Kat M or maybe both of them were not negative just influenced by the other i bet if any of the negative ones were with the one that ate trader joes alot they would say it was good aswell
Guys, this is a BuzzFeed video, what did you expect? ... and to be honest, Trader's Joe Asian food is just ok, not top stuff, but clearly not among the worsts.
I noticed that in many different channels reaction videos. There are rarely pairs where one likes things and the other doesn't. If someone says they think something is bad the other always agrees with them.
@@commondirtbagz7130 I mean, I feel like most people have an idea of what type a means. Lol But if we want to get into semantics: "temperament characterized by excessive ambition, aggression, competitiveness, drive, impatience, need for control, focus on quantity over quality and unrealistic sense of urgency."
Carolina Tamayo I mean obviously I wasn’t the only one that didn’t know what type a was. Also I feel that being certain personality types doesn’t mean you can’t mix well with other personalities.
@@pigeonwing9172 I'm asian and very picky with food. To me, all those food i will skip because they dont look edible. I would rather make my own food beforehand or get a burger a Mc Chicken at McDonald.
I love the girl that already knows in advance what the meals taste before even “tasting them”. She brings a good vibe to the video. Don’t know if that makes sense, oh well🤷🏻♀️
The girl girl duo is a more realistic representation of how asians feel about trader Ming's food. Like it's good college Asian food. The Michelle girl seemed like she was trying hard. She didn't even know what nori is in the Japanese fried rice
Michelle & Stanley grew up in areas with a large Asian population - they had easy availability of good Asian food. She isn't trying too hard, she has standards. If somebody went to college in Japan, Taiwan, or HK then this stuff would be cr@p too - even their 7-11's would kick TJ's @$$. Now if you're like me, spending most their life in cities without many Asians then it's fine.
Japanese fried rice “chahan” is considered a Chinese-origin dish even in Japan. Chahan does not typically only have edamame and nori and soy sauce (look up chahan recipe on TH-cam or google).
@@christineteng980 Even Asia is the largest continent, Asians share most of their culture with each other for a long gone centuries so being entirely uncultured hog isnt an excuse. ...but nori is one of the most popular and stereotypical Asian food, eh.
So. I'm Asian. Vietnamese American. Personally, I actually really like a lot of Trader Joe's Asian products and I feel like maybe these items weren't described well enough/cooked as well as they could've been. Firstly, Michelle was judging the JAPANESE fried rice as if it a Chinese one. Idk if they were told what they were eating, but it's a pretty important thing to do, in my opinion, if you're going to do a taste test and compare it to authentic products. There was edamame and nori in it, and for goodness sake, not all fried rice is the same. Vietnamese fried rice is different from Chinese fried rice. Japanese fried rice is as well. Every culture has its own variation. Secondly, homeboy needs to make his own opinion instead of waiting for her to answer and then just nodding and agreeing. At least, that what it looked like to me. Not trying to be rude, it just seemed like he was just echoing what she was saying and looking for a reaction from her first before responding. Thirdly, I've tried all the products they've had (and more). Best results are to wrap the baos in a damp paper towel and microwave to achieve the fluffy texture they were talking about. Fry the orange chicken a little hard to get some crunchy bits. Also, try the Chicken Soup Dumplings and Thai Tea Mochi. They're not half bad. Great price and very easy and quick to make. Not super authentic but will satisfy cravings.
Fried rice is something you shouldn't be buying, it should be something you make yourself. All my life I've never really met anyone who really likes the same fried rice, they kinda like their own things in it whether it be ingredients or texture of the rice.
@@rumblefish9 you’re under every comment arguing with people that she doesn’t look Indian? What’s your deal? Do you not like Indians? Are you jealous of them or something? Lol she’s clearly a beautiful half Indian woman with sharp features and a defined nose-not a Filipino trait tbh
Listen, quit being boujee y'all. I'm Mexican and my favorite memories growing up were from my Summer and Winter vacations when I would spend it in Mexico following my grandmother around as she made the most delicious, mouth-watering, authentic, savory food. However, I'm not about to turn my nose up in the air on the burritos and tacos and chillaquilles and guacamole Trader Joe's makes. Are they authentic? Hell no. But it's still good food. And decent quality. You all should be more like the girl Asian who enjoys Trader Joe's for what it is: loving life. 😂
My guelito used to take us Taco Bell and we were all happy and my grandma makes the best everything 🤷🏽♀️ Granted Taco Bell maybe isn’t to the standard of Trader Joe’s for some but still lol
@@eroupopper And Vietnam, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, East Timor and the Philippines. WAIT! Then countries from Central Asia, Middle East, North and South Asia.
Well, most "asian food" are bastardized version of Chinese food. A lot of Korean, Japanese, Thai, Viet, Cambodian are heavily Chinese influenced. Facts. No need to cry about it. lol
@@jzizzles7799 Well, you cannot say "most asian food" when you're are only talking about east and southeast asian countries. North, mideast and south asia is a different story. 😂😂😂
I made the orange chicken last night haha. Sidebar of course it can never hear Panda because Panda invented orange chicken, but it is better than the mom and pop place down the street from me haha.
She represents the majority of self proclaimed foodies. If she was truly an expert she'd know that real Chinese fried rice has no peas or carrots in it.
We all need to agree that these are American Asian dishes. When you go to Panda Express do they claim to be authentic Chinese food? No they proudly announcing their food as American Chinese. You can’t compare apples and oranges. Like Taco Bell. It isn’t Mexican food.
How were they snobs? They literally their honest opinion about it and even said the last item was good. If anything it's the 2 girls that are. One of those girls loved everything and clearly swayed the opinion of the Indian girl. No honest opinion there, just "oh I ate these throughout college so im gonna love them no matter what".
the most americanized asians were dissing the food, while the most mixed asian was like yeah i love trader joe's asian food. the ironyyyy like it aint dat deep its just food lmao
The Guy has no opinion of his own. He is easily swayed by his companion. His companion isnt walking into this with an open mind or palette. She discourages everything before she even taste them. Both of these points are evidenced by the back track on the bao. Relax... it ain't freshly made Asian food... it is frozen heat and serve food. The two girls are better.. more upbeat. The upbeat vibe made it easier for both of them to try the foods with an open palette and mind. FYI - Japanese fried rice often times comes with furikake which contains seaweed. Korean kimchi fried rice often times it topped with roasted and ground seaweed as well.
@@yeriberri3757 Who or what is Guru Kale? I did not say that the Trader Joe's fried rice was authentic or not. I simply said that Japanese fried rice comes with furikakw sometimes. And furikake contains seaweed.
Could also say the same for Jenny , she literally waited and agrrred with everything her partner said. You're just mad the other 2 didn't like these frozen food.
@@thaojoseph69 I dont know their names... but I think the two women were more open minded... especially the girl.on the right who had tasted many of the foods. It helped to lower the bar of the other girl because - it's just frozen food. As for me being mad.... hahahaha! No, guy, it's just called having an opinion on a simple video. No malice here
I mean, that's what they're there for, to review the food. If they genuinely did not like how the food looked or tasted, then that's their preference. I would actually prefer someone who is honest than someone, for example, who says everything tastes great just to be a "positive person" or display a "good attitude" .
@@Aokaimusic I think its not really about their action being prententious tho they really are actually. Its a more of their knowledge and taste buds about the food which is more of used to westernized or americanized. They're trying hard to show that their taste style is naturally asian, yet they turned themselves to be stereotypical projection of being asian in western world or likely USA.
Jenny and Jasmine are like a breath of fresh air. They’re pretty open minded unlike the other two... pretty stuck up for someone who also eats westernized Asian food ie Panda Express
Can you tell me what's the difference? I've had both, and fried rice imo is the most customizable and personalized dish, cuz it's whatever you add to it.
@@Drownedinblood Yeah, you're right you can add whatever you want to it. Chinese takeout fried rice usually has mixed veggies and scrambled egg, which is what Michelle was judging that particular fried rice on. I don't know if there is a standard Japanese fried rice, but the ingredients (edamame, nori, tofu) that trader joes included are traditionally used in Japanese cuisine so her judgement wasn't really fair. I know I'd be peeved if she dismissed kimchi fried rice bc its not like chinese takeout rice.
Honestly, she wasn't snooty. She explained how each item normally is and then at the end she fairly stated that any pre made food is not going to really taste like the fresh stuff, so TJ's can't be blamed for not delivering the exact thing-- that is a truly fair and humble statement from her and her tone wasn't arrogant at any part of the video.
BuT sHe JuDgE fRiEd RiCe ... Oh please shut up. Everyone has their own taste on what they prefer in fried rice. That's why the other girl liked it and she didn't. They both have different experiences with eating fried rice which is why their preferences are different. To call her snooty makes you sound like a white person who buys these items from TJ and claim to eat authentic Asian cuisine and get mad when an Asian person tells you it's not authentic or as good as the authentic one.
@@jkho8127 There isn't really "Japanese fried rice" the nori and edamame stuff is what they added in there to make it "Japanese" to non-Japanese, and non-Asians because it's stereotypically Japanese. Japanese チャハン and 炒饭 are basically the same thing, and can be customized into so many different forms.
I love Trader's Joe. Practically I do my groceries there. I mean c'mon, you know it's not practially authentically Asian cuisines they serve, but whoever premade put the meals together, I got to admit it tastes good and healthy.
The girl with the guy lost all credibility when she said: “I like ham in my fried rice.” Um, what fried rice in Chinatown puts ham in the fried rice? Maybe lap cheong (Chinese sausage) in fried rice, but never heard of ham fried rice.
Bruh the 2 Asian Americans are trying extra hard to to show their Asianess. Food doesn't have to be completely authentic to be good. There are fusion restaurants that do great because of the care and attention the chefs put into the food. Creativity and experimentation is part of cooking and is what drives the culinary world. That being said there are also bad authentic food solely because the chef wasn't good.
Holy cats! This would be the most fascinating social experiment - mix and match these folks and you would get completely different results with every pair. I love it!..Just like I love a lot of TJ food, even if it isn't authentic. I'm pretty sure they aren't aiming for anything beyond good food at a decent price. I'm on board!
I think I would go with the two girls’ opinions. What they said are so relatable to me, as a Taiwanese student. I basically get bao and fried rice like those at my campus cafeteria.
I don't because I have had those dishes and they are good. No not restaurant quality but for something you can make on a weeknight in twenty minutes and not have to deal with a pile of dishes they are pretty good.
The 2 girls were so much more realistic and fun to watch! :)) the other girl was such a snob like obviously it’s not gonna taste the same!! The guy had no personality and went along with the mean girl lmao
Wait sorry I'm not American so it's the first time hearing trader Joe's. Is it like a 711 but Asian version that's just easily accessible with like express style food? :O it seems like it's pretty popular
We all already know their Indian food is good already anyway. Let's be real here, there's a good chance Trader Joes picked what they would eat, they were probably trying to promote their less popular options to even out sales more. Also even if it's not exactly correct a lot of the time people are speaking of Southeast Asia when they say "Asia" because a lot of people don't know the names of all of those smaller countries... Everyone knows the names of India and Russia so think of them on their own. We're not taking anything away from non SE-Asian Asians by specifying separately. We all still love you. Content creators could definitely do a lot to improve their label useage to keep things clear though
I was hoping they’d try the pork potstickers, I’ve been eating them so much and they’re amazing to me but I’m American and I’d like to know how authenticity they rate
As a Chinese-American who lives in a city without good Chinese dumplings but has had decent ones in their life - For frozen ones they really aren't bad. The meat lacks some flavor that you'd get in a good Chinese restaurant, but that's true of even the Asian frozen brands. As far as the wrapper, that is entirely a matter of taste. Chinese pot stickers have thicker skins, which I feel give a better meat/starch balance. So from that perspective it isn't good - but no Japanese gyoza are. The Japanese prefer a thinner won ton style skin. The other benefit of a thicker skin is that you can get good browning and a nice crust, giving flavor and a texture difference. But again, this is how most frozen brands are. So compared to authentic fresh ones, C or C-. Compared to frozen Asian brands, a solid B/B+.
The trader Joe's orange chicken is good in the oven and let it get extra crispy. It looks like they microwaved it and my secret is i put a pack of duck sauce in the orange sauce makes it take a million times better. Trust me
Just cut this video in half, the guy and girls reactions were wack. The other two girls gave both pros and cons to the food and were more open minded. Loved them.
Stanley must pull his safety razor straight down the middle of his mustache. Only other person I've seen with a 1½ inch gap in his 'stache is Cantinflas.
this video proves how people can influence others
that's what i mean to say lol
Definitely feel like the agreeing had to do with the attraction to the other cast member.
literally gonna comment this. so true!
Group Think
I’m Asian grew up in Japan and thought they were all good
A perfect example of how energy influence how you see things.
Yes
They matched the negative people together. They should have separated those two.
Kat M or maybe both of them were not negative just influenced by the other i bet if any of the negative ones were with the one that ate trader joes alot they would say it was good aswell
Guys, this is a BuzzFeed video, what did you expect? ... and to be honest, Trader's Joe Asian food is just ok, not top stuff, but clearly not among the worsts.
I noticed that in many different channels reaction videos. There are rarely pairs where one likes things and the other doesn't. If someone says they think something is bad the other always agrees with them.
The half Indian girl is so beautiful and has such a laid back, relaxed vibe I loved it
Chillopino
Her jawline and nose are sharp and defined ❤️ she’s gorgeous
shes not half indian shes half filipino
Chu Qingyan she literally said she’s half Indian and half filipino LOL
Rolf omg hahaha yes
When she ate the bao and said it was her children did anyone else think of the Disney prequel when the lady ate her dumpling child??
Yes.
OMDSSS YHHHH
YES
Yaaa😆😍🤗
I was thinking of "Saturn devouring his son" by Francisco Goya.
My mans agreeing with everything the girl said to win some points
I know, seriously. Lmao She seems really type a so I don't think she'd be down with him lmao
Carolina Tamayo do you just assume everybody knows what type a means? Like do you use it regularly to describe someone?😂
Carolina Tamayo can u explain what a type a is?
@@commondirtbagz7130 I mean, I feel like most people have an idea of what type a means. Lol But if we want to get into semantics: "temperament characterized by excessive ambition, aggression, competitiveness, drive, impatience, need for control, focus on quantity over quality and unrealistic sense of urgency."
Carolina Tamayo I mean obviously I wasn’t the only one that didn’t know what type a was. Also I feel that being certain personality types doesn’t mean you can’t mix well with other personalities.
This video should be called picky Asian eaters vs non picky Asian eaters 😂
only white people are picky about food lmao
@@pigeonwing9172 I'm asian and very picky with food. To me, all those food i will skip because they dont look edible. I would rather make my own food beforehand or get a burger a Mc Chicken at McDonald.
@@sushiluvrluvzme As a Southeast Asian, I would say any Asian food that comes from western countries are non-edible.
Lol! True!
@@xMissEerie even asian foods from asian markets arent always the best. I've had plenty and from different places. It's a hit or miss
I love the girl that already knows in advance what the meals taste before even “tasting them”. She brings a good vibe to the video. Don’t know if that makes sense, oh well🤷🏻♀️
Very joyful and positive attitude, enjoy watching her.
She’s annoying as heck lol
@@StephanieMackieAlina I think the two that shut everything down before it even touches their mouths are annoying as heck.
The girl girl duo is a more realistic representation of how asians feel about trader Ming's food. Like it's good college Asian food. The Michelle girl seemed like she was trying hard. She didn't even know what nori is in the Japanese fried rice
Michelle & Stanley grew up in areas with a large Asian population - they had easy availability of good Asian food. She isn't trying too hard, she has standards. If somebody went to college in Japan, Taiwan, or HK then this stuff would be cr@p too - even their 7-11's would kick TJ's @$$.
Now if you're like me, spending most their life in cities without many Asians then it's fine.
Vivian Nguyen From the video I thought it looked more like hiziki, not nori to me though
@@recoil53 i am taiwanese and i grew up in hk. michelle and stanley are just pretentious.
Vivian Nguyen I am filipino and live in HK, Michelle and Stanley are pretentious and trying too hard
I like the girl girl duo
That guy didn't have his own opinion, he just went with w.e Michelle said.
Minty Remix honestly
Lol he was trying to lo key hit on her Asian style.
@@STICKYArt I believe they are dating - and she is way out of his league.
That's from one of those PI videos.
@@recoil53 who cares even if she looked like lin chi ling when her personality is trash. Not sure if he has one tho
recoil53 nope that’s a different girl
Michelle was given Japanese fried rice and judged it like it was supposed to be Chinese
Jeanne R yess. She is so self judging on Japanese fried rice (indeed include with seaweed) meanswhile she is Chinese. I mean wtf
She wasnt even stating ingredients for Chinise fried rice. Only a bastardized version, American Chinese. A bit close minded.
Jeanne R ik right like their are more different fried rice other than Chinese fried rice
Loucel Rodriguez and even with Chinese fried rice there are so many different types...
Japanese fried rice “chahan” is considered a Chinese-origin dish even in Japan. Chahan does not typically only have edamame and nori and soy sauce (look up chahan recipe on TH-cam or google).
MICHELLE: I grew up eating tons of delicious Asian food.
ALSO MICHELLE: **doesn’t recognize nori**
Well Chinese cuisine typically doesn’t use nori like how the Japanese do
@@christineteng8367 but she said "Asian"
@@urbabyshark7766 well I mean Asia's huge, you can't expect all Asians to know exactly what goes on in cuisine outside of their own culture idk
Pranjal Uprety - people who grew up eating all kinds of a Asian food, apparently 😂
@@christineteng980 Even Asia is the largest continent, Asians share most of their culture with each other for a long gone centuries so being entirely uncultured hog isnt an excuse.
...but nori is one of the most popular and stereotypical Asian food, eh.
Why is he on this show when all he does is agreeing with her LMAOOO
He likes her duhhhh.
"60%! Solid F!" A true Asian statement. Lol.
Haha I loved this.
Lol but that a D tho
"Abit of scrambled eggs, ham, carrots" oh honey thats an american fried rice made in a chinese restaurant
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING
RIGHT?!
thats exactly what i thought LOL ugh i hate pretentious people
J not gonna lie, I’m definitely not asian, but even I was kind of like “????”.
Right?!! It’s called Chinese sausage!! Or bbq pork!
So. I'm Asian. Vietnamese American. Personally, I actually really like a lot of Trader Joe's Asian products and I feel like maybe these items weren't described well enough/cooked as well as they could've been.
Firstly, Michelle was judging the JAPANESE fried rice as if it a Chinese one. Idk if they were told what they were eating, but it's a pretty important thing to do, in my opinion, if you're going to do a taste test and compare it to authentic products. There was edamame and nori in it, and for goodness sake, not all fried rice is the same. Vietnamese fried rice is different from Chinese fried rice. Japanese fried rice is as well. Every culture has its own variation.
Secondly, homeboy needs to make his own opinion instead of waiting for her to answer and then just nodding and agreeing. At least, that what it looked like to me. Not trying to be rude, it just seemed like he was just echoing what she was saying and looking for a reaction from her first before responding.
Thirdly, I've tried all the products they've had (and more). Best results are to wrap the baos in a damp paper towel and microwave to achieve the fluffy texture they were talking about. Fry the orange chicken a little hard to get some crunchy bits. Also, try the Chicken Soup Dumplings and Thai Tea Mochi. They're not half bad. Great price and very easy and quick to make. Not super authentic but will satisfy cravings.
Fried rice is something you shouldn't be buying, it should be something you make yourself. All my life I've never really met anyone who really likes the same fried rice, they kinda like their own things in it whether it be ingredients or texture of the rice.
Nothing compares Indonesian style fried rice anyway
@@ChickenSoup736 tektek ftw
@@yonaskurnia8644 yup
Their soup dumplings are better than many places I tried in Chinatown NYC
"Is hot matcha milk a thing?"
You're telling me you guys have never heard of matcha lattes? 🙄
“Cuz if it’s edible I’ll like it”
Same girl same 😂
same lol
I was gunna say same also haha
Felt that too
He was just agreeing with her lmaoooo
Afina Meingin welp nerdy guys tend to do that lol or yes men tend to do that
Darrius James don’t be a tool
You know he is in the friendzone
he was kinda just there lmao
Dude Indian and Filipino is a good mix
Yea shes pretty
Cross I don't see the Indian features though. She just looks straight up Filipina. She looks like a classmate of mine from High School.
@@eternallyinternalism north east indian girl not north indian
@@eternallyinternalism North Indian? lol
@@rumblefish9 you’re under every comment arguing with people that she doesn’t look Indian? What’s your deal? Do you not like Indians? Are you jealous of them or something? Lol she’s clearly a beautiful half Indian woman with sharp features and a defined nose-not a Filipino trait tbh
Listen, quit being boujee y'all. I'm Mexican and my favorite memories growing up were from my Summer and Winter vacations when I would spend it in Mexico following my grandmother around as she made the most delicious, mouth-watering, authentic, savory food. However, I'm not about to turn my nose up in the air on the burritos and tacos and chillaquilles and guacamole Trader Joe's makes. Are they authentic? Hell no. But it's still good food. And decent quality. You all should be more like the girl Asian who enjoys Trader Joe's for what it is: loving life.
😂
Trader Joe's tamales are pretty good whenever I'm craving them and can't get any
@@MonarchVincent Agreed. And the pricing is typically reasonable.
My guelito used to take us Taco Bell and we were all happy and my grandma makes the best everything 🤷🏽♀️
Granted Taco Bell maybe isn’t to the standard of Trader Joe’s for some but still lol
“Would you eat my babies”
Jasmine... “yeah if they tasted like this” 😂
Jasmine scare me. Tell me not to let her babysit my babies lol
Disney already made the “Bao” animated short about that haha
The other two was like “asian food=chinese food” 🙄😂
They forgot to add Japan, Taiwan, Korea, etc! They just go straight to China
@@eroupopper And Vietnam, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, East Timor and the Philippines. WAIT! Then countries from Central Asia, Middle East, North and South Asia.
"Asian food = AMERICAN Chinese food"
Well, most "asian food" are bastardized version of Chinese food. A lot of Korean, Japanese, Thai, Viet, Cambodian are heavily Chinese influenced.
Facts. No need to cry about it. lol
@@jzizzles7799 Well, you cannot say "most asian food" when you're are only talking about east and southeast asian countries. North, mideast and south asia is a different story. 😂😂😂
That dude has the adult equivalent of a bad teen mustache.
I went to Trader Joe’s after this
I love your energy 🥰🥰🥰
I made the orange chicken last night haha. Sidebar of course it can never hear Panda because Panda invented orange chicken, but it is better than the mom and pop place down the street from me haha.
You're awesome!
I want to see Jasmine and Michelle paired in a video, they're like opposites lol
The girl in the blazer is so stuck up and pretentious
everyone in buzzfeed comments so damn pretentious and judgemental. She just seemed more go getter.
@@septicvortex8114 so pretentious?
The woman who is Chinese was so against the food before she ate anything what;s the point? Panda Express? Give me a break.
She represents the majority of self proclaimed foodies. If she was truly an expert she'd know that real Chinese fried rice has no peas or carrots in it.
@@aarontan2984 idk about carrots, but I never had any fried rice that contain peas.
@@EricZChina lol same
@@EricZChina I think its more of Americanized staff of Asian food. Can't blame them tho, theyre used to it and thot its "authentic" asian.
@@user-tv4ih2kq6r ikr haha
Half Indian Half Filipino. She's gorgeous.
The guy and girl were snobs. Of course it's not going to be Perfect Asian food. It's a better quality frozen option.
Plus they didn't seem to know how asian cuisine isn't just subjected to "Chinese Cuisine" and they just based it off of that-
We all need to agree that these are American Asian dishes. When you go to Panda Express do they claim to be authentic Chinese food? No they proudly announcing their food as American Chinese. You can’t compare apples and oranges. Like Taco Bell. It isn’t Mexican food.
Theres plenty of asian frozen food that taste better, healthier and is cheaper then Trader Joe's.
How were they snobs? They literally their honest opinion about it and even said the last item was good. If anything it's the 2 girls that are. One of those girls loved everything and clearly swayed the opinion of the Indian girl. No honest opinion there, just "oh I ate these throughout college so im gonna love them no matter what".
@@thaojoseph69
That's my opinion about them🤷🏽♀️Just like you have your opinion and they have their opinion about the food. Have a nice day🤣✌🏽
Didn’t that Michelle girl know she was eating Japanese fried rice?
It would have made more sense if it were Trader Zhou's....
timonicmusic LMFAOOO
how has this not blown up
the most americanized asians were dissing the food, while the most mixed asian was like yeah i love trader joe's asian food. the ironyyyy like it aint dat deep its just food lmao
Yeah from this we can conclude that people from different asian cultures have different perpectives about foods,so just lump us together...
Honestly though, like there are so many different Asian cultures
@@kkcasazza there's so many Asian subcultures too within each Asian culture. It's almost like it's the biggest continent with the most people.
The Guy has no opinion of his own. He is easily swayed by his companion.
His companion isnt walking into this with an open mind or palette. She discourages everything before she even taste them. Both of these points are evidenced by the back track on the bao.
Relax... it ain't freshly made Asian food... it is frozen heat and serve food.
The two girls are better.. more upbeat. The upbeat vibe made it easier for both of them to try the foods with an open palette and mind.
FYI - Japanese fried rice often times comes with furikake which contains seaweed. Korean kimchi fried rice often times it topped with roasted and ground seaweed as well.
Guru kale does not have seaweed in those large amounts the fried rice was actually not authentic at all
@@yeriberri3757 Who or what is Guru Kale? I did not say that the Trader Joe's fried rice was authentic or not. I simply said that Japanese fried rice comes with furikakw sometimes. And furikake contains seaweed.
Could also say the same for Jenny , she literally waited and agrrred with everything her partner said. You're just mad the other 2 didn't like these frozen food.
@@thaojoseph69 I dont know their names... but I think the two women were more open minded... especially the girl.on the right who had tasted many of the foods. It helped to lower the bar of the other girl because - it's just frozen food.
As for me being mad.... hahahaha! No, guy, it's just called having an opinion on a simple video. No malice here
EXACTLY
Michelle and the guy were cringy. What a shame for the poor attitudes.
I mean, that's what they're there for, to review the food. If they genuinely did not like how the food looked or tasted, then that's their preference. I would actually prefer someone who is honest than someone, for example, who says everything tastes great just to be a "positive person" or display a "good attitude" .
I agree you can still dislike something and be graceful.about it. Those two were not.
Very poor attitudes! Very judgy!!
Especially for frozen food don’t expect restaurant quality
@@Aokaimusic I think its not really about their action being prententious tho they really are actually. Its a more of their knowledge and taste buds about the food which is more of used to westernized or americanized. They're trying hard to show that their taste style is naturally asian, yet they turned themselves to be stereotypical projection of being asian in western world or likely USA.
Jenny and Jasmine are like a breath of fresh air. They’re pretty open minded unlike the other two... pretty stuck up for someone who also eats westernized Asian food ie Panda Express
Jenny is SMOKIN HOT leaning against that chair *I see you Jenny*
The lady who was hating on everything couldn’t even hold chopsticks right
Daniel Remer imposter!
Girl: I'm not a big fan of matcha.
Guy: uh yeah, I'm not a big fan of matcha too.
The guy & the girl thinks they’re at a restaurant: delusional
"is this a thing, hot matcha milk?" LOL he does know that tea is normally brewed with hot water right...
Lmao, their reactions are SO different
dude looks like a Chinese Physics PhD student coming to Cornell in 1980.
Why is Michelle judging the Japanese fried rice as if its Chinese fried rice?
Can you tell me what's the difference? I've had both, and fried rice imo is the most customizable and personalized dish, cuz it's whatever you add to it.
@@Drownedinblood Yeah, you're right you can add whatever you want to it. Chinese takeout fried rice usually has mixed veggies and scrambled egg, which is what Michelle was judging that particular fried rice on. I don't know if there is a standard Japanese fried rice, but the ingredients (edamame, nori, tofu) that trader joes included are traditionally used in Japanese cuisine so her judgement wasn't really fair. I know I'd be peeved if she dismissed kimchi fried rice bc its not like chinese takeout rice.
@@Ryeriley Afaik there isn't a "standard" unless it' super basic like just simple egg fried rice.
Yeah I’ve seen plenty of seaweed in Japanese fried rice
michelle is trying too hard to be a food critic girl chill. she reminds me of an asian business frat girl who can't get over her college days
Snooty vs open minded?
Honestly, she wasn't snooty. She explained how each item normally is and then at the end she fairly stated that any pre made food is not going to really taste like the fresh stuff, so TJ's can't be blamed for not delivering the exact thing-- that is a truly fair and humble statement from her and her tone wasn't arrogant at any part of the video.
BuT sHe JuDgE fRiEd RiCe ... Oh please shut up. Everyone has their own taste on what they prefer in fried rice. That's why the other girl liked it and she didn't. They both have different experiences with eating fried rice which is why their preferences are different. To call her snooty makes you sound like a white person who buys these items from TJ and claim to eat authentic Asian cuisine and get mad when an Asian person tells you it's not authentic or as good as the authentic one.
@@jkho8127 There isn't really "Japanese fried rice" the nori and edamame stuff is what they added in there to make it "Japanese" to non-Japanese, and non-Asians because it's stereotypically Japanese. Japanese チャハン and 炒饭 are basically the same thing, and can be customized into so many different forms.
@@thaojoseph69 Mom fried rice is always your best fried rice lol.
Girl in red sweater is *ME*
chick with the blazer is annoying 🥴
The whole time I was thinking “ it’s Japanese fried rice though”
"If it's edible I like it" get that on a tee queen. 😁
That guys is from “The Big Short” movie that play the chinese mathematician for “Jared Benette” that is played by Ryan Gosling.
Girl we are the same I am half filipino and half Indian
I really feel like the girl in the girl guy combo thinks all fried rice is the same. There’s other versions of a pretty basic meal🙄
Maybe get Asian people from Asia cause they would be less accustomed to the Western style Asian food. There would be more of a contrast in taste
Who prepared the orange chicken.. don’t microwave it, use the stovetop method...
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Yeah I made it last night and mine looked nothing like that slop
Who else watches buzzfeed while they eat?🥳
I love the girl in the black... she's so frickin positive
Omg the girl and boy duo are so annoying they’re so pessimistic their attitude was the absolute worst
Fil-Indian lady looks gorgeous!
This is honestly more of a social experiment than a genuine reaction video
I love Trader's Joe. Practically I do my groceries there. I mean c'mon, you know it's not practially authentically Asian cuisines they serve, but whoever premade put the meals together, I got to admit it tastes good and healthy.
Who you are sitting with will affect your judgement of the food
Don’t have Michelle back on she ruin the whole vibe
Only true Asian will know that "good fried rice" is only with eggs and green onions + FLAMEEE 🔥
I’m not Asian,but I’ve tried that before and it’s delicious
Most Filipinos also just need LOTS and LOTS OF GARLIC and nothing else 👌🏼
@@dlmbs yaassss i agreeee
Depends on the country Asia has a lot of variety and more than one version of fried rice
The girl with the guy lost all credibility when she said: “I like ham in my fried rice.” Um, what fried rice in Chinatown puts ham in the fried rice? Maybe lap cheong (Chinese sausage) in fried rice, but never heard of ham fried rice.
I put anything in my fried rice
Im pretty sure I’ve heard of ham fried rice in very americanized takes on the dish. But lap cheong is pretty good though ;)
@@babykay4461 spam is common in america and korea, but I've never heard ham
4:33 hmm bao. If her parents heard it. Disownment time.
what is it about the indian filipina that makes me wanna hug her 🥺
Indian and korean girl positive
Chinese girl and Guy negative
Perfect balance 😂😂😂
Bruh the 2 Asian Americans are trying extra hard to to show their Asianess. Food doesn't have to be completely authentic to be good. There are fusion restaurants that do great because of the care and attention the chefs put into the food. Creativity and experimentation is part of cooking and is what drives the culinary world. That being said there are also bad authentic food solely because the chef wasn't good.
Trader Joe’s Asian food is delicious, don’t hate.
It is if you at least follow the instructions on the bag...those photos look terrible, like what did these buzzfeed cooks do to it
Trader Joe's Ube Icecream was straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I didn't care for it, i had to put more ube extract lol. I like Magnolia brand better.
I love it but my Lola (grandma) makes better
Kathy Garcia tbf who’s grandma can’t make food better than a huge grocery chain
Holy cats! This would be the most fascinating social experiment - mix and match these folks and you would get completely different results with every pair. I love it!..Just like I love a lot of TJ food, even if it isn't authentic. I'm pretty sure they aren't aiming for anything beyond good food at a decent price. I'm on board!
I think I would go with the two girls’ opinions. What they said are so relatable to me, as a Taiwanese student. I basically get bao and fried rice like those at my campus cafeteria.
If everyone in separate rooms tried these, the outcome would be vastly different than if everyone tried it as a group.
Lmfao did they miss the Japan in Japanese fried rice? WTF.
I'm Indian and Filipino as well!! ❤
The difference between the two pairs of people, and honestly I believe the more brutal pair 😂
I don't because I have had those dishes and they are good. No not restaurant quality but for something you can make on a weeknight in twenty minutes and not have to deal with a pile of dishes they are pretty good.
The 2 girls were so much more realistic and fun to watch! :)) the other girl was such a snob like obviously it’s not gonna taste the same!! The guy had no personality and went along with the mean girl lmao
Lol I’m definitely a jasmine if it’s decent enough to eat I will still eat it and call it good 🤣
“If it’s edible, I’ll like it” she’s so me. 😂😂
An average asian would usually be humble and appreciate most of the things they eat whether it’s “authentic” or not
I'm starving and havn't had chinese food in ages
Now I know what i'm having for dinner
Panda Express baby!!
TJs just had their sushi recalled. Talk about bad timing
Torre O'Neill should stay permanently recalled. TJ sushi is atrocious. i could get better sushi at Wal-Mart
Harris teeter sushi is where it’s at
Safeway sushi is where it’s at
Wait sorry I'm not American so it's the first time hearing trader Joe's. Is it like a 711 but Asian version that's just easily accessible with like express style food? :O it seems like it's pretty popular
o ok ~~ thanks !! guess il have to try itwhen i visit the states xD
Would love to see everyone try these without a partner...
You didn’t include any Indian food and there’s so much at Trader Joe’s... India is part of Asia
They cant buy everything chill tf out lmao no one said India wasn't part of Asia.
asmaa elmowafi i think maybe they are saying it because there’s an Indian girl there. It would’ve made sense
We all already know their Indian food is good already anyway. Let's be real here, there's a good chance Trader Joes picked what they would eat, they were probably trying to promote their less popular options to even out sales more. Also even if it's not exactly correct a lot of the time people are speaking of Southeast Asia when they say "Asia" because a lot of people don't know the names of all of those smaller countries... Everyone knows the names of India and Russia so think of them on their own. We're not taking anything away from non SE-Asian Asians by specifying separately. We all still love you. Content creators could definitely do a lot to improve their label useage to keep things clear though
They could've just said East Asian food.
They should've said orientials.
I was hoping they’d try the pork potstickers, I’ve been eating them so much and they’re amazing to me but I’m American and I’d like to know how authenticity they rate
As a Chinese-American who lives in a city without good Chinese dumplings but has had decent ones in their life -
For frozen ones they really aren't bad. The meat lacks some flavor that you'd get in a good Chinese restaurant, but that's true of even the Asian frozen brands.
As far as the wrapper, that is entirely a matter of taste. Chinese pot stickers have thicker skins, which I feel give a better meat/starch balance. So from that perspective it isn't good - but no Japanese gyoza are. The Japanese prefer a thinner won ton style skin.
The other benefit of a thicker skin is that you can get good browning and a nice crust, giving flavor and a texture difference.
But again, this is how most frozen brands are.
So compared to authentic fresh ones, C or C-. Compared to frozen Asian brands, a solid B/B+.
y'all really didn't give them the frozen soup dumplings?
Tbh I enjoyed that they all weren’t hating on the food, no matter your race different people have different standards
The trader Joe's orange chicken is good in the oven and let it get extra crispy. It looks like they microwaved it and my secret is i put a pack of duck sauce in the orange sauce makes it take a million times better. Trust me
Just cut this video in half, the guy and girls reactions were wack. The other two girls gave both pros and cons to the food and were more open minded. Loved them.
What about the pot stickers at trader joe’s...they are amazing 😍😍
“Im not sure what this is, like matcha milk?”
“Its matcha”
“Oh so its matcha milk tea”
CHA MEANS TEA ????
The asian guy is a typical asian parent, “you got B? Go get a tutor!!”
This comment section is exactly what I thought it’d be😂
I love trader joe’s. I could spend all day shopping here😌
The girl in the red sweater kept it real. Don’t expect gourmet from the frozen section.
Goodness the half Indian half Filipino is 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍I'm in love
Louisiana representing!!! 💚
“Asian people taste asian Food”
White people Asian food lmao
It's more American Asian, more specifically Chinese American food.
Stanley must pull his safety razor straight down the middle of his mustache. Only other person I've seen with a 1½ inch gap in his 'stache is Cantinflas.
I've had everything except the matcha milk, but I love their foods, especially the baos for a super quick food option.