыл бұрын
awesome video, love the different food you try thank you for being you
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
awww thank you!
@paulwhitfield2181 Жыл бұрын
Girl you better watch yourself. 😂 😂😂
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
hahah why?!?
@paulwhitfield2181 Жыл бұрын
You know you just can’t eat everything. Lol No I’m just playing. You take care cuz. Love you
@qake2021 Жыл бұрын
😋😋😋😋😋😋🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏
@al7009 Жыл бұрын
we need a Tibet vlog video!!!!!!!!!!
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
Don't think I'd like to go there. I'm pretty sensitive to altitude change and got really sick just in Yunnan province due to altitude.
@falconfrank548 Жыл бұрын
@@AleeseLightyear what a pity!but it seems that foreigners need special permit to Tibet.
@nanyanguo1 Жыл бұрын
did you eat all these food in one day?
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
No way! This was an accumulation of what I ate in 4 days!
@anzac08 4 ай бұрын
It would have taken 5 minutes to find the Cross the Bridge rice noodle story-!! its a great story too-!! 👎
@AleeseLightyear 4 ай бұрын
But I didn't....oh well!
@easymi9964 Жыл бұрын
Yunnan has too many strange food, flower food, toxic mushrooms, and kinds of insects food😢😢😢😢
@AleeseLightyear Жыл бұрын
strange but yummy!
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