Verdant is an English word I like a lot and don't see used much, from google: adjective (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation. "verdant valleys" Similar: green leafy grassy grass-covered lush rich flourishing thriving teeming prolific rampant overgrown dense thick jungle-like jungly verdurous viridescent virid graminaceous gramineous of the bright green colour of lush grass. "a deep, verdant green"
The article about the villagers who got rich from raising giant softshell turtles was impressive and inspiring. Their perseverance and creativity turned a unique idea into a reality, bringing in a large income and preserving a rare turtle species. I admired their work ethic and saw that humans can harmonize economic development and environmental protection. This story gave me confidence in the possibility of creating positive and sustainable changes.
they should release some of the native turtles to help bring back that wild population, this is also a great way to protect their business. if the farm were ever to get a infection or somehow else die out, they have a healthy backup in the wild population, and is also a great way to bring genetic diversity back up for the species, further improving their genetic resistance.
These farms will destroy any genetic diversity there is left, eventually all of these turtles will have very similar genomes which will lead to their complete extinction.
As a Vietnamese grew up in America I have no desire to try exotic food. I’m happy with chicken and beef. But I enjoy watching Andy exploring VN, places that I have never been and never will ❤❤❤ your channel very much
Hahaha. My Australian ignorance strikes again. I’m blaming Sonny for this one-I must have picked it up from somewhere. I’ve recently come back from Maine and eaten my fair share of lobster. Thanks for making me wiser as to what the hell I was actually consuming.
@@luongo7886they do. In Australia tho its different because kangaroos are very abundant. Almost pest like numbers. They have licensed hunters that cull the population yearly so not like they eating them into extinction. Asians have no chill
Turtle is the only food I ever decided to try and then chickened out. On a lake in Cambodia in 1998 I was on a boat when the owner of the boat asked if I wanted a picnic. He lit a charcoal burner, scooped out a Turtle and just placed it, belly upwards, directly onto the fire. I ended up giving it to a local family.
Hi Andrew You are braver than me because I can't eat poor baby for food. I learned so much from your video today. Cam on ban nhieu oi. Chuc ban an ngon. ❤
yeah this is actually sad these turtles are so unhealthy and the population of softshell turtles especially in vietnam has been decreasing for a long time, the hoan kiem & yangtze are becoming functionally extinct in the wild.
This content is fascinating, showing how villagers make millions by farming giant soft-shell turtles. It highlights their unique and profitable farming practices.
This is misleading, the turtle in this videos are not the same specie as the giant one in Hoan Kiem Lake (and the giant one in China and Dong Mo Lake), i'v seen there's a lot of comment said they should release some of this Cua Dinh into the wild, but meh, those Cua Dinh in the wild are ok, they don't need any more competitives
I ate one of these at a north korean restaurant in shanghai (they no longer exist), it tasted really gross. I saw these in a lot of wet markets across asia.
Hey Andy, I don't mind trying the meat but not the skin. It seemed very small to be eaten especially when some of the other ones were so big. You gotta try a freshly laid egg. Is that meat sold in the supermarket.? Here in Amish Land Snapper turtle is a popular soup and Amish food. No thanks. Seeya Next Time ✝️🙏
To my knowledge, no part of any turtle has any medicinal or therapeutic value of any kind. These turtle farmers are taking advantage of the false beliefs of local Vietnamese people. Just my humble opinion.
More power to you but I can't stand how they prepare food in areas like this. Its off putting and so much organ meat and what not. I mean its slimy as hell, the damn finger claws are still on. There is NOWAY that tastes any good. Would need way more prep and finesse for my taste. Like all I hear over and over is gelatinous and it hasn't taken on any flavor of the broth/stew/soup...Like I said they need to work on preparing the meat better.
Andrew forgive me for a little criticism,you are not making enough videos,I am a big fan,but I only see you very little on youtube,and by the way,please stop, blasting your videos like sonny,I Personally hate all videos,that blast their videos like sonny,please keep making more videos,your true friend JR.😮
I’d like to first say this is my opinion mixed in with a few facts. I know I’m on the unpopular side of things so please don’t come at me! If there were more with my opinion, maybe our planet would be in better shape. I understand people HAVE to eat, but there are people all over the globe trying to repopulate our planet with all kinds of plants and animals that are going extinct or functionally extinct every day! You even say that during your video, but still eat one of these rare and beautiful creatures along with their eggs! Sorry but I can’t watch- ever.
that's the oddest cylindrical egg I have ever seen... looks almost spherical :P
good I thought it was just me. I kept thinking he's clearly using the wrong word for that shape, lol
IT WAS DOING MY FREAKING HEAD IN!! SPHERICAL GODDAMN IT
@@squidnips3656 Yeah, can't wait to see Webster update the definition of Cylindrical.
Saved me some typing 👍
I love your content so much. Straight to the point, not clickbaity, educational, and respectful.
3:15 Don't You Mean.. Completely Spherical?
Andrew Fraser is my “new” Andrew Zimmer of Bizarre Foods!!! 💕💕
The aerial views of the surrounding area looks so beautiful, so lush and green. Seems an ideal rural life.
Imagine the mosquitos
Verdant is an English word I like a lot and don't see used much, from google:
adjective
(of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation.
"verdant valleys"
Similar:
green
leafy
grassy
grass-covered
lush
rich
flourishing
thriving
teeming
prolific
rampant
overgrown
dense
thick
jungle-like
jungly
verdurous
viridescent
virid
graminaceous
gramineous
of the bright green colour of lush grass.
"a deep, verdant green"
They should also release some back into the wild eat half of them and let the other half free
The species in the farm is not endangered. They are very common. There are thousands of softshell turtle species.
Amazing how 1 animal is a delicacy in one country and considered a pest in another.
Like snails in France.
You know, a more surprising fact than turtles was that he spoke Vietnamese!☺
Thank God it's turtle you're eating not swine. I rated your videos 10/10.
Absolutely brilliant Andrew thanks. I'm a very fussy eater but I'm being serious that turtle hot-pot looked very good. Thanks for the upload BRO
The article about the villagers who got rich from raising giant softshell turtles was impressive and inspiring. Their perseverance and creativity turned a unique idea into a reality, bringing in a large income and preserving a rare turtle species. I admired their work ethic and saw that humans can harmonize economic development and environmental protection. This story gave me confidence in the possibility of creating positive and sustainable changes.
they should release some of the native turtles to help bring back that wild population, this is also a great way to protect their business.
if the farm were ever to get a infection or somehow else die out, they have a healthy backup in the wild population, and is also a great way to bring genetic diversity back up for the species, further improving their genetic resistance.
These farms will destroy any genetic diversity there is left, eventually all of these turtles will have very similar genomes which will lead to their complete extinction.
its a pest in the philippine..invasive species no chance going to be instict,vietnam can catch in philippines for free.
11:22 that’s not Alaskan Lobster , they are Tropical Spiny Lobsters from Vietnam … We have all the goodness here , bruhhh 😂😂
I learned that turtle eggs are cylindrical shape today. The more you know!
most turtle eggs are like that tho!
As a Vietnamese grew up in America I have no desire to try exotic food. I’m happy with chicken and beef. But I enjoy watching Andy exploring VN, places that I have never been and never will ❤❤❤ your channel very much
You should go back to your hometown to visit and experience the food here
@@FarmTastic97 I’d like to …. Someday.
@@user-lf3hh1wv9vc What state in the US are you currently in?
@@FarmTastic97 I grew up in Ohio but moved to Toronto years ago.
@@user-lf3hh1wv9vc I know that place. Wishing you and your family good health
I really enjoy your content , I don't think i could eat the things you have eaten ,hats off to you
I've told Sunny this and I'm telling you.....Alaska Lobsters DO NOT EXIST 😊 Carry on
Hahaha. My Australian ignorance strikes again. I’m blaming Sonny for this one-I must have picked it up from somewhere. I’ve recently come back from Maine and eaten my fair share of lobster. Thanks for making me wiser as to what the hell I was actually consuming.
Painted crayfish from tropical oceania, not alaskan lobster
Andrew: congrats on another superb video. How you get 200,000 subs soon!
Great video Andrew...Thanks as always for sharing what you see and live...
In philippines soft shell turtle is a kind of pest in lake fishpond rice field.
Second video today and I have to say not disappointed 😁
As a Vietnamese, I feel sad that we are eating one of the symbols of our beloved nation.
Don't worry. As an Australian we eat kangaroo which is our national animal 😅
@@irelanddarrie1996 Are you serious? When I was there, I didn’t see any Aussies eating kangaroos.
@@luongo7886they do. In Australia tho its different because kangaroos are very abundant. Almost pest like numbers. They have licensed hunters that cull the population yearly so not like they eating them into extinction. Asians have no chill
@@aquatics1nthatrpics51 Well, I just learned something new today! Thanks for the info, mate! 😁
And how does the meat taste? Is it tough?
@@luongo7886 I'm not aussie.😆 I just watch sonny alot. 😆😆
Turtle is the only food I ever decided to try and then chickened out.
On a lake in Cambodia in 1998 I was on a boat when the owner of the boat asked if I wanted a picnic. He lit a charcoal burner, scooped out a Turtle and just placed it, belly upwards, directly onto the fire. I ended up giving it to a local family.
Im Vietnamese, these are fair popular to eat. but for me, the taste is very unpleasant. But i'm sure, farming them keep the population healthy
Love it, thank you for making this video!
In VN, the rarer the meat is the more expensive it is regardless of how it tastes. To say it's expensive because it tastes good is just not correct.
Hi Andrew
You are braver than me because I can't eat poor baby for food. I learned so much from your video today. Cam on ban nhieu oi. Chuc ban an ngon. ❤
Maybe they should release a certain amount back into the wild. The government should pay the farmers for the cost.
Everything moves!
Everything moves? It's an animal so yeah, it's supposed to move...
Won't get fresher than that, crazy that you also cook the head^^
Humans will eat anything ... aliens be afraid.
That white colour o shape looks tasty
better to farm them than they go extinct
yeah this is actually sad these turtles are so unhealthy and the population of softshell turtles especially in vietnam has been decreasing for a long time, the hoan kiem & yangtze are becoming functionally extinct in the wild.
Shut up stop eating meat like beef pork and pork. Its same
Poor turtles ☹️😡😡😡
I don't think I will ever eat it. I heard it is pretty fishy, and I can't eat fishy food.
Andrew I want to eat a ninja turtle and splinter. I suppose you already have, lol. You ate your childhood heroes mate.😅
I saw you at best ever food show. I'm your new followers. 💙
How is that Cylindrical???
I respect our Turtle friends. Thank you for the video.
11:45 món này là “BA BA OM CHUỐI ĐẬU “
I’m Vietnam, so I understand what people say😊
Cylindrical = CYLINDER. What you meant to say is SPHERICAL. Like how the earth is spherical.
They are super tasty, I remember mum used to cook them for me
I am sure they are great for your skin and joints.
I don’t think I could eat that to be honest. Fair play.
Great video ❤
They Den Ate My Boi Franklin 🤦♂️
sad poor turtles
I ❤ YOUR VIDEO ✌🏻😃✌🏻🇺🇲
There head are kinda funny looking😂
Quote, They should also release some back into the wild eat half of them and let the other half free, they really don`t come up with this idea???
snapping turtle is rare and most people dont know about it sir i think you should introduce it too
Obviously Spherical! Lol
Spherical
This content is fascinating, showing how villagers make millions by farming giant soft-shell turtles. It highlights their unique and profitable farming practices.
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this makes me think of cronenbergs eXistenZ - the chinese restaurant scene
They look like turtle too
the videos would be so good if it werent for the royalty-free rock music!!
Are you and sunny traveling together? Look familiar…
This is misleading, the turtle in this videos are not the same specie as the giant one in Hoan Kiem Lake (and the giant one in China and Dong Mo Lake), i'v seen there's a lot of comment said they should release some of this Cua Dinh into the wild, but meh, those Cua Dinh in the wild are ok, they don't need any more competitives
those people eat everything they find lol no wonder😂
Sir please 🙏 come in Saudi Arabia. And try sanda meat. Found in Saudi Arabia.
I ate one of these at a north korean restaurant in shanghai (they no longer exist), it tasted really gross. I saw these in a lot of wet markets across asia.
Looks like the turtles are being raised humanely, and that is honestly my only concern here. Good farmers! Yummy soup!!
the egg is cylindrical? do you mean "spherical" or "round"?
🤦♂️
Wtf, is there anything you don't eat. What a savage.
I hope the farms keep them from going extinct. I could not get past the stink while my friend was cleaning a turtle
So I past on eating it.
a turtle was kill in the making of this film LOL cheer
nice
soon corona again
They are going extinct? We have lots of them in our ponds here in Malaysia. But we never see them as food.
Okay, it doesn’t mean it’s not food in other country(ies) bc you know the world isn’t just “Malaysia”
Back in the 1970s my grandma raised those on Kauai ❤
Alaska does not have lobster.
Really in USD?
Hey Andy, I don't mind trying the meat but not the skin. It seemed very small to be eaten especially when some of the other ones were so big. You gotta try a freshly laid egg. Is that meat sold in the supermarket.? Here in Amish Land Snapper turtle is a popular soup and Amish food. No thanks. Seeya Next Time ✝️🙏
The skin is the most prized part for many people.
I thought giant softshell turtles are extinct
Eat crocodile next
That’s just plain gross
Which is why i DON'T EAT TURTLES !!!!!
Where is Sony
Turtles and tortoises, aquatic and nonaquatics are viewed as good omens in Hmong culture. I would nevet eat any of them or encourage people to
So you don't eat fish but you do eat old ...food
Beautiful but i scarel
People shouldn't feel bad that they're eating softshell turtles, in captivity they breed like wildfire
It's considered a pest now we get rich
I was waiting for the head taste test.
To my knowledge, no part of any turtle has any medicinal or therapeutic value of any kind. These turtle farmers are taking advantage of the false beliefs of local Vietnamese people. Just my humble opinion.
Taking the pressure off the non existent turtles left lol. You guys should cook up a dodo bird next
More power to you but I can't stand how they prepare food in areas like this. Its off putting and so much organ meat and what not. I mean its slimy as hell, the damn finger claws are still on. There is NOWAY that tastes any good. Would need way more prep and finesse for my taste. Like all I hear over and over is gelatinous and it hasn't taken on any flavor of the broth/stew/soup...Like I said they need to work on preparing the meat better.
Stop eating turtles!!!!!!!!!!
Hell no....😩
fn savages
People especially “white” people need to stop crying about it!! Not everything is about America or Europe….
Andrew forgive me for a little criticism,you are not making enough videos,I am a big fan,but I only see you very little on youtube,and by the way,please stop, blasting your videos like sonny,I Personally hate all videos,that blast their videos like sonny,please keep making more videos,your true friend JR.😮
I’d like to first say this is my opinion mixed in with a few facts. I know I’m on the unpopular side of things so please don’t come at me! If there were more with my opinion, maybe our planet would be in better shape.
I understand people HAVE to eat, but there are people all over the globe trying to repopulate our planet with all kinds of plants and animals that are going extinct or functionally extinct every day! You even say that during your video, but still eat one of these rare and beautiful creatures along with their eggs! Sorry but I can’t watch- ever.
first
It's sad but to keep a lot of animals from going extinct it's either because they are going to be farm raised as food or they offer hunters something