How I Learned to Cook, Speak Chinese & Make YouTube Videos! Q&A + Studio Tour
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Q&A time! You asked, I answer. Thanks so much for submitting questions and supporting the channel - I really appreciate it! Major foodie content next week!
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Food is so powerful in bringing cultures together - something I learned when I lived in China. So let's travel, eat, cook, and learn from each other! I am a filmmaker from Berlin, Germany and make weekly videos about cooking and food culture.
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Now I have to watch his Chinese MV.
Just checked out, quite a lot of fun )))
@@mynameisandong Its awesome 😍
..soon he'll be starring in Chinese Dramas - CDramas.
What is your ethnicity Andong?
i thought i had discovered a new youtuber but it turns out it just the 我爱中国菜 guy we used to watch in high school! xD it's awesome to see how much you've grown man, good luck with everything!
Great video, Andong! I'm definitely binge watching all of your Chinese rap videos now, haha
Thank you for respecting Chinese culture.
We love you Andong. Every time I watch your videos it’s like something I have to look forward to and it makes my day. You inspire me to come up with new recipes and see things with a wider scope. I hope you become successful in your TH-cam career and I just want you to know that we all stand behind you.
I'm amazed that you've never worked in a kitchen before. Your ability to learn new skills seems to be much higher than average if you can simply practice recipes at home for awhile and end up with excellent knife skills and a mastery of some fairly advanced cooking techniques. Just as an example to compare, I also watch Binging with Babish, and his lack of formal training peaks through from time to time in some of the ways he does things that a professional cook would never do. Whereas with your cooking videos, I've never once seen a moment that instantly gives away your "home cook" status. Impostor syndrome or not, I think you would fit in quite well alongside many professional level chefs. You definitely fooled this former cook.
I'm so glad I just happened to comment on one of Alex French Guy Cooking's videos while you were in the early stages of building your channel. If you hadn't responded and I hadn't checked out your channel on a whim, I would have missed out on one of the best new content creators to hit the youtube platform in ages. Your gold play button is right around the corner!
I feel like I recall (maybe from one of his videos?) that Binging with Babish is basically when he started being serious about cooking.
Honestly, as a chef. I can def tell he's never worked in a kitchen or had formal training. That by no means is a bad thing. In fact, that a HUGE bonus. When you work in restaurants you end up with blinders when it comes to how food "should be" made. Even in Michelin starred restaurants it's like that. There's no creative freedom in the industry until you become an exec, by that point you've had blinders on for so long you're generally stuck in a box. Granted, I know there are some exceptions to the rule, but they're very few. I wish I could count myself among them. Unfortunately, despite my own creativity, I too find myself to have a one track mind sometimes. Which is why I love this channel. It helps me tap into my own ingenuity and keep evolving as a chef.
I work at a Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant as a front staff and sometimes admin while also learning to be a home cook. Commercial cooking and home cooking are two completely different worlds with the food realm. Both have their own skills that the other one doesn't have.
Great job Andong, you're one of my favorite channel ... self learnt cooking, self learnt video editing plus shooting. Respect, from Malaysia!
Thank you for teaching all of us how to to cook and inspiring us to try new dishes. I am from USA and grateful you are providing instructions in English even though you speak german, russian and chinese. Your videos are fun to watch and please keep up the good work.
Wow! Ich finde dein Konzept für die Zukunft deines Kanals einfach mega interessant! Das Bewusstsein für den Ursprung unserer Lebensmittel ist in Zeiten von Supermärkten nämlich längst etwas untergegangen. Das Q&A war auch insgesamt sehr spannend und interessant!
Hey, I actually saw that "ancient" video on TV when I was really little, it was on the national channel (CCTV) lol
Great energy here. Smart choice to work in English. I've recently started following your channel. Continue the good work, Andong.
Isn't it a tad bit sad though that by default English has to be considered the "international language"?
@@Checkmate1138 I mean it makes a lot of sense for it to be English. It’s a relatively easy language to acquire and it is spoken in a lot of places around the globe already (definitely not for positive reasons…).
@@mandelade Yeah, well that's what I meant, though: the "not for positive reasons" part. Plus, you're losing the audiences of non-English speakers. But regardless, people have the right to choose what kind of audience they want.
@@Checkmate1138 sure but you have to make a choice what audience you want to address. I doubt the audience that he would be addressing (I’d guess adults between 20 and 35 or something + not able to understand English but instead e.g. German and uses TH-cam) is very big.
@@mandelade True, but it does suck for representation of non-English TH-cam channels, specifically here for those who want to enjoy German-language channels, whether native speakers or people who are learning German as a new secondary language.
Rando checking in from NZ - love your channel dude. Super unpretentious, entertaining and just all around enjoyable to watch. 10/10.
Andong is one of a kind, even one million subs is underrated
yay ! hi from Bali. Im really happy you are doing all your videos in English !
Andong, excellent work! You are an inspiration. You may want to consider hooking up w/ another TH-cam sensation Thomas, who is a German guy, ~your age, who speaks fluently German, of course, Russian, English and Mandarin Chinese, and who is now married to a Chinese woman and living in Shanghai. His Chinese nickname is 阿福. He is a big foodie, too! 阿福 has other Chinese-language websites and is very well known.
thank you for this video. Answered all my questions and now I know more about you. I am Singaporean living in Berlin and I love your channel
Hey, Andong. I just explored your channel last week. Watched most of your videos and liked them very much. I really appreciate that you would include history and background stories into the food making. Thank you for everything you did, and wish you a great future.
Really interesting story time at the end, didn't know I was watching a chinese internet celebrity lol
I am so frustrated to have just discovered your channel now, in early 2021! I absolutely LOVE your cooking videos and have been binge-watching for the past few says. If I could make one request, it would be for you to produce a video about making shawarmas. When I lived in Ontario, Canada, Shawarmas were available on nearly every street corner and in the most distant neighbourhoods. Since I relocated to the Maritimes, though, they have not caught on here as of yet, and I desperately wish to master making them at home. In Ontario I could also buy Injera, an east African sourdough bread made with teff flour. A lady near me has been making something like that, but she has adapted the recipe to suit the less-adventurous taste buds of my region - she uses white flour, and the essential flavour of this remarkable bread is sadly lost in translation. I can buy teff flour online, but all my attempts to make injera at home have failed miserably. If you ever explore that amazing bread, I'd certainly welcome a video about the process! Awesome channel, awesome dishes, and I love the way your personality transmits with your ideas!
Russian-Jewish-German guy speaking German, Russian, English, and Chinese, and cooking all sorts of recipe from all over the world, definitely subscribing.
Andong. We have a lot in common....I was raised in the NYC suburbs, love languages (9), food, (math and philosophy). I was surrounded all my life by international culture. at 34 years old I retired to Mexico on a small income and have been here ever since. Your channel brings me great joy and I wish you all the best....JIM
come from China, live in Berlin, like your videos
Hi Andong, nice video! One quick question - have you ever considered coming to Slovakia? There is mix of eastern european culture, hungarian culture and austrian culture, thus we have some special dishes in our cuisine and I'd love to show you around in Summer (also we have a wonderful nature)
Alex French Guy cooking indeed is so inspirational! You know what? You are kind of the one putting me into this inspirational mood for my own food channel right now :D I am so close to take the leap! haha :D
Geile Videos, die du machst, dicker Daumen hoch!
Grüße aus Hamburg!
I think you deserve more subscribers! your channel has so much thought and creativity that goes into it! keep up the good work
I must admit I’m surprised by everything from you, like wow. Nice English speaking, good understanding of Chinese culture and food. Keep it up, my man.
Tea is good but there is so much versatility with coffee! Middle East, North Africa, Bali, Vietnam, Melbourne, Italy, so many unique coffee drinks and varieties. Maybe drinks aren’t your core thing but would be interesting to explore at some point
7:23 holy shit you time traveled through china! you are really ahead of us all andong
Good job sir! I’m learning a lot watching you! Thanks 😀 *Canada/Quebec follower!!
Love watching this channel grow. Pleasure to watch. You’re hard work is paying off
My Name Is Andong Awesome! If you’re ever in Brussels or Belgium, let’s make something happen!
Have you seen 小高姐’s channel? If not you should because she is the Goddess of cooking especially Chinese noodles. Cheers
Malaysia here. Just discover your channel. I think this is the 10th video of yours I just watch! Keep up the good work.
Glad to hear you want to come to Mexico i'll be waiting for all the great flavors you will find here...
Wow! To hear how you got here now doing TH-cam tutorials was very interesting! Just to see yourself as a cook but also doing background searches was nice to hear because your much more than a home cook. Great great job 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. It gives me a new appreciation for what your doing and how much your willing to share with all of us out there. Hats off to you and please continue your epic tutorials and travels!
More power to you and your team, Andong! Please keep pouring your heart into your videos! You are an inspiration and a comfort!
I am always so excited to watch your videos! Great energy! Thank you so much!
4:44 I laughed all day because of this. Excellent.
I knew something was up when you can pronounce certain chinese words. Thanks for exploring our culture.
Dragon Ball is actually based on an old Chinese novel The Jouney To The West which I found Japanese are obsessed with
Really? I'm gonna check it out. Thanks for the info :-)
@@edamame5540 The plot has nothing to do with the novel. But the protagonist is borrowed from that novel. Japanese love all the Great Four and use the characters in random fictions: Journey to the West, Romance of Three Kingdom, Dream of the Red Chamber and Outlaws of the Marsh.
journey to the west is actually based on a hindu myth about hanuman tho (:
nope. The Journey To The West was about them travelling to India, to bring Buddhist sutras to China.
@@eyb0ss313 but there is sort of crossover in character of Wu Kong, one of the most memorable characters of the story.
Thank you. Your story of becoming a youtuber is so inspiring.
Super interesting video! I'm so glad you found your audience, you totally deserve it!
Greetings Andong, I just started following you a couple days ago. I really enjoy watching your videos. You have a great positive energy, you are well spoken and I thoroughly enjoy watching your interesting and educational videos.
I am learning a lot about food, the culture, the history and the science, it is all right here. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Home cooking for the win!!! love your channel!!!
Thanks so much for this video! Your story was deeply inspiring and I was totally blown away when you answered my question! Thanks so much for sharing your experience and I can't wait to see where you take this channel next!
Love your videos Andong. Wishing you all the best of luck with your work in the future! Keep going!
Love the idea of adding food history!💕
I love your videos! You explained very eloquently why I love food so much, mainly the culture and how it brings people together. Keep up the great work!
I am brazilian and I am glad that your channel is in english.
You have a superbly expressive way about you. I am inspired by your encompassing global values and your experimental creative artistry. Also you have given me enough "Heimweh" to push our going home to Germany permanently, much closer.
Mexiko! Gute Idee! Ich war grad dienstlich 5 Wochen da drüben, und hatte das Glück jeden Tag mexikanische Hausmannskost zu essen. Kulinarisch die besten Wochen ever! Super Videos, nebenbei!
so cute on younger days😍
I like you even more after finding out you are Russian. You are very smart and talented!
At 1:17 your voice fell while mentioning your musical instruments and the fact that you don't play music enough. I think that right there was very important to note. ;-)
I personally would love it if this turned into a music/food channel, as those are two of my fave things. :-)
Your zest Andong, is what makes your channel special.
I love your channel and way how you do things. I'm big lover of various foods of Asia from Middle East to Japan and you are a great inspiration o what to cook and how. Your videos on hummus and falafel changed completely the way I prepare these awesome dishes.
And by the way, sometimes your cooking methods remind me of anime Shokugeki no Souma with all the knowledge of different cuisines and experimenting with ingredients :-D
Currently trying your Hainanese Chicken recipe and you drop this out of nowhere :D
Gotta say, the rice is really the mvp, I do really recommend to try it yourself
Did you really say coffee has not much to offer? Coffee video tour in Berlin this summer! I love your answer, because I would prefer chips over everything as well 😄. Thanks for the shoutout 💛.
@@mynameisandong Challenge accepted
Where is Coffee vs Tea 🤔
It's End of August right now ✌️🏻
Found you from Chilli Oil and really love your channel. Happy that you speaking English on your channel. BTW Love the way your head moves when you are talking (maybe that was only me thinking). A Fan from Thailand.
yep me tooo - that chilly Oil video got me.....
Schönes Q&A, klasse Typ mit Klasse Channel. Ich bin mir sicher du erreichst deine TH-cam-Ziele und wünsche dir das du weiterhin so schnell wächst wie seit Beginn diesen Jahres
Fantastic channel...you hooked me in with the hand pulled noodles
my immediate questions after discovering you:
who are you? why are you so awesome? why aren't you way more popular?
I know I'm a little over two years late, but, thanks for doing what you do! I thoroughly enjoy your videos and the cultures you cover!
love ur channel, recently subscribed, and btw your videos with the hand pulled noodles making it as a sort of "miniseries" is a really good concept that Im enjoying a lot
You are so inspiring. I love your videos. They are so fun and informative. I can totally feel your honesty in all the things you convey. Hope to have a channel like you one day.
Just discovered your channel and I love it (now you can add Brazil in your list)!
"can you do a video in german?" why should he? his channel is international... he is doing a channel to show people outside of germany, what germany is actually like. for example that german culture is also turkish food, is also putting CURRY inside your ketchup, is also SPEAKING ENGLISH, being able to communicate outside of your comfort zone...
thanks andong, continue the way you do!
You mentioned you know the best dumplings place in Barcelona? Happy to try it!
many thanks! If you are coming to Barcelona again go try soup dumplings here: goo.gl/maps/QYBQd5RajFRxsQRDA
Huge discovery for me!
Congrats on 69K! I remember the time when you only got a few hundred views but your videos are always awesome. It's so nice to see your channel grow~~ Keep up the good work fellow TH-camr! When I heard you said "I learned all my skills on TH-cam", I turned to Chris saying "oh, you're on the right track", but later you said you worked as a videographer, then I said to him "oh well, forget about it then, he's a professional", LOL.
1 year later it's more than 300K subs! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I am in your Video ❤❤😂best TH-camr
keep on, dude. You got fans here in Brazil too
That was very interesting! I really think that your channel is gonna grow a lot this year if you keep working as you do. We can see all the excelent production that is behind of every upload! So.. good production, good content and of course AMAZING food! wish you best of luck :)
Atze, danke für deine Videos, ich bin im dritten Jahr meiner Kochausbildung und muss sagen ich hab echt viel von dir gelernt. Danke dafür. Ich hoffe du pennst 2021 immer noch ab und zu auf dem Teppich, ich fühle dass ein Berberteppich ist spät in der Nacht um Faktor 50%gemütlicher als ein Bett ^^ Grüße und bleib gesund.
PS: Falls du diesen Kommentar in so nem alten Video überhaupt wahrnimmst, deine Community würde sich bestimmt darüber freuen wenn du noch ein paar Deutschegerichte mit Asiatischeneinflüssen/ Abwandlungen bringen könntest.
Ich hab deine Videos nur gestern entdeckt, und die sind total geil! Weiter so!
you , dude, went straight to 1st position on my youtube binge list :D congrats, awesome & educational vids!!
So humble and creative! I really like you you are such an inspiration!! Super excited to see any new videos!
I recently started watching your channel, and before I watched this Q. & A. I thought you were an American who had spent time with relatives in Russia and Germany! Languages must come very easy to you!
Hi my uncle called andong me when i was 2 or 1 year old and then he died in 2019 but since 2009 they started calling me andong so i was curious so i searched this day and i notice that there meaning in asai in chinese that andong is peace of east so that i saw this video too nice to meet you big andong im little andong
Bought 1kg of msg thanks to this channel and love it! So nice to add a tiny bit to each dish.
Bless and love from Tanzania 🇹🇿
Love the q & a, you have a great personality and your videos are always great! Looking forward to the new videos!
Hello An Dong. You need to try Malaysian food. Especially Malaysian Chinese food.
Just discovered this hidden gem! I’m impressed by your understanding on Chinese food/culture. Keep up the good work! This channel has got so much potential.
You seem like a really humble guy, wishing you all the best and success for the future.. subbed
Your goal To inspire people To Cook at home Is successfull. After I Start Looking your videos, I‘ll try a lot of more stuff and love To cook for my family and Friends.
Keep it up!!
Really nice and interesting video. Keep on producing on the level you do and there should be no problem ;) and i would be totally in for an Andong(con)vention!
already here I must be your diehard fan
gotta hit me with heart plz～
Yes! Cook ikan patin tempoyak. it's fermented durian stew with a fish that is a kind of catfish.
You deserve more followers!
loved this vid!! loved learning all this about you, and can't wait to see how much you grow in the future! rooting for you :))
I just found your channel. This is Really inspiring. I always had the idea i should officialy study food product development at a school but u showed me I don't have to!
awesome vision for the channel! :) looking forward!
You can natto. 😄
Once you get over the slime, there's nothing better. I could eat natto on rice every meal. Too bad I only get to eat it when I visit Japan.
Loved this video! It was so informative and interesting (in contrast to other Q&As you see on TH-cam 😉)
Thank you for all your videos. Have you ever thought of doing any dishes from South Africa.
I really enjoy your channel. Your personality shines through. ... Love from Singapore
Guy! I love your researchs! If you have any plans of going to Brazil, and need some help or tips, let me know! I love home cooking and learning more and more about culture through food.
Two thumbs up from a German viewer who sit in a NJ hotel room.
I just discovered your channel, and I must say you're doing an amazing job! I am just like you, I don't really like sweet stuff too much (mostly only fruit and traditional Japanese confectionaries because they're not too sweet). Greetings your neighbour in the Netherlands:)
Heyyy! Happy birthday!
Hi, I'm from Italy