Seeing a lot of comments about the safety of eating river fish raw because of parasites. The fish we ate in this video are not wild caught river fish, they are farmed by artificial breeding and safe for eating raw :) I definitely do not endorse eating wild caught river fish raw!!!
Even artificial breeding river fish is strongly recommended not to eat it raw, those info can easily be found on internet. There is no safe raw river fish unless it is cooked.
@@wualex846 Well obviously there is a risk to eating raw fish but you might as well say that about normal sushi too. If you eat sushi bought in a store it was usually even frozen once before. I'd rather trust a raw river fish that was just alive 10 minutes ago than supermarket sushi. That being said - I'm still getting the cheap as unsafe sushi 😂
Jasmine is so fluent in both Mandarin and English, she is really a great travel partner to have on the show! Do make more videos with her lol. Also I've never been to northern China before (I've only ever been to southern China, areas like Guangdong and Shanghai), and it is so beautiful in autumn with all the foliage!
How wonderful is that two different nationalities get along so well , this what world should be ,instead of hate .. 👍👍👍. Blondy promotes peace ✌️ Aussies and Chinese
Amy and Jasmine really play well off each other. Jasmine's humor and her way with words balanced with Amy's explanations and insights always makes it fun to watch. Jasmine's memorable quotes : ". . .poor thing on our plate will be rainbow trout. . ." ". . . listen to the voice of the stream. . ."
For some reason the beginning of this video brought back a flood of memories from when I lived in Morocco decades ago. The no frills identical train stations... The slow, slow train to get out of the city....arriving and asking the cab driver where to eat... I mean the similarities sort of end there but this made me very nostalgic.
怀柔 and 雁栖湖 is always so beautiful. There is a path that goes all the way up into the mountain along the spring (or river whatever you want to call it) and the view is gorgeous. Glad you found that beautiful and enjoyed the food there.
I'm so amazed with Amy's knowledge on not just Chinese food but also it's history and culture. Jasmine can't be bothered occasionally while Amy spoke away at the camera as she busily devouring the fish 😂
The green train actually reminds me the trains in Australia and North America, slow but you can enjoy all the views like jasmine said, especially the south coast line in Sydney Wollongong to Sydney even to Nowra full of memories
That restaurant looks so beautiful! Also, I LOVE that taboggan ride at the Great Wall! I've been to that section of the wall twice and rode it both times. I wish it were possible to ride it more than once per visit, lol.
How fascinating it is! when blondie mixes english and Chinese culture which I'm really into!!!! so tobe engrossed in these videos. Thank you blondie, hope you release more exciting destinations.
China has a long tradition of eating raw fish cut very thin (into strips or even into hairs) that discontinued around the end of the Ming. Called "Kuai" (known as Hoe in Korean). Raw fish was the favorite food of Confucius. This dish survives on in Guangdong only. This restaurant should have recreated the old recipes listed in old cookbooks
*Vietnamese cuisine* renders that term as *"gỏi"* (膾 / 脍): where it refers to salad, but also to julienned meat or fish that's figuratively eaten as a "salad"; it's the same as the *Italian "carpaccio".*
""You take a little bit of effort to go outside of your comfort zone" Amy, this is a good one. I love the way you say it. I am always stuck in my comfort zone, that's why I have never been to places you've been to.
I remember when I visited my grandfather in Guiyang before moving to the US in 2002. I can't remember exactly how long but it was something like about 30 hr from Beijing. My dad said that it was 48 hours when he was in college (1980s). But now with the HSR, it is only about 8 hours.
OMG, as a Beijinger and silent subscriber for almost 3 year! I didn't realize we did the same travel routine in 2021!!! The rainbow trout was so amazing! Especially the grilled one! And one more thing, please don't miss the fried river shrimps! Super yummy and crispy!
Jasmine is unbelievably cute! Is she making videos and posting them somewhere that we don't know!? Where, where??? We want more of Jasmine and her bright personality plzzz!!!
I like your videos sooooooo much!😭 I’m a Beijinger and currently live in Vancouver as a sophomore. Being homesick everyday. so glad to see you had great experience in Beijing!
Digging how thinly sliced the raw fish is and the pink-orange colour, makes me crave some sashimi. Don't know if I'd wanna risk eating it having to board an hour long train ride, though. The digestive tract may decide to kick into overdrive prematurely...the kitten with heterochromia is also kinda cool.
Oh my god, I love your videos. I was from Beijing and I go to college in America. I often go to Huairou when I was in Beijing, and those rainbow fishes are sooo delicious. Watching ur videos makes me miss home and Chinese food. I am going back to Beijing on April next year…..
Nice place, when I lived in BEIJING, I often go there and eat the fish just like it in this video. Although we were not in the same place, you know at the north of BEIJING, there are lots of "农家乐"（small restaurant and hotel ran by the local villagers), their styles are just the same to what this video show us. I miss these time that I spend there, you make me memorize my childhood lives.
Two sweet and beautiful girls. Continue to spread love and peace through friendship like this. Ignore what your politicians would say of each other country.
2:48 LOL I laughed so hard when Amy just casually said "foreigners love it~" but indeed, it's a really fun activity! I'm jealous on so many levels~ the scenery (we even get a glimpse of Great Wall on the taxi ride there) is awesome and the food looks so delicious~ I'm like Meeeowww!!!
hi Amy if you ever do a Q&A, I'd love to know how you make friends and meet new people in new cities! are many people you know back from your school days? how easy is it to make friends in new cities you visit?
"山吧" is actually a famous tourist attraction in Beijing. They got beautiful view and a lot of delicious foods that you can't have at citycenter, and people usually choose to live in there for few days to relax in vacation.
I always enjoy your videos but miss you enjoying your food finds with family. You gotta bring them to China! And by the way, I hope China can find a way to preserve its old trains, just like it preserves its food traditions.
I, too, love fish head, those collagen in the fish head, eyes socket, mouth/jaw/cheek parts, has so much collagen. This fish farm is a good idea n the cool n fresh mountain mineral water flowing keep the trouts healthy n clean. Cooked my yellow tail(Buri)fish head in Soup curry 2 nights ago! Instead of meat, l used fish head. That sashimi n grilled salmon trout looks so fresh n yummy. Will definitely visit this fish farm when in Beijing! Love that green slow train too. Preserved Tradition!
i have a friend, she love all kind of heads too. Her mom love all kinds of heads too, and her mom own several restaurants, her mom is the head of all restaurants. Normally this kind person who love eat the head, they also like to be the head of the family and in the career, also like to be the head too.
Yes. I'd try it. I tried this in Michigan. Always a good thing to be truly respectful of the food people eat around the world. Blondie reminds me of Emmymade. Truly nice and kind, open minded, curious, and willing to try a diversity of food from around the world. (th-cam.com/users/emmymade)
Amy directly contributes to world peace. I'm positive that is not at the forefront of her mind when doing these videos but showing people the real China is a hard counter to the endless barrage of "China bad" or "You must hate China" rhetoric in Western MSM.
Chinese also eat raw fish, it's just not as widespread or as famous. The Chinese for the most part only had access to freshwater fish, so parasite was a big concern. That has not deterred some people in history though. One famous official in the 3 Kingdoms period in China died of fish parasite, despite being cured once, and warned to not eat more raw fish, he ignored that completely.
@@elegantfashion160 Chaoshan? Okay I think that’s about 5 hours away from me, my friend went there last weekend and loved it. The photos looked beautiful 🏔
Seeing a lot of comments about the safety of eating river fish raw because of parasites. The fish we ate in this video are not wild caught river fish, they are farmed by artificial breeding and safe for eating raw :) I definitely do not endorse eating wild caught river fish raw!!!
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Haha! The very first thing I thought of when I saw the title!
Even artificial breeding river fish is strongly recommended not to eat it raw, those info can easily be found on internet. There is no safe raw river fish unless it is cooked.
Boycott China. India superpower jai hind 🇮🇳💪🏿🇮🇳
@@wualex846 Well obviously there is a risk to eating raw fish but you might as well say that about normal sushi too. If you eat sushi bought in a store it was usually even frozen once before. I'd rather trust a raw river fish that was just alive 10 minutes ago than supermarket sushi. That being said - I'm still getting the cheap as unsafe sushi 😂
Jasmine is so fluent in both Mandarin and English, she is really a great travel partner to have on the show! Do make more videos with her lol. Also I've never been to northern China before (I've only ever been to southern China, areas like Guangdong and Shanghai), and it is so beautiful in autumn with all the foliage!
How wonderful is that two different nationalities get along so well , this what world should be ,instead of hate .. 👍👍👍. Blondy promotes peace ✌️ Aussies and Chinese
Unfortunately the Aussie media thinks otherwise. 🤦♂️
Tell that to all western media that seems so damn driven to divide us.
Absolutely love Jasmine’s humour, you two are hilarious together!
I love Jasmine!
We need more of jasmine does she have a channel or any sort?
@@koruki she’s got Insta as far as I know 🤷🏻♀️
Amy and Jasmine really play well off each other. Jasmine's humor and her way with words balanced with Amy's explanations and insights always makes it fun to watch.
Jasmine's memorable quotes : ". . .poor thing on our plate will be rainbow trout. . ." ". . . listen to the voice of the stream. . ."
Oh, just tell the truth. Jasmine is cute, that's why all the guys are watching the video.
OMG, you never fail to amaze even a China 'oldie' foodie like me. Adding this to my bucket list!
It was such an amazing experience!!! you'd loooove it. And so scenic
For some reason the beginning of this video brought back a flood of memories from when I lived in Morocco decades ago. The no frills identical train stations... The slow, slow train to get out of the city....arriving and asking the cab driver where to eat... I mean the similarities sort of end there but this made me very nostalgic.
As a Chinese guy, I really appreciate what you are doing. Thank you so much!
怀柔 and 雁栖湖 is always so beautiful. There is a path that goes all the way up into the mountain along the spring (or river whatever you want to call it) and the view is gorgeous. Glad you found that beautiful and enjoyed the food there.
jasmine is back yay! love your chemistry with each other
I'm so amazed with Amy's knowledge on not just Chinese food but also it's history and culture. Jasmine can't be bothered occasionally while Amy spoke away at the camera as she busily devouring the fish 😂
The green train actually reminds me the trains in Australia and North America, slow but you can enjoy all the views like jasmine said, especially the south coast line in Sydney Wollongong to Sydney even to Nowra full of memories
Blondie in China : Enjoys fish head.
Buzzfeed foodies : Retching, crying, vomiting, fainting and other over-the-top reactions.
Buzzfeed is just a bunch of sheltered yuppies what do you expect.
他们的戏太过了。。。。
Corden: it's gross and horrible shit foreigers eat. what's wrong with them?
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Wow, 10 years ago a whole fish was about 60¥, either you got the tourist treatment, or maybe the inflation is more insane than I thought
Jasmine needs her own food channel......she's freakin awesome
That restaurant looks so beautiful! Also, I LOVE that taboggan ride at the Great Wall! I've been to that section of the wall twice and rode it both times. I wish it were possible to ride it more than once per visit, lol.
maybe you can make a series of you travelling with this girl, she is so gentle and eloquent
I agree with Jasmine - there is so much flavor in the fish head! Don't waste it!
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How fascinating it is! when blondie mixes english and Chinese culture which I'm really into!!!! so tobe engrossed in these videos. Thank you blondie, hope you release more exciting destinations.
China has a long tradition of eating raw fish cut very thin (into strips or even into hairs) that discontinued around the end of the Ming. Called "Kuai" (known as Hoe in Korean). Raw fish was the favorite food of Confucius. This dish survives on in Guangdong only. This restaurant should have recreated the old recipes listed in old cookbooks
Thats interesting! I know Shunde also have a special way of preparing raw fish - would love to try one day
@@BlondieinChina And it became as Yee Sang in Malaysia and Singapore
Guangxi has it as well
*Vietnamese cuisine* renders that term as *"gỏi"* (膾 / 脍): where it refers to salad, but also to julienned meat or fish that's figuratively eaten as a "salad"; it's the same as the *Italian "carpaccio".*
@@BlondieinChina yep you should go and have a try at the days when you were in JIANGMEN.
""You take a little bit of effort to go outside of your comfort zone" Amy, this is a good one. I love the way you say it. I am always stuck in my comfort zone, that's why I have never been to places you've been to.
山吧 and 那里 are the two famous country club in there, glad to see 山吧 still opening, so much nostalgia...
I remember when I visited my grandfather in Guiyang before moving to the US in 2002. I can't remember exactly how long but it was something like about 30 hr from Beijing. My dad said that it was 48 hours when he was in college (1980s). But now with the HSR, it is only about 8 hours.
You know it's gonna be a good day when you start your morning with Amy's adventure
OMG, as a Beijinger and silent subscriber for almost 3 year! I didn't realize we did the same travel routine in 2021!!! The rainbow trout was so amazing! Especially the grilled one! And one more thing, please don't miss the fried river shrimps! Super yummy and crispy!
Jasmine is unbelievably cute! Is she making videos and posting them somewhere that we don't know!? Where, where??? We want more of Jasmine and her bright personality plzzz!!!
I like your videos sooooooo much!😭 I’m a Beijinger and currently live in Vancouver as a sophomore. Being homesick everyday. so glad to see you had great experience in Beijing!
Amy is so charmingly witty & Jasmine is amazingly eloquent as she is mesmerising😍
Wow! One of the best videos i've had chanced upon.
Beijing autumn looks so gorgeous!
The best season in Beijing is autumn
We normally have it during Chinese New Year call ‘ Yee Sang ‘ with mixture of dried vegi & sauce it’s mean for Prosperity & longevity
Only in Malaysia & Singapore, China dont have such thing during CNY.
Where did you find Jasmine. Her English is perfect, and she is pretty.
Met her through work and we became fast friends!!
@Qusi Asan White people aren't actually white, they're pink lol... like how black people are actually brown.
All Chinese girls are pretty, they got the Lucky Gengis Khan Genes, Indians missed out because GK never went there
@@BlondieinChina They are fresh water fish from fish farms... You never eat fish raw from Beijing's local rivers.
@@jennyohara4011 Really? I think many Indians are rather pretty too
Thanks!
The raw fish dishes in Guangxi and Guangdong are very famous too. The dipping sauce and toppings are more traditional too.
Digging how thinly sliced the raw fish is and the pink-orange colour, makes me crave some sashimi. Don't know if I'd wanna risk eating it having to board an hour long train ride, though. The digestive tract may decide to kick into overdrive prematurely...the kitten with heterochromia is also kinda cool.
Oh my god, I love your videos. I was from Beijing and I go to college in America. I often go to Huairou when I was in Beijing, and those rainbow fishes are sooo delicious. Watching ur videos makes me miss home and Chinese food. I am going back to Beijing on April next year…..
Nice place, when I lived in BEIJING, I often go there and eat the fish just like it in this video. Although we were not in the same place, you know at the north of BEIJING, there are lots of "农家乐"（small restaurant and hotel ran by the local villagers), their styles are just the same to what this video show us.
I miss these time that I spend there, you make me memorize my childhood lives.
Dude your name and profile, what a chad!
Jasmine is one of prettiest chinese women ive ever seen :O
You guys are so hilarious together, making me laughing all the way along this vlog 😂
Love the sunshine, what a beautiful day!
yeah!!Jasmine is back!
looks soooo good! i literally started drooling seeing that grilled fish
I saw Jasmine in the photo so I had to click and watch, love all those videos with Jasmine in it!!!!
C'est toujours un plaisir de regarder vos vidéo. Joli reportage et cela me donne l'eau à la bouche ! Ça doivent être délicieux ces menus 🤤.
10:06 Every man's hope has just been raised immensely when Jasmine announced that she is a fan of head.
Two sweet and beautiful girls. Continue to spread love and peace through friendship like this. Ignore what your politicians would say of each other country.
You two guys are really good together! Another great vid
This place is a real gem! China actually has their own “native” species of trout.
You refer to eating parts of the fish head as a ‘mindful experience’. This is the greatest pun of all time!
BAHAHAH omg so true! Pun and I didn't even know it
The poor thing on our plate today will be Rainbow trout hahah🤣 🤣 You should make more videos with Jasmine.
I'm here for Jasmine......she's amazing!!!! Do more vids with her Aims!
2:48 LOL I laughed so hard when Amy just casually said "foreigners love it~" but indeed, it's a really fun activity!
I'm jealous on so many levels~ the scenery (we even get a glimpse of Great Wall on the taxi ride there) is awesome and the food looks so delicious~ I'm like Meeeowww!!!
Its sad to see the slow trains go away. High speed is all fun and convenient, but sometimes you should take the scenic view.
your every video is so much fun. and you are very happy, it looks like you love Chinese food and also the people
谢谢！
I like jasmine’s ear ring! It is so cool!
Gotta say Jasmine's greatest guest of all time on my list🤣
I love this video, the green slow train brought back so many childhood memories :)
What a nice video ! I am also going to visit this place in the future . Jasmine is also such a cute girl, a real foodie.
Love your videos and Jasmine is so pretty!
Came for the Raw Beijing River Fish, Stayed for Jasmine! Lol
I need a Jasmine in my Life.
Wooh, love to see this Tube..... Jasmine appears like Korea Idol.... Very love to see
hi Amy if you ever do a Q&A, I'd love to know how you make friends and meet new people in new cities! are many people you know back from your school days? how easy is it to make friends in new cities you visit?
🇺🇸 Jasmine is cool 😎 like the cats. I would love to take the green train.
Love Huairou. Went together with my classmates in college long time ago. One of the most beaufity memory that I've ever had...
Thank you Amy nice video with your new friend
green trains are great when travelling with friends! get enough ppl for a group of beds and its like a sleepover lol. good times
Thanks for bringing back memories of eating the grilled trout when I visited Mutianyu years ago
Absolutely love the cat with the 2 different eye color 🥰
我是通过看你在四川掏耳的视频认识你的。非常喜欢你的热情和真诚，希望世界各地的人们可以通过你的拍摄了解真正的中国和中国人民。㊗️你在中国一切顺利。like you
"山吧" is actually a famous tourist attraction in Beijing. They got beautiful view and a lot of delicious foods that you can't have at citycenter, and people usually choose to live in there for few days to relax in vacation.
I always enjoy your videos but miss you enjoying your food finds with family. You gotta bring them to China! And by the way, I hope China can find a way to preserve its old trains, just like it preserves its food traditions.
I studied in HuaiRou for one year, eveything in this video is full of memory.
You two should visit the qinglongxia and yanqi lake.😊
We need Jasmine‘s instagram!!!
I, too, love fish head, those collagen in the fish head, eyes socket, mouth/jaw/cheek parts, has so much collagen. This fish farm is a good idea n the cool n fresh mountain mineral water flowing keep the trouts healthy n clean. Cooked my yellow tail(Buri)fish head in Soup curry 2 nights ago! Instead of meat, l used fish head.
That sashimi n grilled salmon trout looks so fresh n yummy. Will definitely visit this fish farm when in Beijing!
Love that green slow train too. Preserved Tradition!
Jasmine is so sweet!
That cute little white cat has different eye colors! Awwwwww
Cat + Fish = Catfish.
Amy + Jasmine = Besties.
Beautiful place. Good food. Just love your work.
Yes! Finally Jasmine 😍👍🏼
Another great video Amy.
I like Amy's videos with Jasmine. But I'm more looking forward to seeing Jun and Xinjiang food again. I miss Jun so much.
I saw Jasmine so I clicked immediately
China's old green trains are really like extended trams now. They service outlying villages and towns where commute does not need speed.
Autumn is no doubt the best season in Beijing!
Blondie make me wish there had been no Covid & my holiday plans to visit Beijing & other cities was going on right now I so miss Chinese cuisine!!
谢谢生物进化，让你我这样的人类拥有了对食物的各种解读。Thanks to evolution, humans like you and me have a wide range of interpretations of food.
i have a friend, she love all kind of heads too. Her mom love all kinds of heads too, and her mom own several restaurants, her mom is the head of all restaurants. Normally this kind person who love eat the head, they also like to be the head of the family and in the career, also like to be the head too.
Man , that is exactly what I wanted to try. I am going to be in Beijing soon. Definitely wanted to try it.
jasmine is such a wonderful girl! Love her!
推荐你吃一 丽江的斑鱼火锅，也是这种薄鱼片，下锅刷一下就拿上来吃，非常好吃~~~ 说到鱼头，那必须是我们东北的铁锅炖的了，鱼头豆腐~~~~~ 不过我最怀念的还是我们东北的大马哈鱼，腌制后的鱼加上黄豆一起炖，太下饭了~~~~
Still quicker than the Dover to London train and by the looks of it cleaner and more comfortabe.
I bursted out laughing at the photoshoot part with the train 🤭
YESSSSSSSSSSS thank you for bringing JASMINE back 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃
Yes. I'd try it. I tried this in Michigan. Always a good thing to be truly respectful of the food people eat around the world. Blondie reminds me of Emmymade. Truly nice and kind, open minded, curious, and willing to try a diversity of food from around the world. (th-cam.com/users/emmymade)
Amy directly contributes to world peace. I'm positive that is not at the forefront of her mind when doing these videos but showing people the real China is a hard counter to the endless barrage of "China bad" or "You must hate China" rhetoric in Western MSM.
yess she reminds me of emmy too! as well as beryl shereshewsky! love learning more about other parts of the world through their vids!
Jasmine's face was like wtf when Amy was describing the slide off the great wall
Jasmine is a very traditional Chinese girl - eats more than talk. Lol
😳 😳 I thought it was just the Japanese that ate fish raw… definitely adding this to my list of things to try when I vlog Beijing! 🐟🐠🐡
Chinese also eat raw fish, it's just not as widespread or as famous.
The Chinese for the most part only had access to freshwater fish, so parasite was a big concern.
That has not deterred some people in history though. One famous official in the 3 Kingdoms period in China died of fish parasite, despite being cured once, and warned to not eat more raw fish, he ignored that completely.
@@LibeliumDragonfly who is that
People in the Chaoshan region of China (Guangdong province) also eat fish raw.
@@LibeliumDragonfly hahaha I love that story, I guess he most have loved it A LOT
@@elegantfashion160 Chaoshan? Okay I think that’s about 5 hours away from me, my friend went there last weekend and loved it. The photos looked beautiful 🏔
Well done. I wanted to be the first person to compliment this video.
Thank you!!
@@BlondieinChina You're welcome.
I remember a scene in the IT Crowd where they had a bottle of white wine called 'white wine'. Similar silly fun here.
Dong Che is actually not called speed trains, but all powered train cars instead the old style trains pulled by powered locomotives only.