Amazing you could communicate with the black pudding lady using the phone. The lady actually spoke Mandarin with a heavy local accent. Really surprised the phone could still recognize what she was saying and translate it correctly
not sure what to make out of this. If you aware that Alipay might not work sometimes. Why don't you have a couple of hundred cash just in case? Instead of making fusses and getting for free out of kindness. These are small businesses, hardworking and kind people. I think you know there will be issues, and the locals are kind people
Hello Alan and Shannon: I absolutely love your food adventures. Two thumbs up. I hope to see more food adventures from China. You two are brave... stinky tofu is definitely not for every palate, in a similar manner Blue Cheese or Durian isn't.
I discovered your channel through Backpacker Ben and have been thoroughly enjoying it. It is great watching you guys enjoy everything and each other whilst inhaling so much good food. Gets ya right in the feels. Safe travels!
Maybe in the future you guys should pay first before the vendor starts cooking, just so that you can be sure the payment will go through. The vendors make a hard living, and they should get paid, especially when you are actually making money from the videos with the vendors in them
Yea agreed! There were another TH-cam couple that goes to China and their Alipay is 50/50 too but at least they carry cash in case it doesn’t work. Those Chinese vendor makes so little already. 😢
The communication is awesome. Amazing to know Scottish eat pig blood sausage. They said Europeans don't eat blood and organs. This is probably the meaning of travel and sharing.
@@k.k.c8670 i think it is a common stereotype that chinese eat almost everything, just a part of chinese. me personally, i have a very limited diet list.
Some vendors do not accept Alipay bound to foreign cards. Most do but not all. Some foreigners would ask a local friend (or hotel front desk) to transfer some RMB into the main Alipay RMB Wallet (you just give them the equivalent cash).
When you eat red dragon fruit for the first time, you should pay attention. Some people may experience red color in the toilet after eating red dragon fruit. Don't worry, this is a normal phenomenon.
Really enjoying your videos and adventures, travelling out on Thursday and excited to see some black pudding in the mix :) As an older guy from Dundee great to see you both doing Scotland proud :)
@@Alan_and_Shannon Shannon, I recommend that when trying new food, you don't have to put the whole thing in your mouth. Just take a nibble to discern taste & temperature before going in for more.
25:45 The Chinese character for number 10 is 十. So the Chinese use two index finger crossing to represent 10. Similarly, number 6 in Chinese is 六. The gesture is make fist with thumb and little finger out. Numer 8 is 八. The gesture is thumb and index finger up like mimiting a pistol.
I really recommend you bringing some cash with you just in case alipay not working sometimes. It’s illegal to deny cash so paying cash should be fine in China.
The leaves are perilla leaves. They’re common in Asian BBQ places. Common in Korean BBQ places and if you ever make it to Dongbei in China their BBQ has it too. So they’ll grill the meat and you eat it wrapped in perilla leaves or lettuce. Do not deep dry lol :)
Think of blue cheese when you eat stinky tofu. Its basically a similar idea, except one is made from fermenting milk solids and one is made from fermenting tofu. It is an acquired taste. However different street vendors make it differently so maybe this version didn't taste so good. There is also different types of stinky tofu and personally i prefer the puffier versions because they have a nice crunch when friend and have a nice fluffy center. In China, the best tasting places usually have massive lines :D
My translation app is called "話語翻譯師" (don't know what is it in English). The screen is divided into upper half and lower half. The upper half is inverted (clever design). The lower half accept what you say in many language such as English and Cantonese. The translation is show in the INVERTED upper half both in Simplify Characters and Spoken. The upper half also accepts what is said in Mandarin. Super convenient. I am a Hongkonger, sometimes I need it to translate Cantonese to Mandarin.
Glad you guys ended the night with that nice crispy pork belly! Seems very tasty. 9:07 That little kid in red finally garnered the courage to ask for a photo with you, but got "rejected", lol.
hi friends, if your Internet in China is not so good, maybe you can exchange some more cash, so as to avoid the embarrassment of being unable to pay! Just a few suggestions. Have fun
I ate it once, but it wasn't black. The stand that sold it smelled like sewage, though, so I was expecting the worst. However, once the tofu was fried it didn't smell that bad at all, and it tasted like regular deep-fried tofu that was a little fermented. All in all, it tasted OK, but I was disappointed that it didn't have a stronger taste.
In China if we eat too much deep fried food, we will drink some herbal tea to “ 下火”，it means clear the internal heat caused by the food. So, it would be very interesting if you guys try to drink some berbal tea and react. It’s easy to find in Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces.
Now this is an interesting and entertaining video about food culture in China in sharp contrast to shots of empty dormitories and disused farms. Good job 😊
The stinky tofu you got was a bad one. It’s supposed to be puffy on the inside and crispy on the outside, not soggy. Just a tip, buy from stalls that specialise in only one or two things, you’ll get better food this way
I totally agree with you: the dragon fruit with a white core is tasteless haha... However, I don't think I have ever tried one with a red core... I love the one that is yellow on the outside, and very sweet on the inside and where I live, we import them from Colombia and it is called pitaya.
pork blood sausage (black pudding) is a common food in the northeast of China. I think a lot of places share similar food concepts due to similarities of climate and stuff, I always find it very interesting when different cultures share similar concepts
A small suggestion, if you have difficulty communicating with merchants like at the end of the video, you can find young people near you to help you. It is easier for young people to understand the content you translate using translation software, and it is easier for young people to quickly know how to use your translation software to communicate with you. The highest proportion of young people who know English is around 18 years old, because this age group is about to take the college entrance examination, and English is a compulsory subject.
why not you guys test pay before order to avoid embrasment? some street food vender use personal qr code rather than commercial qr code that is why not support your credit card which bonded to your alipay.
@@Alan_and_Shannon Okay，no offensive，I also use alipay which bonded to my credit cards. just want to let you know I also hate when it is not supported( In this case usually deposit card is acceptable）but I understand foreigners are hard to get a deposit card in China， so I hope the government regulated this in the future that make commercial qr code is a must to have businesses even it is a small vender slaes.
He is right . Some street-stalls dont use business Alipay QR code, they use personal QR code. So foreign payments will fail.That's also why you hardly ever fail to make payments in big shopping malls.the small vendors do not need to pay taxes. 用中文总结一下， 支付宝为什么 有时候付款会失败 原因是 有些商户用的个人收款码 并不是店铺收款码，个人收款码是不能收外币的。
Alipay can't be used, maybe it's the phone card, because you didn't buy a phone card from Chinese mainland. China's calling card is to verify the identity of China people. But it can be used briefly for a few months. It is suggested to buy Hongkong or Macau cards in China, and some vendors selling calling cards can consult. Have some cash on you in case of emergency.
Yes! I just posted a video about this 😅… a Chinese SIM is really as important as AliPay and WeChat here. And it’s so easy for foreigners to get compared to other stuff in China! We just need a passport and to walk into any China Mobile or Unicom-the name on the door is even in English!
You're right. It's not appropriate to use international roaming in China. It's too expensive. It is more suitable to buy China SIM card or Hongkong SIM card. You can use VPN to upload YT video on your computer. China is a cashless society, so it is convenient not to carry coins and paper money. Do you know that?/You know what? There are millions of bacteria on paper money. If you are a foreigner, you'd better bring some cash to spare.@@abbyabroad
@@Alan_and_Shannon maybe you can ask some locals Give them cash and they transfer & top-up your Alipay digital wallet so that you don't have to carry them
I am guessing your digital payment is linked to your bank card, so it's a hit and miss, probably the authentication problem on the bank card side. If you are using Chinese bank, that's another story. Chinese block chain tech is very advanced, which is why the local digital payment works in a blink of an eye.
@@bruces-c3c The trues is .some street-stalls dont use business Alipay QR code, they use personal QR code. So foreign payments will fail.That's also why you hardly ever fail to make payments in big shopping malls.the small vendors do not need to pay taxes. 用中文总结一下， 支付宝为什么 有时候付款会失败 原因是 有些商户用的个人收款码 并不是店铺收款码，个人收款码是不能收外币的。
What exactly do you mean? Alipay can bind BOTH credit and debit card to it. As long as they have the Mastercard or Visa affiliations. Is that not correct?
@@k.k.c8670 I was told some of the vender only accept transaction from the debit card combined Alipay customer, some of the venders accept both. If you met one of the venders only accept the debit card ones, then it will not work. Some times for me as a Chinese, I prefer to pay via my credit card, but it wont work, then I have to choose the debit card for payment. since I combined both cards with my Alipay.
@@k.k.c8670 It's up to the vender's choice, I think they can preset it, if they want to accept debit card accounts based transaction or both debit card and credit card accounts based transaction
Some street-stalls dont use business Alipay QR code, they use personal QR code. So foreign payments will fail.That's also why you hardly ever fail to make payments in big shopping malls.the small vendors do not need to pay taxes. 用中文总结一下， 支付宝为什么 有时候付款会失败 原因是 有些商户用的个人收款码 并不是店铺收款码，个人收款码是不能收外币的。 回复
Some simple personel QR code,If u scan and pay with the credit card will face failure,Solving this problem you need charge some changes into ur alipay ,the balance in your accout paying these personel accout will be no problem.The business QR code scaning with ur ID card is no problem.Hope it helps ya nice couple.Peace
Thank you Alan and Shannon. Nice video!! I regret I didn't post these earlier: 1. A recommendation to someone who wants to discover Nanning: 平西夜市和建政路夜市听说最近更多好吃的,中山路夜市感觉已经没落了. 2. jialou属于南宁当地特色,我觉得挺好吃的,可能是那个摊子做得味道一般般, 不知道加了酸甜酱味道会不会好一点. 3. Rice noodles (ingredient similar to pho) are a must-have in Guangxi, 螺蛳粉stinky rice noodle and 桂林米粉Guilin rice noodle are famous. In Nanning, 老友粉laoyou rice noodle in Nanning, other than 舒记(shu ji) I would recommend 友缘老友(you yuan) or 北湖老友 (bei hu). 卷筒粉rolled rice noodle is also wonderful. 4. Lots of delicious local food in Nanning has sour and refreshing tastes, so if you like that kind of taste, Nanning is a must-go!
Oh my goodness you're visiting my moms hometown! It's amazing how a pair of Scottish couples are making a video about the snacks of my third tier city hometown in China and I'm watching it in Canada. Please see my comment and know that you HAVE to try the old friend rice noodle 老友粉at Shuji 舒记 that's the heart and soul of nanning food with the pungent fermented bamboo shoots that are out of this world
If it is blue cheese, you may accept it, but Stinky tofu is essentially similar to blue cheese. The difference is that one is plant protein, the other is animal protein. Moreover, the blue cheese is eaten raw, and Stinky tofu is heated, so Stinky tofu is safer without the comfort zone. Stinky tofu is not the birthplace of Stinky tofu. Twenty years ago, people in Guangxi did not have this kind of food. Stinky tofu was only sold because it was famous, so the taste is not the best. The best Stinky tofu is in Hunan Province. So don't refuse just because of one attempt, you should continue to try where you have found many people buying. A small suggestion, even if it's street food, please check the local provincial snacks and focus on them.Although I am not from Guangxi, I have been to Guangxi. Guangxi is famous for its natural scenery. Welcome to Guangxi!Although I am not from Guangxi, I have been to Guangxi. Guangxi is famous for its natural scenery. Welcome to Guangxi!
There are different Stinky tofu in various areas of China So you may enjoy it more the yellow colored fried version. I think you are in Zhongshan. Roast pork belly and shiqi pigeon are some of the famous food for foreigners in that area.
stinky toufu is fried and is actually good. But the fermented amaranth stem is really bad. My mom steamed it with rice once separately, but it smelled so awful that I refused to eat the rice.
OMG I am from Nanning.... And i was home for the spring festival for 10 days! I would say that this is one of thr cities that has the most night markets in China! you can find affordable food and clothes. rememver to try the famous rice noodles!
@@Alan_and_ShannonBy watching at your vlog, we should all be around Nanning at the same time. I left Nanning right before the New Year. What a miss. Well, if TH-cam would have pushed you guys to me earlier, we could meet up. Street foods nowadays are becoming boring, as they are not much different everywhere. Local delicacies and famous wee restaurants were what I crashed into in my last visit. Anyway, enjoy your journey there, and keep the good jobs coming! Take care you both 👍
You are adventurous enough to try stinky ToFu. You either love it or hate it. But the best stinky Tofu were found in Hong Kong, which is hard to find nowadays. Way to go !
First of all, love you guys, and maybe there is solution for you to solve you payment issue, when you come to a stand or a shop that works, you can ask them to do a money change, like you transfer them 100 Yuan, and they give it back, instead of going back to your visa card, it should be in your balance of alipay, when you use the money in balance, it is guaranteed to make the payments.
I don't know how this was recommended to me, but I'm so glad it did! Aye, those pork blood chinese sausages are the closest you'd get tasting Scottish. Go for it, ye know. I'm so happy ye found it and like it. Let me tell ye a few of me Taiwanese friends were so fond of haggis and black pudding when they were over in Scotland. Well, just like ye both of course, that's the closest they got that reminded them the taste of home. Nowadays, those pork blood chinese sausages are more for the older generation when you move south towards Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Somehow the younger generation tend to steer away from them. Bring that spicy chili back to Scotland with yous. Never know, ye can get some side hustle going. Enjoy yourselves and be adventurous.
Thats some expired gone bad tofu. It should smell rotten, but taste like heaven. Shouldn't be hard surface or inside. Some dried out , expired uncertified unqualified stinky tofu.
The food is freshly mad，if you don't want it, it can't sell it to other guests, so it's free for you. Seeing that you can go to the next booth to pay, you should go back and pay the money to the family. It's not a good look at you guys. Business is not easy. Think of others.
It’s because the womans Ali pay was not set up correctly and it doesn’t allow foreigners to pay for items and are not food/drinks or goods. It happens about 10% of the time, going back to the Lady wouldnt have made any difference
Hey guys thanks for the China vlogs. Really enjoying it. What app are you guys using for payment. It seems so easy to be cashless in the markets. Cheers
Amazing you could communicate with the black pudding lady using the phone. The lady actually spoke Mandarin with a heavy local accent. Really surprised the phone could still recognize what she was saying and translate it correctly
Language barriers are the past things. Look for timekettle two way auto translating earbuds in real time. 95% accuracy.
that lady did not have heavy accent. If so, the phone can’t handle it!
To be honest, this couple's accent is much heavier than this lady's Chinese accent.
@@Rockieoo😂
@@Rockieoo Rude!
not sure what to make out of this. If you aware that Alipay might not work sometimes. Why don't you have a couple of hundred cash just in case? Instead of making fusses and getting for free out of kindness. These are small businesses, hardworking and kind people. I think you know there will be issues, and the locals are kind people
Lol, these two couldnt bring themselves to carry a few quids worth of cash in their pockets. Its painful to watch sometimes.
Many vendors don't have cash for change because no one else uses cash. Alipay and Wechat cover everything.
Agree. It's not interesting to take the aunt's food without paying
@janesheng7517: While it's important to carry some cash, some vendors do not accept cash at all.
@@violetviolet888 did they try to pay with cash?? not even
😅🤣The little boy is very polite and wants to take pictures with you. Too bad you don't understand.
Hello Alan and Shannon: I absolutely love your food adventures. Two thumbs up. I hope to see more food adventures from China. You two are brave... stinky tofu is definitely not for every palate, in a similar manner Blue Cheese or Durian isn't.
I discovered your channel through Backpacker Ben and have been thoroughly enjoying it. It is great watching you guys enjoy everything and each other whilst inhaling so much good food. Gets ya right in the feels. Safe travels!
Maybe in the future you guys should pay first before the vendor starts cooking, just so that you can be sure the payment will go through. The vendors make a hard living, and they should get paid, especially when you are actually making money from the videos with the vendors in them
Yea agreed! There were another TH-cam couple that goes to China and their Alipay is 50/50 too but at least they carry cash in case it doesn’t work. Those Chinese vendor makes so little already. 😢
Totally.
The communication is awesome. Amazing to know Scottish eat pig blood sausage. They said Europeans don't eat blood and organs. This is probably the meaning of travel and sharing.
The french eat almost everything that moves (like Chinese). The Spanish are also adventurous eaters.
欧洲人是 不会做 所以才不吃的,, 所有食材到了中国厨师手里都会变成美食
@@k.k.c8670 I can understand why Spanish got that reputation...
@@k.k.c8670 i think it is a common stereotype that chinese eat almost everything, just a part of chinese. me personally, i have a very limited diet list.
@@annaliu908 sure but on the aggregate.
Some vendors do not accept Alipay bound to foreign cards. Most do but not all. Some foreigners would ask a local friend (or hotel front desk) to transfer some RMB into the main Alipay RMB Wallet (you just give them the equivalent cash).
Alipay since July 2023 can be linked to foreign credit or debit cards.
so amazing u can meet someone talking to you and so friendly
When you eat red dragon fruit for the first time, you should pay attention. Some people may experience red color in the toilet after eating red dragon fruit. Don't worry, this is a normal phenomenon.
It’s the same with beetroot juice
Also pay attention to chew corn kernels well. 😂
Same with asparagus and pee 😂
Really enjoying your videos and adventures, travelling out on Thursday and excited to see some black pudding in the mix :) As an older guy from Dundee great to see you both doing Scotland proud :)
Thanks for sharing your experience. Also, loooove your accent.
You guys are always fun to watch.
Thank you😆
@@Alan_and_Shannon Shannon, I recommend that when trying new food, you don't have to put the whole thing in your mouth. Just take a nibble to discern taste & temperature before going in for more.
25:45 The Chinese character for number 10 is 十. So the Chinese use two index finger crossing to represent 10. Similarly, number 6 in Chinese is 六. The gesture is make fist with thumb and little finger out. Numer 8 is 八. The gesture is thumb and index finger up like mimiting a pistol.
I shall not try the pistol 😂
I really recommend you bringing some cash with you just in case alipay not working sometimes. It’s illegal to deny cash so paying cash should be fine in China.
The leaves are perilla leaves. They’re common in Asian BBQ places. Common in Korean BBQ places and if you ever make it to Dongbei in China their BBQ has it too. So they’ll grill the meat and you eat it wrapped in perilla leaves or lettuce. Do not deep dry lol :)
Think of blue cheese when you eat stinky tofu. Its basically a similar idea, except one is made from fermenting milk solids and one is made from fermenting tofu. It is an acquired taste. However different street vendors make it differently so maybe this version didn't taste so good. There is also different types of stinky tofu and personally i prefer the puffier versions because they have a nice crunch when friend and have a nice fluffy center. In China, the best tasting places usually have massive lines :D
Yeah exactly, the smellier the blue cheese the better!
The tofu in this video looks really bad. Not as good as a high quality one.😂 Maybe they tried a pretty awful one that even the locals won’t buy.
My translation app is called "話語翻譯師" (don't know what is it in English). The screen is divided into upper half and lower half. The upper half is inverted (clever design). The lower half accept what you say in many language such as English and Cantonese. The translation is show in the INVERTED upper half both in Simplify Characters and Spoken. The upper half also accepts what is said in Mandarin. Super convenient. I am a Hongkonger, sometimes I need it to translate Cantonese to Mandarin.
wouldn't be easier if you just write it down...
you can go to Xishuangbnana in Yunnan province, it got biggest night market in China, it's like in Thailand.
Love your accent 🥹 and thanks for this glimpse into a city I have yet to see!
Glad you guys ended the night with that nice crispy pork belly! Seems very tasty.
9:07 That little kid in red finally garnered the courage to ask for a photo with you, but got "rejected", lol.
hi friends, if your Internet in China is not so good, maybe you can exchange some more cash, so as to avoid the embarrassment of being unable to pay! Just a few suggestions. Have fun
Stinky tofu is definitely an acquired taste. You guys are brave to try it.
Literal garbage 😂
15:24 I had stinky tofu before and it wasn't that bad but the variant I had is not black/khaki green in colour.
I've eaten stinky tofu but it didn't look like what they had.
@@MacrosFTW Hope they don't have diarrhea after eaten.
I ate it once, but it wasn't black. The stand that sold it smelled like sewage, though, so I was expecting the worst. However, once the tofu was fried it didn't smell that bad at all, and it tasted like regular deep-fried tofu that was a little fermented. All in all, it tasted OK, but I was disappointed that it didn't have a stronger taste.
南宁夜市的蒜蓉生蚝也很好吃的
还可以尝试一下路边随处可见的 南宁老友粉、 柳州螺蛳粉、桂林米粉
臭豆腐在中国各地也有不同的口味, 苏州的应该是最温和的版本, 臭豆腐炸至金黄色, 不加任何其他辅料, 沾一点平望辣酱即可
你说的我估计老外都一时半会习惯不了😁
@@lyspy1 蒜蓉生蚝他们之前吃过, 评价很高
各种粉我也估计他们吃不惯,所以只敢说尝试(因为我也吃不惯)
另外, 我还没敢推荐南宁酸嘢呢, 那玩意儿更上头
🤣
@panda00520 我觉得他们吃的臭豆腐类似湖南长沙的版本, 油炸后开个口子填入蒜蓉辣椒等调料,然后浇上汤汁
@@tengsteel8560洋人来旅个游看把你给受宠若惊的
还推荐呢，这对明显有任务来的😢，粉这对不如粉那对敢拍731的😂
wow, you two went to Nanning, seems you are getting used to “communicate” with locals now😂😂
Yay, a fellow Canadian! I just love how adventurous you two are. Mmmmmmmm stinky tofu……you went for the strongest version….
In China if we eat too much deep fried food, we will drink some herbal tea to “ 下火”，it means clear the internal heat caused by the food. So, it would be very interesting if you guys try to drink some berbal tea and react. It’s easy to find in Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces.
Now this is an interesting and entertaining video about food culture in China in sharp contrast to shots of empty dormitories and disused farms. Good job 😊
yea, this is the correct average life of chinese
If you Alipay were not working, get CASH with you ! They are just doing small business. Don’t take it for granted.
The stinky tofu you got was a bad one. It’s supposed to be puffy on the inside and crispy on the outside, not soggy. Just a tip, buy from stalls that specialise in only one or two things, you’ll get better food this way
18:05 very considerate details, and if in India, they would put their hands into the juice and stir it
I totally agree with you: the dragon fruit with a white core is tasteless haha... However, I don't think I have ever tried one with a red core... I love the one that is yellow on the outside, and very sweet on the inside and where I live, we import them from Colombia and it is called pitaya.
Agree the red ones has more vitamins and a bit expensive and smaller.
U guys are quite adventurous 😂😂😂
pork blood sausage (black pudding) is a common food in the northeast of China. I think a lot of places share similar food concepts due to similarities of climate and stuff, I always find it very interesting when different cultures share similar concepts
你可以选择取点现金随身带着，免费吃别人的食物很不妥
A small suggestion, if you have difficulty communicating with merchants like at the end of the video, you can find young people near you to help you. It is easier for young people to understand the content you translate using translation software, and it is easier for young people to quickly know how to use your translation software to communicate with you. The highest proportion of young people who know English is around 18 years old, because this age group is about to take the college entrance examination, and English is a compulsory subject.
Yeah they can be a life saver!
@@Alan_and_ShannonYoung people probably would also appreciate the opportunity to practice English
It's just like chinese trying British Vieux Boulogne 😂
why not you guys test pay before order to avoid embrasment? some street food vender use personal qr code rather than commercial qr code that is why not support your credit card which bonded to your alipay.
9 out of 10 times it works, don't find it embarrassing
@@Alan_and_Shannon Okay，no offensive，I also use alipay which bonded to my credit cards. just want to let you know I also hate when it is not supported( In this case usually deposit card is acceptable）but I understand foreigners are hard to get a deposit card in China， so I hope the government regulated this in the future that make commercial qr code is a must to have businesses even it is a small vender slaes.
He is right . Some street-stalls dont use business Alipay QR code, they use personal QR code. So foreign payments will fail.That's also why you hardly ever fail to make payments in big shopping malls.the small vendors do not need to pay taxes. 用中文总结一下， 支付宝为什么 有时候付款会失败 原因是 有些商户用的个人收款码 并不是店铺收款码，个人收款码是不能收外币的。
Alipay can't be used, maybe it's the phone card, because you didn't buy a phone card from Chinese mainland. China's calling card is to verify the identity of China people. But it can be used briefly for a few months. It is suggested to buy Hongkong or Macau cards in China, and some vendors selling calling cards can consult. Have some cash on you in case of emergency.
Yes! I just posted a video about this 😅… a Chinese SIM is really as important as AliPay and WeChat here. And it’s so easy for foreigners to get compared to other stuff in China! We just need a passport and to walk into any China Mobile or Unicom-the name on the door is even in English!
You're right. It's not appropriate to use international roaming in China. It's too expensive. It is more suitable to buy China SIM card or Hongkong SIM card. You can use VPN to upload YT video on your computer. China is a cashless society, so it is convenient not to carry coins and paper money. Do you know that?/You know what? There are millions of bacteria on paper money. If you are a foreigner, you'd better bring some cash to spare.@@abbyabroad
@@abbyabroad Thanks for the info!
You should come to Sweden. Black pudding, potato cakes, bacon and lingonberry jam. Best thing there is!
Because the international card doesn't work for like "individual business", only works for registered companies, to avoid like money laundry.
True, and some small store's QR code only accepts dept card, in that case credit card won't work.
yeah, best to carry cash aswell
@@Alan_and_Shannon maybe you can ask some locals Give them cash and they transfer & top-up your Alipay digital wallet so that you don't have to carry them
@@Alan_and_ShannonYes you’re right you should carry some cash incase.
I am guessing your digital payment is linked to your bank card, so it's a hit and miss, probably the authentication problem on the bank card side. If you are using Chinese bank, that's another story. Chinese block chain tech is very advanced, which is why the local digital payment works in a blink of an eye.
28:20 她得知你无法使用移动支付后，直接把商品送给你，中国人真的太善良了
Great people
真的很生气都懒得打英语了，自己翻译吧，你们明知道自己的支付宝有时会用不了还不准备些现金，或者你们可以在店家做食物之前先尝试付款，别人辛辛苦苦做完你们才发现不能付款就不要了，这食物怎么办？不要给别人添麻烦，真的幸好最后的脆皮猪肉能付款，不然店家真的会无语。
吗的气的我打了一大段
@@leosmith3425 关键别人免费给他们吃，他们转头就吐槽难吃，真的一点礼貌和素质都没
國外信用卡綁定支付寶一般被掃都沒問題，但是掃碼小攤販確實常常有問題，這個支付寶其實應該注意一下，看能不能解決，特別是以後國外遊客變多的時候。
確實如你所說他們知道支付寶可能出問題，既不準備現金也不提前掃碼支付不太好。
免費送給他們食物的阿姨人真的很友好，但即便是免費，覺得不好吃就說不好吃，這個沒什麼問題，如果他們硬說好吃，反而顯得他們以前的那些讚美都是虛偽的。@@senlinmao
@@bruces-c3c 我不认同你说的不好吃就说不好吃，我自己也住国外，跟很多欧美人接触过，大多数人觉得说食物难吃是很没有礼貌的事，因为我去餐馆吃饭很喜欢评价这个菜好吃那个菜不好吃，但被同行的欧美人提醒过很多次不礼貌。如果你去朋友家吃饭，朋友做了一桌菜你吃完说这个菜也太难吃了，是不是非常失礼。如果这个摊主阿姨也能刷到这个视频，她会怎么想呢
@@bruces-c3c The trues is .some street-stalls dont use business Alipay QR code, they use personal QR code. So foreign payments will fail.That's also why you hardly ever fail to make payments in big shopping malls.the small vendors do not need to pay taxes. 用中文总结一下， 支付宝为什么 有时候付款会失败 原因是 有些商户用的个人收款码 并不是店铺收款码，个人收款码是不能收外币的。
you guys are awesome. I was born in China and lived 30years there and never brave enough to try stink toufu😂😂😂
Get out there and try it 😂
@@Alan_and_Shannon I will try next time maybe😂😂
You should have tried the food stand right next to pork leaves, the one with yellow lighting~~~that is the icon food originally from nanning.
You know how much would cost for the grilled octopus in the restaurants in US? At least $15 for one of these on the skewer
Why don't you go back to pay after you can use the app? That aunt just runs a small business, and you gays just took it for free? Not fun😅
Exactly
When the QR code is not working, means the QR code is generated based on debit card based account payment, not credit card based account payment
What exactly do you mean? Alipay can bind BOTH credit and debit card to it. As long as they have the Mastercard or Visa affiliations. Is that not correct?
@@k.k.c8670 I was told some of the vender only accept transaction from the debit card combined Alipay customer, some of the venders accept both. If you met one of the venders only accept the debit card ones, then it will not work. Some times for me as a Chinese, I prefer to pay via my credit card, but it wont work, then I have to choose the debit card for payment. since I combined both cards with my Alipay.
@@k.k.c8670 It's up to the vender's choice, I think they can preset it, if they want to accept debit card accounts based transaction or both debit card and credit card accounts based transaction
Some street-stalls dont use business Alipay QR code, they use personal QR code. So foreign payments will fail.That's also why you hardly ever fail to make payments in big shopping malls.the small vendors do not need to pay taxes. 用中文总结一下， 支付宝为什么 有时候付款会失败 原因是 有些商户用的个人收款码 并不是店铺收款码，个人收款码是不能收外币的。
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Stinky tofu is from Hunan Province. The old generations also don’t like it like my dad(70s). For them, it is the new and unusual thing.
Actually you can try to make the payment first, that would be less anxiety than you can’t make it afterward.
That would make more sense 😂
23:03 It's not coals, just round black and smooth surface rock.
Some simple personel QR code,If u scan and pay with the credit card will face failure,Solving this problem you need charge some changes into ur alipay ,the balance in your accout paying these personel accout will be no problem.The business QR code scaning with ur ID card is no problem.Hope it helps ya nice couple.Peace
U can get a dragon fruits in the UK; definitely.I live in Essex and I always get dragon fruits from greengrocery.
Can get them for a fraction of the price here, that’s why we’ve never really ate them in the uk🤣
笑死我了，买臭豆腐的那里，跟老板比大拇指，结果说不好吃 no，哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
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Guys, you still did not get the right dollar sign for tons of vids. Our currency is Yuan (元) not Japanese YEN!!!!!!! FYI FYI
Thank you Alan and Shannon. Nice video!! I regret I didn't post these earlier: 1. A recommendation to someone who wants to discover Nanning: 平西夜市和建政路夜市听说最近更多好吃的,中山路夜市感觉已经没落了. 2. jialou属于南宁当地特色,我觉得挺好吃的,可能是那个摊子做得味道一般般, 不知道加了酸甜酱味道会不会好一点. 3. Rice noodles (ingredient similar to pho) are a must-have in Guangxi, 螺蛳粉stinky rice noodle and 桂林米粉Guilin rice noodle are famous. In Nanning, 老友粉laoyou rice noodle in Nanning, other than 舒记(shu ji) I would recommend 友缘老友(you yuan) or 北湖老友 (bei hu). 卷筒粉rolled rice noodle is also wonderful. 4. Lots of delicious local food in Nanning has sour and refreshing tastes, so if you like that kind of taste, Nanning is a must-go!
I am Chinese and I firmly do not eat stinky tofu. There are many people like me. Most Chinese people do not eat scorpions, locusts, etc.
Rats eat anything.
Oh my goodness you're visiting my moms hometown! It's amazing how a pair of Scottish couples are making a video about the snacks of my third tier city hometown in China and I'm watching it in Canada. Please see my comment and know that you HAVE to try the old friend rice noodle 老友粉at Shuji 舒记 that's the heart and soul of nanning food with the pungent fermented bamboo shoots that are out of this world
Squid with curry sauce, try it when you can get it., it's a common street food in Hong Kong.
Hey Alan and Shanon,greetings from Malaysian Chinese who live in Scotland. Glad yous visiting China.
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那个善良的阿姨 让我又对中国人又希望了
If it is blue cheese, you may accept it, but Stinky tofu is essentially similar to blue cheese. The difference is that one is plant protein, the other is animal protein. Moreover, the blue cheese is eaten raw, and Stinky tofu is heated, so Stinky tofu is safer without the comfort zone.
Stinky tofu is not the birthplace of Stinky tofu. Twenty years ago, people in Guangxi did not have this kind of food. Stinky tofu was only sold because it was famous, so the taste is not the best. The best Stinky tofu is in Hunan Province. So don't refuse just because of one attempt, you should continue to try where you have found many people buying.
A small suggestion, even if it's street food, please check the local provincial snacks and focus on them.Although I am not from Guangxi, I have been to Guangxi. Guangxi is famous for its natural scenery. Welcome to Guangxi!Although I am not from Guangxi, I have been to Guangxi. Guangxi is famous for its natural scenery. Welcome to Guangxi!
Alan likes blue cheese so that stinky tofu must be horrific as he eats nearly everything
Omg, I’m salivating
the gesture means 10, “十” in Chinese but that lady didn't notice that foreigners can't read it. glad you got it.
It’s out of a habit I guess.
There are different Stinky tofu in various areas of China So you may enjoy it more the yellow colored fried version.
I think you are in Zhongshan. Roast pork belly and shiqi pigeon are some of the famous food for foreigners in that area.
stinky toufu is fried and is actually good. But the fermented amaranth stem is really bad. My mom steamed it with rice once separately, but it smelled so awful that I refused to eat the rice.
OMG I am from Nanning.... And i was home for the spring festival for 10 days! I would say that this is one of thr cities that has the most night markets in China! you can find affordable food and clothes. rememver to try the famous rice noodles!
The street food in Nanning is the best in China for sure!
XiAn No.1 @@Alan_and_Shannon
That leaf lady can only accept wechat (not an alipay QR code) pay
No chance! That is my city!!! I just been before new year😂 Now I am back to the UK, watching you eating my favourite foods…Torture 😢
How comes you guys don’t buy drinks with the food?
We got some juice near the end!
Just notice, that is the market street right opposite my apartment!!! 😂
Hahha no way!
@@Alan_and_ShannonBy watching at your vlog, we should all be around Nanning at the same time. I left Nanning right before the New Year. What a miss. Well, if TH-cam would have pushed you guys to me earlier, we could meet up. Street foods nowadays are becoming boring, as they are not much different everywhere. Local delicacies and famous wee restaurants were what I crashed into in my last visit. Anyway, enjoy your journey there, and keep the good jobs coming! Take care you both 👍
上一个视频你们去广州城中村，说这里没发展起来，很落后。
这个视频又说小吃街发展成大商场不是个好事
那么你们希望中国发展还是不发展呢。
此外，你们上一个视频说中国终于找到了一个乞丐，那个是杂物堆，不是乞丐。
不过，看了你们的视频这么久，我倒是在你们的视频里发现了两个乞丐，不过你们可能没有注意到😊
It was a homeless person not a pile of rubbish…
@@Alan_and_Shannon so where‘s the person？
@@阿宽-k8h inside it, his feet were sticking out
We were there you werent
@@Alan_and_Shannon 那我就不知道了，因为我又回去看了几遍，并没有看到充分的证据。
但还是希望你们旅行的心态积极一些，并且准备好更多的旅行费用，中国不是印度或东南亚，2023年广州、上海这些城市人均gdp是3万美元，与日本、韩国、苏格兰是相近的。你应该选择略低于日本的花费，（比如酒店住300人民币左右的，食物选择100人民币左右的，坐高铁出行）才能看到这些城市真正“average”居民的生活。你选择在印度的消费水平，只能看到中国底层的生活质量，而当我们关注底层的时候，我们都知道，美国英国遍地都是流浪汉，但是正常人都知道这不是平均水平。我们中国人也不会把英国的流浪汉说成是“average class”。
中国现在确实存在很多条件很差的老旧设施，但是一般价格极其便宜，比东南亚还要便宜。这是因为中国30年前比非洲还穷，因此当时保留下来了一些设施，到现在大多数人绝对不会再使用了。但是因为这些设施对穷人，包括一些中国背包客有帮助，所以没有完全拆除。我觉得挺好的，因为很多人可以用印度的价格住在一个发达地区，这也是中国流浪汉少的一大原因。在uk，一个最普通的旅馆也要50英镑以上，确实条件更好，但是穷人住得起吗？
最后希望你们在中国玩得开心，多看到一个国家积极的一面，同时更加慷慨一些，如果你在大城市，只有接近日本的消费才能让你看到这个城市真正的“average class”的生活状态。
30 yuan for a barbecue is much more cost-effective than McDonald’s
And tastier!
12 yuan Small restaurant Wuhan noodles th-cam.com/video/Wzh0kpaY5Bk/w-d-xo.html@@Alan_and_Shannon
Blood pudding is the most unjustly slandered food. It's delicious.
i mean you don't have to pay electroniclly, they should accept cash.
What a food adventure 😍😍
可以翻译成中文会更完美😅
香农也用起了鲨鱼夹盘发，中国女孩特色
I’m Chinese，but I never ever eat choudofu😂😂😂
those are not langoustine, they are mantis shrimps, which are very popular during the summer.
The kid at 9:18 wants to take a picture with you. Sadly you guys don't understand each other.
Aww no way that’s sad🥲
I thought you guys were from Ireland lol... By Your accent!!
Similar accent haha!
You are adventurous enough to try stinky ToFu. You either love it or hate it. But the best stinky Tofu were found in Hong Kong, which is hard to find nowadays. Way to go !
First of all, love you guys, and maybe there is solution for you to solve you payment issue, when you come to a stand or a shop that works, you can ask them to do a money change, like you transfer them 100 Yuan, and they give it back, instead of going back to your visa card, it should be in your balance of alipay, when you use the money in balance, it is guaranteed to make the payments.
I don't know how this was recommended to me, but I'm so glad it did! Aye, those pork blood chinese sausages are the closest you'd get tasting Scottish. Go for it, ye know. I'm so happy ye found it and like it. Let me tell ye a few of me Taiwanese friends were so fond of haggis and black pudding when they were over in Scotland. Well, just like ye both of course, that's the closest they got that reminded them the taste of home. Nowadays, those pork blood chinese sausages are more for the older generation when you move south towards Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Somehow the younger generation tend to steer away from them.
Bring that spicy chili back to Scotland with yous. Never know, ye can get some side hustle going. Enjoy yourselves and be adventurous.
Thats some expired gone bad tofu. It should smell rotten, but taste like heaven. Shouldn't be hard surface or inside. Some dried out , expired uncertified unqualified stinky tofu.
The food is freshly mad，if you don't want it, it can't sell it to other guests, so it's free for you. Seeing that you can go to the next booth to pay, you should go back and pay the money to the family. It's not a good look at you guys. Business is not easy. Think of others.
It’s because the womans Ali pay was not set up correctly and it doesn’t allow foreigners to pay for items and are not food/drinks or goods.
It happens about 10% of the time, going back to the Lady wouldnt have made any difference
Shannon越看越好看
interesting
It seems like your experience in night food market in Xian was the best by far. Do you agree?
The best one yeah!
@@Alan_and_Shannon would love to see you guys back there. There so much more great food to eat in Xian.
Nasty people, but you don't realise that they despise you@@mguo8190
Good game .
Thank you 👍
Thanks!
Thank you so much 😁❤️
After eating this, the stool will turn black
I hope not 😂
看来你们很喜欢脆皮五花肉啊，在成都也吃了😄，享受中国的旅程，支付宝不起作用是因为对方收款码是个人，不是商户，所以不能用信用卡，怎么解决我也不知道
You 2 lovely young people
You don't realise that they are insulting ??
10: 20 That girl is pretty.
Hey guys thanks for the China vlogs. Really enjoying it. What app are you guys using for payment. It seems so easy to be cashless in the markets. Cheers
Oops , I asked the question too early and heard it was Alipay later in the blog… sorry