Mikey - we need to talk. You were around some of the best teas in the world and you brought home a stash of ramen? Look up Gung Fu Tea Ceremony and you will understand about tea. Buy yourself a Gaiwan to make your tea in. I would love to see you learn and show us tea videos.
Thank you for taking us on your trip. I have really enjoyed your vids and you seem to make the most of it. My cousin, a KAL captain, married a girl from Taipai and it is interesting to see where they live part of the time. Thanks, Mike! Barb
I watch your videos all the way in Jamaica and I love them. I'm subscribed to all your channels. Watching the vlogs has really open my appetite to visit Asian countries. Keep up the good work.
Oh wow. Your schedule is so packed, "busy Mike". It's good able to travel all over, but do find time to have a good rest whenever you have the chance. Busy traveling without good rest is not good to your body at all.
Love your channel. Have learned and drooled a lot! I never knew there was so much delicious chinese food out there. i am dying to try it all. So far I have tried making some dumplings, its really fun and delicious,., next stop - soup dumplings! and then hopefully one day visit china! If you ever come to Denmark, consider yourself invited to try some traditional homecooked danish food. Keep up the good work.
We were just at this tea shop yesterday. It was a lovely experience and we bought some delicious teas. The staff were great and we were lucky that the lady who poured us teas spoke fluent english. My boyfriend was looking around because he thought the space looked familiar. Then he looked up your channel and he was right, you had visited this shop as well. To sound like dorks, we were excited about it. ^^
Have you visited Jiufen near Keelung, Taiwan yet? It's not far from Taipei, but it will probably be clustered by mainlander tourists (like the museum you visited before). BUT, it's worth the trip if you've never gone. The food in that mountain village is delicious and the view from the top is amazeballs.
Hah - the rain! I don't know if you experienced the same rain I did, but I was at the Taipei Zoo on Saturday, August 27th, and it just came down really hard all of a sudden!
Your videos are so good. I watch like popular TH-cam vloggers but they are so boring but when I watch your videos they are awesome. Keep up the awesome work :)
you saw the rain, yeah!!!...so interesting the lesson of tea and totally new for me, thank you!! :D....excited to see your vid of Korea...kisses over there :)
Fascinating, I didn't know about the advantages of using small pot for my tea. I'm also a nut for bad weather. When in Korea, try some yaki mandu (served in rolled-up news paper) from a street vendor. Salty, fried, goodness.
Mike, if you really like the rain.....come visit the Pacific Northwest....I'd bet you'd like Seattle ! I love the rain too, so I'm so glad that after a few days of sun we usually get a nice day of rain.
I'm a new viewer of your videos. I enjoy them a lot. I'll be in San Francisco in 3 weeks, you should do (if you haven't done already) a SF video. I know a great tea tasting place in Chinatown and a few holes in the wall ;)
I travel to China once a year to visit family, and every time we go, my family gives us like 5 bags of tea, and over the last 3-5 years we have gone, we have accrued so much tea. Unfortunately, I don't drink tea that often, so our 20ish bags are all inside of my pantry, and last time i got some from my uncle, he was like "Here's some tea you can put in your pantry that we can drink next time we visit you in the United States".
It's probably some kind of Oolong. Taiwanese Oolongs in my experience is very light with s honey aftertaste. It's usually more relaxing than stimulating.
Wow I'm so looking forward to your Korea trip! Wait, do you have any friends over there to help you with translating? Or are you going to use Google translate on the go?
I can't believe i missed this.... it takes nothing to get me to drink a cup of tea.... and you just showed me an entire natural store.... out of the tub.... straight to soak some moringa and spice leaf.... yessss..... yessssss.... i wonder if i have ginger in the fridge..... @_____________@
very very cool! wish we had a tea place like that here. loved that ceramic pot, very pretty. and don't make me hungry! XD it's almost time for me to go to bed, don't make my stomach keep me up. and omg yes! I love the rain. it's so relaxing. hope you have a good and safe trip! :)
Bro whut? You're visiting Korea? I'm so excited :D I'm half Korean but never had the opportunity to there... so while I'm interested in Asian culture in general, I'm especially hyped for your trip there because I love your vlogs! Have fun for me ;D
Gong fu guru, is the only way to get all of the flavors and none of the bitterness or astringency. Though, brewing western style is ok for tea bags, for most teas, you should brew gong fu guru, so that it will not be bitter, and only brew for 5-60 seconds.
So I have recently tried a dim sum restaurant and they serve a Chinese green tea with it. do you know what kind of tea they normally serve with dim sum? it was a loose leaf and very good and I'd like to make some at home.
He was "spilling" the first wash, which you're not supposed to drink. It's to wet the leaves and warm the cups. The first wash is also usually too bitter to drink anyway. The 'table' is actually a tea tray that drains into a reservoir beneath it. What you don't see is that the guy is likely also pouring plain hot water over the teapot throughout as well to keep the teapot at a consistently hot temperature. Hence, you need a tray to catch all the excess water.
The spilled tea is tea wash, it opens up the laves of the tea, and washes it from any dust or dirt that may have gotten into the tea for the 2nd infusion. But the second infusion you will have a more rounded and better taste of the tea than the first one. Even in some teas you can't even taste the tea that much at all in the first or second infusions, so they will rise it twice, and then they will actually be able to taste the tea. This is all a part of Gong Fu Guru tea brewing, which focuses on getting all of the flavors out of the tea, and none of the bitterness.
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How come you didn't add hot oil to your tea?
lol
Why would you add hot oil to tea?
watch more of his videos
Mikey - we need to talk. You were around some of the best teas in the world and you brought home a stash of ramen? Look up Gung Fu Tea Ceremony and you will understand about tea. Buy yourself a Gaiwan to make your tea in. I would love to see you learn and show us tea videos.
Thank you for taking us on your trip. I have really enjoyed your vids and you seem to make the most of it. My cousin, a KAL captain, married a girl from Taipai and it is interesting to see where they live part of the time. Thanks, Mike! Barb
To bad you didn't get to see more of Taiwan, it's a beautiful country! Looking forward to more of your terrific videos!
I watch your videos all the way in Jamaica and I love them. I'm subscribed to all your channels. Watching the vlogs has really open my appetite to visit Asian countries. Keep up the good work.
Oh wow. Your schedule is so packed, "busy Mike". It's good able to travel all over, but do find time to have a good rest whenever you have the chance. Busy traveling without good rest is not good to your body at all.
Just recently discovered your vlog - and two of your other channels. Really enjoying them. Clear skies & tail winds!
Please travel more i love your videos!!!
Thank you :-)
Thanks for having us along, Mike! I look forward to your travels, as well as, the food and the locals who prepare it :-)
Love your channel. Have learned and drooled a lot! I never knew there was so much delicious chinese food out there. i am dying to try it all. So far I have tried making some dumplings, its really fun and delicious,., next stop - soup dumplings! and then hopefully one day visit china! If you ever come to Denmark, consider yourself invited to try some traditional homecooked danish food. Keep up the good work.
We were just at this tea shop yesterday. It was a lovely experience and we bought some delicious teas. The staff were great and we were lucky that the lady who poured us teas spoke fluent english. My boyfriend was looking around because he thought the space looked familiar. Then he looked up your channel and he was right, you had visited this shop as well. To sound like dorks, we were excited about it. ^^
It was relaxing just watching them make the tea. I need to add that place to my to do list.
My first video watching was the first class trip you took awhile back to Taiwan, love your travel vids man!
It's been so long since I've had Taiwanese tea, last time I tried it was with these exact cups from your video. Still my favorite to this day.
Awesome vlog Mikey. Really interesting. I'm a big fan from the UK :)
Have you visited Jiufen near Keelung, Taiwan yet? It's not far from Taipei, but it will probably be clustered by mainlander tourists (like the museum you visited before). BUT, it's worth the trip if you've never gone. The food in that mountain village is delicious and the view from the top is amazeballs.
oh yea? thanks for the tip :-)
I like rain too.
looking forward to your Korea trip.
thankyou for your videos they are fabulous cant wait to see more
Hah - the rain! I don't know if you experienced the same rain I did, but I was at the Taipei Zoo on Saturday, August 27th, and it just came down really hard all of a sudden!
Your videos are so good. I watch like popular TH-cam vloggers but they are so boring but when I watch your videos they are awesome. Keep up the awesome work :)
I'm excited to see your trip to Korea. Can't wait to see what surprise you have in store for us! You're awesome
Thank you :-)
I love all kind of tea Earl Grey is my fav. O long tea from Taiwan is special not bitter but sweet tasting.
I'm looking forward to your tea episode.
you saw the rain, yeah!!!...so interesting the lesson of tea and totally new for me, thank you!! :D....excited to see your vid of Korea...kisses over there :)
Look forward to your Tea Vlog.
Mikey Chen your videos are really amazing!
Thank you :-)
the a tea shop was awesome ur travel videos r really cool man in so jealous lol
Very interesting! Great video as always!
Thank you :-)
Fascinating, I didn't know about the advantages of using small pot for my tea. I'm also a nut for bad weather.
When in Korea, try some yaki mandu (served in rolled-up news paper) from a street vendor. Salty, fried, goodness.
If you like rain come visit! we are between Vancour BC and Seattle.
I hi Mike don't worry it does rain in Cali it just takes a while you'll see it this winter
I've visited Taiwan to drink tea. It was amazing. I'd like to go there again when I watch your video.
Looking forward to watching your Korea videos!
Shout out to Taiwan tea! Can't wait to see your Taiwan ramen video
:-)
Mike, if you really like the rain.....come visit the Pacific Northwest....I'd bet you'd like Seattle ! I love the rain too, so I'm so glad that after a few days of sun we usually get a nice day of rain.
You should visit the UK if you like rain. It rains here like 80% of the time (or it feels that way at least!)
Yay! I can't wait for your other trips!!!😊
I'm a new viewer of your videos. I enjoy them a lot. I'll be in San Francisco in 3 weeks, you should do (if you haven't done already) a SF video. I know a great tea tasting place in Chinatown and a few holes in the wall ;)
Hope you bought some tea for Dan!
I'm excited for your Korea trip!
I did :-)
😎😍☺️thank you so much for a TEA episode. I loved it.
I travel to China once a year to visit family, and every time we go, my family gives us like 5 bags of tea, and over the last 3-5 years we have gone, we have accrued so much tea. Unfortunately, I don't drink tea that often, so our 20ish bags are all inside of my pantry, and last time i got some from my uncle, he was like "Here's some tea you can put in your pantry that we can drink next time we visit you in the United States".
Hope you come back some. Love your videos!
Thank you :-)
Thank you for letting me travel with you enjoy it a lot safe travel ..
thanks for coming along :-)
awesome! more plane videos! they are so cool
Will we being seeing an apartment tour once you are settle in ?
Man, I would love to travel there myself
Thanks for all those videos!
It's probably some kind of Oolong. Taiwanese Oolongs in my experience is very light with s honey aftertaste. It's usually more relaxing than stimulating.
Very nice intro to foods in taiwan. When in korea, fly also to malaysia. Less hopping around timezone, less jetlack!
Mike when you go to Korea be sure to try some 짜장면(jjajangmyun) that is one of my favourite Korean foods and some chresynthemum tea
Ur videos r simple yet so entertaining and interesting.. When u go to Korea plz vlog lots n lots of food.. Korean food is everything
Greetings from Va, Thanks for the great content Mikey!
HI!!!!!
I too love rain. I live in Vancouver Canada. . so I get lots
Had a similar tea shop experience at Vital Tea Leaf in San Fran!
oh nice! close to home
Wow I'm so looking forward to your Korea trip! Wait, do you have any friends over there to help you with translating? Or are you going to use Google translate on the go?
In china town in San Francisco they have a tea tester store just like that!
You need to have your own show on food channel or something
I can't believe i missed this.... it takes nothing to get me to drink a cup of tea.... and you just showed me an entire natural store.... out of the tub.... straight to soak some moringa and spice leaf.... yessss..... yessssss.... i wonder if i have ginger in the fridge..... @_____________@
Thanks for your videos. I learn a lot about the Asian Culture from your Videos.
very very cool! wish we had a tea place like that here. loved that ceramic pot, very pretty. and don't make me hungry! XD it's almost time for me to go to bed, don't make my stomach keep me up. and omg yes! I love the rain. it's so relaxing. hope you have a good and safe trip! :)
Thank you :-)
Keep travelling. Love your videos.
love your videos.
Thank you!!!
Bro whut? You're visiting Korea? I'm so excited :D I'm half Korean but never had the opportunity to there... so while I'm interested in Asian culture in general, I'm especially hyped for your trip there because I love your vlogs! Have fun for me ;D
Gong fu guru, is the only way to get all of the flavors and none of the bitterness or astringency. Though, brewing western style is ok for tea bags, for most teas, you should brew gong fu guru, so that it will not be bitter, and only brew for 5-60 seconds.
I'm so excited!
If you don't mind me asking, what exactly is it your job involves/ it is you do that allows you to travel so much for work?
kel his job is to travel and make TH-cam videos for food.
Korea, looking forward to that.
Mmmmmm the tea. Love tea!
"Not in a bitter-melon way" xD I instantly had to go watch that video right after.
Hella hype for the Korea video
Im hyped for the food :-)
Man, I really want that tea Dx
How long are you in Taiwan? When are you going back to California
very nice. i love tea
So I have recently tried a dim sum restaurant and they serve a Chinese green tea with it. do you know what kind of tea they normally serve with dim sum? it was a loose leaf and very good and I'd like to make some at home.
Love this video. I thank you.
Mr.Chen....you are marvelous
Thank you :-)
Is spilling half of your tea on table a part of ceremony ?
He was "spilling" the first wash, which you're not supposed to drink. It's to wet the leaves and warm the cups. The first wash is also usually too bitter to drink anyway. The 'table' is actually a tea tray that drains into a reservoir beneath it. What you don't see is that the guy is likely also pouring plain hot water over the teapot throughout as well to keep the teapot at a consistently hot temperature. Hence, you need a tray to catch all the excess water.
The spilled tea is tea wash, it opens up the laves of the tea, and washes it from any dust or dirt that may have gotten into the tea for the 2nd infusion. But the second infusion you will have a more rounded and better taste of the tea than the first one. Even in some teas you can't even taste the tea that much at all in the first or second infusions, so they will rise it twice, and then they will actually be able to taste the tea. This is all a part of Gong Fu Guru tea brewing, which focuses on getting all of the flavors out of the tea, and none of the bitterness.
Love the vlogs!
Your videos are awesome!
Well my first time listen to him talk in chinese hehehe!
be sure to try Korean pizza!
"为什么要倒出来呢？“ lol, wish Mike could speak more Chinese in the videos.
loving your videos dude. :)
YESSSSS!!! Ramen Video!!!!!
I love your videos
Wow Mikey, you speak mandarin too cute👅. love your videos 👏👍 I am from Taichung City, Taiwan. 😊
Mike your videos are grear and it makes me want to learn how to speak Mandarin
Thanks so much! You should
You are lucky I love those pancakes
Your videos are also amazing
I would like to know if the hotel you stayed at was haunted? Awesome videos!!!!!
come to Singapore!!
Hi Mikey may I know how much it cost for the tea tasting at Shing Hwa?
nice green oloong
Did you visit the food court in the basement of the airport? It's way better than the two on the top floors.
oh, didnt know
The link doesn't send me to the tea shop info, I am going to Taiwan soon and would like to check it out
Shing haw tea shop -address is No.150 sec.2 sinyi road Taipei
The dude was spilling the tea everywhere.... He must have been very nervous......
love your vids. what was your favorite part about Taiwan?
I LOVED the people and food of course
Great video
Thanks!!
Me+Taiwan+Tea+Food+Airplane+Math=Life
great vids
Taiwanese tea is great
Where do you get your music from?