Chongqing is not only a beautiful city. During World War II, Chongqing was the wartime capital of China, which was attacked by the Japanese Air Force many times. The people fought bravely to resist Japanese aggression.
@@pillersgearheart In 1910, the Japanese Empire annexed Korea (the entire peninsula), and Korean revolutionaries in exile received help from China and established a provisional government in China, and followed the Chinese government as the Chinese War of Resistance against Japan moved.
Greatly appreciate your visit to Chongqing and for sharing about it online. Chongqing is my hometown, which has left me with many precious memories. I'm also honored to hear that you like this city-it really made me happy and proud. This winter holiday, I will be going to London for a short-term academic program at Cambridge. Inspired by your video, I plan to document my own journey and share it on my social media. Thanks!😉
My first comment in TH-cam. Just got so touched by this video. I can image how hot the weather there now, and how difficult to walk around and find a specific place in Chongqing, even as a local or chinese from other cities. But you made it! Never complain but accept the city as it is, and respect the culture. Great video! The amazing sunset scene on that day is just for you.
its not difficult to walk around chongqing at all， the bridges&elevated road and flyover all over city. btw chongqing also know as bridge/mountain/foggy city.
The Dragon Boat Festival or otherwise known as the Duanwu Festival is a day when chinese people will eat sticky rice dumplings (Zongzi) in memory of a minister in the Zhou dynasty (Qu Yuan) who drowned himself in the river, and the local people who admired and loved him dropped balls of sticky rice into the river so fishes would eat them instead of his body. It's a pretty big festival even in modern times chinese people all over the world will get together on this day specifically to eat zongzi and sometimes they'll even celebrate with dragon boat races.
@17:00, We were looking for that cafe. We were at Chongqing in June 2024. Our first time in China. Chongqing is an amazing city indeed. We already have plans to go back in 4 years. We will skip the "hotpot" next time. lol, street food is amazing though, and tastes better, imo.. Especially the street food that comes out at night between 10pm-3am. We stayed at Ufia Jiefangbei Designer Hotel. Which has an excellent skyline view of the city. Even better, late at night there was street food that was set up in front of our hotel. So much to do and see at night in China. The best part is, that you don't have to worry about crime. It just feels very safe overall.
The best place to see the night view in Chongqing is "A pine tree", located in Nanshan, Nanan District, Chongqing. There are many natural hot springs in Nanshan. Another place is Eling Park in Yuzhong District, Chongqing, which is the highest place in Chongqing's old town and is now a place for local couples to meet for trysts, with a tower for night views. They're all free.
OMG I love Chongqing hotpot I'm from Beijing but love the spicy teste. You don't get used to it at first like wine, but truly delicious if you can handle with the spice
wow what a magical city, and that view of the sunset cafe is to die for !!!!!! Oh MY....Chongqing now is on my bucket list now!!!! Thanks guys!!! Great video 😍😍😍
Beginner's guide to cook hotpot, (kind of rule of thumb tips we teach our local children) if the meat looks 'curled up' when it's raw, it is cooked when it turns flat in the broth. If the meat looks flat when it's raw, it is cooked when it starts to curl in the broth. As for veggies, feel free to cook them for any time between 10 secs to 10 mins up to how soft or crunchy you like your veggies.
Omg!!! I found videos about chongqing on yt. I was also in the MAGICAL city 2w ago traveling which got me really shocked... I was living in the hotel nearby the jialing river and i got the sight about the whole city with lights and huge buildings at nights... It was truly amazing! 😊 There's railway transis system which is really well-developed😮 However... It is really hot in summer so that i have to stay in a cafe almost the whole day time😢 and I'm not a spicy food eater so the hotpot is not attracting for me. But in conclusion, i love the city very very much. Like the video and thanks for sharing❤
@@monaqi7574 hi! I recently visited raffles city, I’m living close by and it’s really amazing. Planning on visiting some more interesting places in my days off❣️
For your first hot pot experience, it would've been better to go to Haidilao (hot pot chain from China), you order from an ipad with pictures and there's cooking time instructions, and you can change the language to English. Once, you get comfortable with hot pot then go to these kind of places.
@@Joelfriend I'd say Haidilao is arguably the largest and most famous hotpot chain in the world, noted for its impeccable service and wide range of food choices. They have franchises all over the world, particularly in some of the most international metropolises such as London, NYC, Sydney, HK, and Singapore. Yet, just like a real burger lover wouldn't recommend McDonald's, a true hotpot aficionado might suggest a more traditional place. I wouldn't say you will get the most authentic hotpot experience at Haidilao compared to some local stores like the one you tried in Chongqing; however, you may find their menu much easier to understand and less overwhelming, and you will probably have a more enjoyable and pleasant experience.
@@hermesliteratus882 They are the same, Haidilao is rich they can hire the best Sichuan chefs to work for them, don't need to go to other hotpot restaurants.
@@Joelfriend Haidilao is everywhere in China, you can go to any city in China to eat in Haidilao, and you can even ask their servers to dance Kemusan(科目三) for you!
it is my first time to comment on TH-cam, and i watched several videos of u guys, i love all of that!!! Chongqing is really wonderful, and next time u can explore GuangZhou city in China and also XinJiang, that must be a totally different vibe !! anyway, thanks for ur sharing, i will follow u guys ~~😀
哈哈，Follow you from the episode of climbing Huashan. You guys are a very brave and interesting couple. In China, the enthusiasm of the service sector is very common, but sometimes it can be a little stressful. Don't worry, you can use more translation software to communicate and dialogue (for example: can you help us to order some appropriate signature dishes / everyone will order what / please don't order too much, we both can't eat). In addition to XIEXIE, you can also learn the Chinese version of "Hello, can you help me". Every time you meet young people, let them point out or order for you, they are usually happy...
These videos are amazing! Welcome to China and hope you enjoy your time here! One suggestion that might help is try asking help from young people, like those in their 20s. They are most likely able to understand English just it might be more comfortable for them to read English instead of listening and speaking.
It has been fun to watch a number of TH-camrs review Chongqing over the years. My favorite was Blondie in China, but Mark Weins, and the Food Ranger also had good videos.
The most likely reason for that part of the city being very quite, is because there aren't any busy roads nearby, and instead served by good public transportation. Public transport is the primary solution to noise, pollution, and chaos in cities.
i’ve been to chongqing like a month ago, absolutely loved it. I just wanna say that you were really really lucky to see these many pandas because when i went to the zoo i had to wait half an hour before a single panda came out of his “cave” but still, it was amazing.
Todays's Chongqing is definitely amazing but it was bombed like the hell and millions civilians were be massacred by by the Nazi Japanese during WWII, local ppl dug a lot of caves for hiding from prosecution and bombardment from the Nazi Japanese that's there are so many caves and people get used to live and have meals in the caves, there's some very popular restaruants which are sitting in the caves.
Hot pot, you cook one piece of food(such as meat), eat it with your spices, then cook the next piece. That is the fun part of eating hot pot. You can put more than one piece at one time of course. But try not to dump all the food into the pot at the same time as some food may not taste as good when overcooked. You can dump food like potato in as it requires longer cooking time. Try the hot pot a couple of more times, you will get a hand of it.
You cook the ingredients yourself at the table to your own liking, then dip in your favourite condiment and repeat! Western cultures may not be used to cooking their own food at a restaurant, but that's the charm of hot pot. You can cook your meat, seafood and vegetables just the way you like them. Thinly sliced meat is usually the centre-piece of a hot pot experience. The meat is cut into bite size pieces to be cooked quickly in your steaming hot pot broth. If you're visiting a hot pot restaurant make sure to order lots of beef and lamb to get the authentic experience. Usually these meats will cook quickly, in around a minute or to your liking. Another amazing benefit of hot pot, you control the cooking time. Like your beef rare? Hold it under the broth for less time and vice versa if you prefer your meat cooked longer. here goes some steps: 1. Choose your base broth: yuanyang (spicy & non-spicy together), spicy, tomato, mushroom, etc. 2. Order or grab your ingredients: meat (lamb, beef, meatballs), vege, various kinds of tofu 3. Build your dipping sauce: whtever taste u like, make it ur own 4. Wait until your broth is boiling to cook: When you cook your ingredients the temperature of the hot pot broth will decrease, so it's best to either turn up the heat or wait until your broth is boiling again before adding more ingredients.
There is a famous words about food in China called “if one ingredient has flavor, extract it out, if one ingredient doesn’t have flavor, mix flavors in.” For most dishes, you finish cooking one dish, and then you wash your wok to cook for the next one, so the flavors for the previous ingredients are lost. But hotpot is different, whatever ingredients you put in the soup, the flavors remain in the soup till you finish your whole meal. So that’s why me personally would say the order of putting ingredients in the hotpot really matters. Personally I would suggest putting seafood, meat and organs into the hotpot first to make the soup taste good, and then put veggies and tofu in it. Because veggies and tofu will absorb the juice of meat and soup, which will make them taste really good. And dipping sauce is also really important when eating hotpot, Northern Chinese people normally like sesame sauce+peanut sauce(2:8), green onions, corianders, minced garlic, a tiny little bit of soy sauce and oyster sauce, and whatever other sauce that looks good to you, like fermented bean curd sauce, seafood sauce, ground beef… and Southern Chinese people normally like sesame oil, corianders, green onions, minced garlic, and other sauces like minced peanuts, oyster sauce, chili pepper and vinegar. But being the most authentic doesn’t mean being the best for you, whatever makes you happy is the best. So being absolutely authentic isn’t the point of enjoying food, as long as you have a good time eating it, that’s the whole point of what food can bring to you.
There are a lot of lights from solar power generation, including street lights, traffic control lights, you will find that many cities in China have already replaced solar lights
I was just taking a look at the 144 hours visa free policy, just to notice that my hometown province is sadly not covered in it. Hopefully they add it in the future. Wish you a wonderful trip in Chongqing!
dragon boat festival, also known as duan wu festival in mandarin, is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. the holiday commemorates Qu Yuan who was the beloved prime minister of the southern Chinese state of Chu during the Warring States period, about 600 B.C. to 200 B.C.
Next time when trying hot pot don’t put all the meat or veggies inside the soup. It only take seconds to cook. If left for along time it will turn hard and rubbery. You can only put stuff that needs longer time to cook. Hope I was there to guide you guys. Anyway I hope you’ll having an amazing time in mainland China. Take care! Cheers from Macau 🇲🇴
Hot pot for the first-timers usually end up uninspired, particularly if they try it without any help. The soul of hot pot is self-made sauces. Every veteran has his own take. Only by numerous trial & error will you find out which combi of sauces suit you the best. Going with the locals is a must, if you want to have another go next time.
chengdu is better to see pandas. they have huge areas to roam around and even air conditioned enclosures when it gets too hot because pandas hate the heat. chengdu is also way more chill. chongqing can be too much at times 🤣
As a Chongqing local, I didn't find the Sunset Cafe, but you, as a foreigner, found it. You also found the Panda Zoo in Chongqing. Many foreigners only know that there are pandas in Chengdu, but they don't know that there are many pandas in Chongqing. I think you must have looked up a lot of information and made sufficient strategies. Thumbs up❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Every city in China has its own charm. If you like a mix of modern and traditional, Beijing or Shanghai are great choices. If you love nature, Hangzhou or Lijiang are worth exploring.
ChongQing is the fourth municipal city administered directly under the central government (The other three are: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin). They got enormous electrical power due to the world largest hydro power plant down the Yangtze river. Overall, China's electricity capacity has increased so much that even the demand keeps rising, the price has not increased for decades.
If you read a little bit history for World War II, Chongqing was the capital of China for eight years at that time The name probably spelled in English - Chunking
I have a brilliant idea. You can travel to those spots that are shown in the game Black Myth: Wu Kong. Yes, many scenes in this game come from the real place. That's really amazing! I have sent this comment to many TH-camrs. You seem a gamer.
SHANGHAI is the biggest. Shanghai has 27 million inhabitants, Chongqing has about 9 million. If you take its whole area which is 90% rural, then it is over 30 million residents - but that is NOT the built up area. So what is Shanghai's built up area? As least 50 million but does not come within the city limits.
HELLOOOOOO JOEL & EMILIA!!! We in Jiangsu see you have been exploring Beijing, Shaanxi, and Chongqing! And we would love to invite you to explore Jiangsu as well🥰 We are very different from the mountainy landscape of Chongqing and the dynamic landscape of Shaanxi. So give us a shot and put us on your travel bucket list😄
Highly recommend this place: Xichang, Sichuan Province, where you can enjoy ancient towns, hot springs, and snow capped mountains. The best part is that it is not so popular yet and hence not so crowded. Pls check the video "China Was Exactly What We Expected | 10 Days in Sichuan" from "Oliver From Sweden".
I would suggest you doing a little research about things you are going to try, like the hotpot. Even a search on social media would help. People are very friendly there, they would be upset if they could not help you because of language barriers, but it’s obviously not their fault not speaking english in their own country. It’s totally fine to rely on the local people’s help if you encounter something emergent, but for things like hotpot, if you know you are going to try it, you can totally do your own work beforehand.
@@jamesmaybrick2001 This is a Tier 1 city, it has better infrastructure than you've probably seen in your life. That Hot Pot was very high quality. You have been watching too many anti-chinese propaganda videos. If a hot pot restaurant in a tier 1 city like chongqing was using "gutter oil" they would go out of business because there's a million other restaurants that are better quality, and they would probably face fines from the state.
Chongqing is not only a beautiful city.
During World War II, Chongqing was the wartime capital of China, which was attacked by the Japanese Air Force many times. The people fought bravely to resist Japanese aggression.
what happened to the tunnels they built to defend themselves from Japan's air strikes?
@@ricewine122 they kept it and changed it into restaurants and stores
actually the capital of both republic of China and republic of Korea (in exile) during the WW2
@@ArgsLone Well，I don‘t understand what is republic of Korea (in exile)????
@@pillersgearheart In 1910, the Japanese Empire annexed Korea (the entire peninsula), and Korean revolutionaries in exile received help from China and established a provisional government in China, and followed the Chinese government as the Chinese War of Resistance against Japan moved.
This channel has one of the most unique content on TH-cam
Thank you so much Alexander you’re a legend! ☺️
first foreign youtubers/tiktokers who found this mountain-side tea shop over looking Chongqing downtown...👍👍👍👍👍
A tourist that shows something new in Chongqing. Amazing
@@台灣香腸配大蒜 we were there yesterday, there was one other white couple there.
@@aljosap8445 where is it?
Now everyone will go there 😂
Greatly appreciate your visit to Chongqing and for sharing about it online. Chongqing is my hometown, which has left me with many precious memories. I'm also honored to hear that you like this city-it really made me happy and proud. This winter holiday, I will be going to London for a short-term academic program at Cambridge. Inspired by your video, I plan to document my own journey and share it on my social media. Thanks!😉
This bar seems to be a wonderful view-taking point
Wow! This place looks amazing!!
yes welcome to Chongqing！
My first comment in TH-cam. Just got so touched by this video. I can image how hot the weather there now, and how difficult to walk around and find a specific place in Chongqing, even as a local or chinese from other cities. But you made it! Never complain but accept the city as it is, and respect the culture. Great video! The amazing sunset scene on that day is just for you.
its not difficult to walk around chongqing at all， the bridges&elevated road and flyover all over city. btw chongqing also know as bridge/mountain/foggy city.
The Dragon Boat Festival or otherwise known as the Duanwu Festival is a day when chinese people will eat sticky rice dumplings (Zongzi) in memory of a minister in the Zhou dynasty (Qu Yuan) who drowned himself in the river, and the local people who admired and loved him dropped balls of sticky rice into the river so fishes would eat them instead of his body.
It's a pretty big festival even in modern times chinese people all over the world will get together on this day specifically to eat zongzi and sometimes they'll even celebrate with dragon boat races.
@@stewie-zh 谢谢解释 这种历史细节 我从中学毕业之后都不怎么追了
I just searched by Google and found the following:
Zhou Dynasty 1,046 B.C.~256 B.C.
Qu Yuan 342 B.C.~278 B.C.
Qu Yuan was born before Christ.
Stunning. It was old neighborhoods on the way to scenic spot .
@17:00, We were looking for that cafe. We were at Chongqing in June 2024. Our first time in China. Chongqing is an amazing city indeed. We already have plans to go back in 4 years. We will skip the "hotpot" next time. lol, street food is amazing though, and tastes better, imo.. Especially the street food that comes out at night between 10pm-3am. We stayed at Ufia Jiefangbei Designer Hotel. Which has an excellent skyline view of the city. Even better, late at night there was street food that was set up in front of our hotel. So much to do and see at night in China. The best part is, that you don't have to worry about crime. It just feels very safe overall.
The best place to see the night view in Chongqing is "A pine tree", located in Nanshan, Nanan District, Chongqing. There are many natural hot springs in Nanshan.
Another place is Eling Park in Yuzhong District, Chongqing, which is the highest place in Chongqing's old town and is now a place for local couples to meet for trysts, with a tower for night views.
They're all free.
OMG I love Chongqing hotpot I'm from Beijing but love the spicy teste. You don't get used to it at first like wine, but truly delicious if you can handle with the spice
@@IXIXI-r4q To be honest, as a northerner, I prefer sesame paste to oil dishes
I need to get there. Great video
It’s a great city a lot to do and see, thanks for watching! ☺️
@@Joelfriend is possible to drop a Google maps pin of the sunset bar?
@@thewindrisesThe adres was in the video.
Thank you for sharing🙂
wow what a magical city, and that view of the sunset cafe is to die for !!!!!! Oh MY....Chongqing now is on my bucket list now!!!! Thanks guys!!! Great video 😍😍😍
Im gonna be there tomorrow! You got me excited, thanks bud!
Good city, like the video!
Beginner's guide to cook hotpot, (kind of rule of thumb tips we teach our local children) if the meat looks 'curled up' when it's raw, it is cooked when it turns flat in the broth. If the meat looks flat when it's raw, it is cooked when it starts to curl in the broth. As for veggies, feel free to cook them for any time between 10 secs to 10 mins up to how soft or crunchy you like your veggies.
Omg!!! I found videos about chongqing on yt. I was also in the MAGICAL city 2w ago traveling which got me really shocked... I was living in the hotel nearby the jialing river and i got the sight about the whole city with lights and huge buildings at nights... It was truly amazing! 😊 There's railway transis system which is really well-developed😮 However... It is really hot in summer so that i have to stay in a cafe almost the whole day time😢 and I'm not a spicy food eater so the hotpot is not attracting for me. But in conclusion, i love the city very very much. Like the video and thanks for sharing❤
Witness the very first hotpot meal for someone, this vlog is priceless!
Thank you for your videos, showing more and more cities in China, China is so beautiful, safe and friendly.
I’ll be moving there next week, thanks for sharing this. I’m excited!
Hi ! How do you feel right now? Hope you are enjoying your time in ChongQin❤
@@monaqi7574 hi! I recently visited raffles city, I’m living close by and it’s really amazing. Planning on visiting some more interesting places in my days off❣️
@@monaqi7574 gonna be living here for a really long time and I’m grateful for that, thank you!
For your first hot pot experience, it would've been better to go to Haidilao (hot pot chain from China), you order from an ipad with pictures and there's cooking time instructions, and you can change the language to English. Once, you get comfortable with hot pot then go to these kind of places.
Oh wow that sounds like that would have been great and easier way of doing it! Maybe we should give that a go soon!
@@Joelfriend Yes, and Haidilao service will be much better than other hot pot restaurants, they will provide you with a lot of help
@@Joelfriend I'd say Haidilao is arguably the largest and most famous hotpot chain in the world, noted for its impeccable service and wide range of food choices. They have franchises all over the world, particularly in some of the most international metropolises such as London, NYC, Sydney, HK, and Singapore. Yet, just like a real burger lover wouldn't recommend McDonald's, a true hotpot aficionado might suggest a more traditional place.
I wouldn't say you will get the most authentic hotpot experience at Haidilao compared to some local stores like the one you tried in Chongqing; however, you may find their menu much easier to understand and less overwhelming, and you will probably have a more enjoyable and pleasant experience.
@@hermesliteratus882 They are the same, Haidilao is rich they can hire the best Sichuan chefs to work for them, don't need to go to other hotpot restaurants.
@@Joelfriend Haidilao is everywhere in China, you can go to any city in China to eat in Haidilao, and you can even ask their servers to dance Kemusan(科目三) for you!
it is my first time to comment on TH-cam, and i watched several videos of u guys, i love all of that!!! Chongqing is really wonderful, and next time u can explore GuangZhou city in China and also XinJiang, that must be a totally different vibe !! anyway, thanks for ur sharing, i will follow u guys ~~😀
Next door, South Korea really likes to go to Zhangjiajie
哈哈，Follow you from the episode of climbing Huashan. You guys are a very brave and interesting couple. In China, the enthusiasm of the service sector is very common, but sometimes it can be a little stressful. Don't worry, you can use more translation software to communicate and dialogue (for example: can you help us to order some appropriate signature dishes / everyone will order what / please don't order too much, we both can't eat). In addition to XIEXIE, you can also learn the Chinese version of "Hello, can you help me". Every time you meet young people, let them point out or order for you, they are usually happy...
Joel is an excellent tour guide. Well done.
keep it up mate ! appreciate you sharing the nice side of china
Hot pot is pretty easy. U dip the meat into the hot soup and its done in 30s or less.
Love hotpot, so tasty
很明显，灵魂在调料😂
Amazing views. Forget about the Time Square. Even after renovation it is still small. It was not a square at all before that.
These videos are amazing! Welcome to China and hope you enjoy your time here! One suggestion that might help is try asking help from young people, like those in their 20s. They are most likely able to understand English just it might be more comfortable for them to read English instead of listening and speaking.
18:52 the plants were actually reacting to the sunset!😲
Chongqing is utterly stunning.
It has been fun to watch a number of TH-camrs review Chongqing over the years. My favorite was Blondie in China, but Mark Weins, and the Food Ranger also had good videos.
omg!!! I want to go to this viewing spot next time!!!!!!!
你们的攻略做的蛮好的，点赞
I must have missed you guys by a week or so, this place was a lot to take in and felt like a different planet
The most likely reason for that part of the city being very quite, is because there aren't any busy roads nearby, and instead served by good public transportation. Public transport is the primary solution to noise, pollution, and chaos in cities.
You are a great underrated blogger.
i’ve been to chongqing like a month ago, absolutely loved it. I just wanna say that you were really really lucky to see these many pandas because when i went to the zoo i had to wait half an hour before a single panda came out of his “cave” but still, it was amazing.
travel make you happy
I want to visit, just read up on Chongqing, is a major city in southwest China, known for its rich history, cultural heritage, and rapid development
that scenic spot is definitely a nice find. I'll be sure to look for it when we make our trip to china.
Todays's Chongqing is definitely amazing but it was bombed like the hell and millions civilians were be massacred by by the Nazi Japanese during WWII, local ppl dug a lot of caves for hiding from prosecution and bombardment from the Nazi Japanese that's there are so many caves and people get used to live and have meals in the caves, there's some very popular restaruants which are sitting in the caves.
Hot pot, you cook one piece of food(such as meat), eat it with your spices, then cook the next piece. That is the fun part of eating hot pot. You can put more than one piece at one time of course. But try not to dump all the food into the pot at the same time as some food may not taste as good when overcooked. You can dump food like potato in as it requires longer cooking time. Try the hot pot a couple of more times, you will get a hand of it.
Beautiful city, good luck!!
watched your every video 🙃
From the Wild Great Wall to the small scenic spots that enjoy the night scenery of Chongqing, I have to say that you are too good at making guides
Wow , watching your video presentations in China make us feel like we just pick up our luggage and go because we want to be there too .
That might be the best view of Chongqing city. It catches the atmosphere so well.
As a Chinese，I didn’t know the amazing bar until I saw your video, haha, thank you for sharing😊
I drove to Chongqing many years ago with my parents. The building appear even taller than those in NYC because they are built on mountains
Thanks for sharing! Have a nice day🙏
18:30 the sunkissed view is amazing...need to visit the spot
I had my first hot pot experience in Shanghai. It's so good! This video makes me want to go back. Thanks, mates!
You cook the ingredients yourself at the table to your own liking, then dip in your favourite condiment and repeat! Western cultures may not be used to cooking their own food at a restaurant, but that's the charm of hot pot. You can cook your meat, seafood and vegetables just the way you like them.
Thinly sliced meat is usually the centre-piece of a hot pot experience. The meat is cut into bite size pieces to be cooked quickly in your steaming hot pot broth. If you're visiting a hot pot restaurant make sure to order lots of beef and lamb to get the authentic experience. Usually these meats will cook quickly, in around a minute or to your liking. Another amazing benefit of hot pot, you control the cooking time. Like your beef rare? Hold it under the broth for less time and vice versa if you prefer your meat cooked longer.
here goes some steps:
1. Choose your base broth: yuanyang (spicy & non-spicy together), spicy, tomato, mushroom, etc.
2. Order or grab your ingredients: meat (lamb, beef, meatballs), vege, various kinds of tofu
3. Build your dipping sauce: whtever taste u like, make it ur own
4. Wait until your broth is boiling to cook: When you cook your ingredients the temperature of the hot pot broth will decrease, so it's best to either turn up the heat or wait until your broth is boiling again before adding more ingredients.
There is a famous words about food in China called “if one ingredient has flavor, extract it out, if one ingredient doesn’t have flavor, mix flavors in.” For most dishes, you finish cooking one dish, and then you wash your wok to cook for the next one, so the flavors for the previous ingredients are lost. But hotpot is different, whatever ingredients you put in the soup, the flavors remain in the soup till you finish your whole meal. So that’s why me personally would say the order of putting ingredients in the hotpot really matters. Personally I would suggest putting seafood, meat and organs into the hotpot first to make the soup taste good, and then put veggies and tofu in it. Because veggies and tofu will absorb the juice of meat and soup, which will make them taste really good. And dipping sauce is also really important when eating hotpot, Northern Chinese people normally like sesame sauce+peanut sauce(2:8), green onions, corianders, minced garlic, a tiny little bit of soy sauce and oyster sauce, and whatever other sauce that looks good to you, like fermented bean curd sauce, seafood sauce, ground beef… and Southern Chinese people normally like sesame oil, corianders, green onions, minced garlic, and other sauces like minced peanuts, oyster sauce, chili pepper and vinegar. But being the most authentic doesn’t mean being the best for you, whatever makes you happy is the best. So being absolutely authentic isn’t the point of enjoying food, as long as you have a good time eating it, that’s the whole point of what food can bring to you.
It blew me away last year best memories of my life
There are a lot of lights from solar power generation, including street lights, traffic control lights, you will find that many cities in China have already replaced solar lights
First video ive watched. Great content which I've been looking for, and cute couple. Look forward to checking out more videos
I was just taking a look at the 144 hours visa free policy, just to notice that my hometown province is sadly not covered in it. Hopefully they add it in the future. Wish you a wonderful trip in Chongqing!
Keep up the great content guys 😊
there are two celebrity pandas at chongqing zoo, they are twins, Yu Ke and Yu ai, the two fighting pandas look like them.
Greetings from the Philippines 🎉🎉
dragon boat festival, also known as duan wu festival in mandarin, is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. the holiday commemorates Qu Yuan who was the beloved prime minister of the southern Chinese state of Chu during the Warring States period, about 600 B.C. to 200 B.C.
Highly recommended to come to GuangZhou and try Cantonese food! I would be more than happy to be your guide😎
Next time when trying hot pot don’t put all the meat or veggies inside the soup. It only take seconds to cook. If left for along time it will turn hard and rubbery. You can only put stuff that needs longer time to cook. Hope I was there to guide you guys. Anyway I hope you’ll having an amazing time in mainland China. Take care! Cheers from Macau 🇲🇴
Love the video! I haven't been to Chongqing yet but am hoping to go within the next year!
Welcome to Chongqing, I can treat you to eat Chongqing hotpot, but it's a little spicy.😂
@@LeslieCheung-d5x I love spicy!
@@HappyHourWithMatt I hope Chongqing hot pot won't make you cry😆😆😆
@@LeslieCheung-d5x I can handle it! 😂😂
Hot pot for the first-timers usually end up uninspired, particularly if they try it without any help.
The soul of hot pot is self-made sauces. Every veteran has his own take. Only by numerous trial & error will you find out which combi of sauces suit you the best.
Going with the locals is a must, if you want to have another go next time.
Love Amelia ❤️ Such a delight to watch her.
As a Chinese I was astonished by the beautiful view of Chongqiong when I first time got there. It's quite different to the city i'm living, Beijing.
Thank you for this very informative video
chengdu is better to see pandas. they have huge areas to roam around and even air conditioned enclosures when it gets too hot because pandas hate the heat. chengdu is also way more chill. chongqing can be too much at times 🤣
You can go to Guilin，that's also a very nice city.
Interesting day and night views, food descriptions, people interactions, hotel/tour info...........Thank you.
As a Chongqing local, I didn't find the Sunset Cafe, but you, as a foreigner, found it. You also found the Panda Zoo in Chongqing. Many foreigners only know that there are pandas in Chengdu, but they don't know that there are many pandas in Chongqing. I think you must have looked up a lot of information and made sufficient strategies. Thumbs up❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
THAT FOOD LOOKED DOWN RIGHT NASTY ! 😂 🤣 😂
Every city in China has its own charm. If you like a mix of modern and traditional, Beijing or Shanghai are great choices. If you love nature, Hangzhou or Lijiang are worth exploring.
ChongQing is the fourth municipal city administered directly under the central government (The other three are: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin). They got enormous electrical power due to the world largest hydro power plant down the Yangtze river. Overall, China's electricity capacity has increased so much that even the demand keeps rising, the price has not increased for decades.
I went to Chongqing last month 🎉
Emilia didn’t seem her usual self this episode, I hope she’s okay sending lots of love xx
She delete instagram? Is she still with Joel?
In China almost every day makes you feel like Weekends 😊😊
並沒有 中國的學業壓力是很大的
If you read a little bit history for World War II, Chongqing was the capital of China for eight years at that time The name probably spelled in English - Chunking
I have a brilliant idea. You can travel to those spots that are shown in the game Black Myth: Wu Kong. Yes, many scenes in this game come from the real place. That's really amazing!
I have sent this comment to many TH-camrs. You seem a gamer.
Thank you for sharing❤
Like as no need apply visa from Australia and New Zealand tourist get by plane transfer in HK and then get the plane to Chongqing.
Welcome to Chongqing! You guys are awesome~😆
Ayyy thank you so much! We loved Chongqing 🙌🏼
SHANGHAI is the biggest. Shanghai has 27 million inhabitants, Chongqing has about 9 million. If you take its whole area which is 90% rural, then it is over 30 million residents - but that is NOT the built up area. So what is Shanghai's built up area? As least 50 million but does not come within the city limits.
Can you tell me which vpn works best for chongqing. Thanks.
HELLOOOOOO JOEL & EMILIA!!! We in Jiangsu see you have been exploring Beijing, Shaanxi, and Chongqing! And we would love to invite you to explore Jiangsu as well🥰 We are very different from the mountainy landscape of Chongqing and the dynamic landscape of Shaanxi. So give us a shot and put us on your travel bucket list😄
Highly recommend this place: Xichang, Sichuan Province, where you can enjoy ancient towns, hot springs, and snow capped mountains. The best part is that it is not so popular yet and hence not so crowded. Pls check the video "China Was Exactly What We Expected | 10 Days in Sichuan" from "Oliver From Sweden".
You can ask Amy Blondie in China for recommendations when you’re travelling around China! She’s quite the expert when it comes to travel & food!
You should try HaiDiLao Hotpot, if you already left China try the on in London. They're basically the same
Great sharing.
This is Walter, one of the mountain city guys, and I am glad to be your Chongqing tour in your next trip.
I would suggest you doing a little research about things you are going to try, like the hotpot. Even a search on social media would help. People are very friendly there, they would be upset if they could not help you because of language barriers, but it’s obviously not their fault not speaking english in their own country. It’s totally fine to rely on the local people’s help if you encounter something emergent, but for things like hotpot, if you know you are going to try it, you can totally do your own work beforehand.
i would avoid that sort of thing. Gutter oil isnt for me. Enough carcingens in all that smog, wouldnt want to risk eating more.
@@jamesmaybrick2001 This is a Tier 1 city, it has better infrastructure than you've probably seen in your life. That Hot Pot was very high quality. You have been watching too many anti-chinese propaganda videos. If a hot pot restaurant in a tier 1 city like chongqing was using "gutter oil" they would go out of business because there's a million other restaurants that are better quality, and they would probably face fines from the state.
6:53 year of the dragon most likely… enjoying your content 👍
Omg!the view!
Amazing city
very proud of more foreign tourists geting to travel my hometown and not only beijing or shanghai😂
very good place to enjoy the night cityscape!
Thanks for putting the mountain location, just for that I subscribed to you it’s the little details mate appreciate it
i think you forgot to mention the most overwhelming experience you've ever had in a city
so cool！welcome to chongqi