I actually learned how to make dumplings from a sweet old lady who'd opened a dumpling shop in my hometown in Germany. She'd always be there after the shop closes, prepping things for the next day. I'd come and watch her, and sometimes she'd tell me what she did. But she also was very particular about questions. So I just watched and tried to remember everything she'd tell me. (also I don't think ANYONE knows why you only stir in one direction. But everyone agrees that you just do.) And I do think I make some decent dumplings now. Can't remember all the recipes, but I know my favorites. And I can make 5 different colors of wrappers (even though I usually just make the plain white ones)
My grandma also told me this - and the same scenario played out 😅 it's just grandma wisdom, we can't question it just have to trust it and pass it to the next generation ❤️
Yeah, it went on, they just didn’t do it obviously. “Why don’t you make the dough?” We all know why we don’t make the dough, why are you calling me out like that? Also “expensive ingredient” I. E. Not Chinese ingredient.
@@zacharybittner6003 Well, truffle oil does tend to be a bit more expensive than most oils. That's why you'll usually only find it at fancy restaurants (I'm talking about the US specifically when stating this.)
"Don't ask me why, too many questions" Literally so true. My grandma would put a silver spoon in the sticky rice while it soaked and she never explained why.
@@Jane-ow7sr I think it was some sort of belief around the silver purifying the rice? I couldn't imagine what else it could be. My grandmother was Thai, but I've also known Vietnamese people to do it as well. 🤷♀
@@gracelynwow I mean, I’ve heard about Korean royalty using silver chopsticks to test for poisonous food (the chopsticks would change colour if there was poison as it is made out of silver)! Maybe it’s the same thing for rice, to test for impurities rather than purifying it!
@@gracelynwow In Indian traditional medicine we believe that silverware is antibacterial and also has ‘health’ benefits like aiding digestion, metabolism, providing a cooling effect. I know Thailand has some traces of Indian/Hindu influence from way back so possibly it’s something similar?
Probably one of the factors why they are ok with each other's dumpling is that they don't have to rate it. The other episodes when others have to rate another's dish means that they have to find faults in the dish and do their own dish the best. That resulted to one being mean to other's dish.
I actually think it would be hard to rate. You could use store-bought wrappers or you can make your own wrappers from dough. You can choose what ingredients you want inside. You can choose a cooking method, be it boiling, steaming, or pan frying. Everybody has their own preferences and that can vary greatly depending where in the Chinese diaspora you are from. I'm not Northern chinese, so a lamb and cucumber dumpling would be very strange to me, but I definitely would want to try that.
@@alanjyu Rating food is always based on personal preference, it was never objective. So regardless of what you stated, if the show asked the aunties to rate it, they have to rate it which will be based on their preference. They might give higher points to the auntie who made her own dough since freshly made wrap is mostly better.
@@teddyl6261 if you make your own dough, you have control over the thickness of the wrappers. The meat to carb ratio can be quite different from using store-bought wrappers. When you make your own dough, you can also control the size of the wrappers and you can make bigger dumplings if you want. So I like the flexibility of making dumplings from scratch.
Cute group of ladies simply enjoying the moment without throwing shade and accepting the differences in one anothers cooking styles, flavors and taste.
Grandma #2 's method of mixing lots of liquid in one direction before adding extra vegetables is super legit. It creates a bouncier texture and juicier meat.
that lady has wok hei energy! i could watch her all day, and i swear my life would be better for it. i would not want to disappoint her! also mad props for the tracksuit. that is such a strong mainlander flex.
I like it that the grandmas represent Taiwan, the northeastern part of Mainland China, and Hong Kong. I am from Hong Kong but, when I think of Mainland Chinese dumplings, I consider northeastern dumplings to be the best. I also love that the Mainland Chinese grandma made her own dumpling skin. BTW, the HK grandma measured her ingredients. That's a very HK thing to do, at least for a person of her generation.
@@lordkrummi even though I personally believe Taiwan should be its own sovereign state, it is still, at this point, majority recognized as a part of China and comprised of mostly ethnically Chinese people, so most people are going to identify Taiwanese people as being from China naturally. I hope someday Taiwan can become recognized as their own separate country. Edit: Sigh. So many people butt hurt about my wording. I’ll change so I don’t “spew misinformation” or whatever. But the reality is, whether Taiwan operates mostly as a sovereign state on their own terms, they are still considered a part of China from 180 out of 195 other sovereign, recognized states. Operating most of your government separate from another state does not automatically make somewhere sovereign. It does, unfortunately, need widespread recognition to operate as a fully independent state on a global stage. The purpose of my comment was to reflect on the fact that most people won’t recognize or realize that Taiwan is a separate place for this reason. It’s simply a fact, and it sucks. Nowhere did I say that Taiwan doesn’t deserve this recognition.
Tasty did good on this, got three interesting unique grandmas, one from Taiwan, Mainland China, and Hong Kong. Very diverse and well balanced, and I love they made very different dumplings from each other. Nothing generic or stereotypical, loved this video
I love how each one of their dumplings truly reflected their clothing style and the country they’re from e.g. the Hong Kong truffle dumplings make sense due to the huge western influence in Hong Kong
I believe all Chinese dumplings are different even my mom's and my grandma's. They can have all kinds of fillings but they usually are wrapped similarly. I make dumplings like my mom and I always help her wrap them. Growing up Chinese I ate a lot of dumplings. My mom would make evrything from scratch
Yes they look great and I love the grandmas, but you should have come right out and said that instead of the "can we please talk about...?" Just say it! Can we just take a moment to appreciate... Can we just talk about... Can we just... can we ... can we ... Over done and out of style.
@@Bevity Why does that seem like such a big deal to you? What’s wrong with saying “Can we please talk about” and whatever sentence starter? I don’t get why you need to be so annoyed by that. It’s such a silly way to get frustrated over.
@@Vibiine Just because it doesn't bother you doesn't mean it doesn't bother others who are so sick of reading it and almost embarrassed by people who can't be original. Just say it, stop with this fad garbage. It has run its course. Bloody parrots.
I really like this format. I think having the other grandmas see how the food is being made makes them appreciate the effort poured into them and they know what to expect based on the ingredients. The previous "___ tries other ___'s food" just had them tear each other down. Plus, we and the people in the video themselves don't know how the foods in the videos were prepared so if someone complained a dish was "too salty", we the viewers can look at how the food was cooked and judge for ourselves of the food was oversalted instead of relying on the person's comments which almost always are exaggerated, and since the participant could see the other person put a lot of salt in it, and they could be prepared to expect a salty dish and not be surprised and them give a terrible rating just from the shock of how bad, or in this case, salty the dish turned out to be.
I agree wholeheartedly. Food should be wholesome, friendly banter sure but how could you be mean to someone who cooked for you, that's not how my mother raised me!
She didn't have to tell us she was north eastern, we could've figured it out by how pro she was!! Also, it's crazy that these ladies are grandmas, they look so young. Definitely not like your typical granny lol.
I'm from the same city as XiaoZhe, and I can testify that my family never buys dumpling wrappers from a store, like never. My grandma never uses measurement either, she just adds water and knead till "it feels right."
Does ANYONE buy wrappers from a store in the northeast? LOL. I just ordered some normal room service dumplings at a hotel my first night in Dalian & my jaw dropped. BEST dumplings I've ever had. I mean, jiaozi style. Of course southern wontons & dimsum are different.
As a Latin American person, this is also so fun and wholesome to watch, it reminds me of my grandma talking about food with other elders. Nostalgia :')
I like that despite all of them using relatively traditional techniques, these ladies used some non-Chinese ingredients like olive oil, jalapeno, and truffle salt (and that last one isn't known as a cooking salt!) It means somehow, we can all copy these recipes and fine alternative ingredients if our local shops don't have things like they showed.
Makes me wonder how the dumplings would change without the truffle salt if I ever tried to make them. Possibly leaving out the truffle salt would lessen a bit of the cost (as much as that makes a difference when using actual truffles in a dish oh boy 💸) and not really change the taste since it doesn’t retain its flavor well while cooking. 🧐
Thats what I love about cooking like this. Finding ways to make things better, even if they’re unconventional or seem odd. My family always adds random stuff to our recipes, in foods that have absolutely no sicilian background. Creates whole new flavor profiles
to be honest, it seems that she's showing off expensive ingredients to divert your attention from the fact that she's not good at cooking. that truffle salt should be for sprinkle-on cooked food. the amount of truffle pate used is too much and the truffle oil is unnecessary. to conclude, she ruined the natural sweetness and taste of the pork. and she just tilt-and-flip to marinate the minced meat shows that she doesn't know how to prep a filling material. the other ladies know how to make a juicy stuffing by squeezing or stirring to better mixing and fluffing up the marinated meat. anyway, dumpling is actually an universal food that different countries have their own version of fillings. we can experiment on anything we find tasteful. just have fun exploring and enjoy!
i’ve never heard anyone with a taiwanese american accent outside my family before. she sounds like my amah 🥲 i’m tearing up, i haven’t heard this sound in a long time, thank you lili❤
I like how the chemistry between each grandmother was brilliant and each had a special quality brought to the table. Most of these type of videos has a "winner" and a "loser," but they seemed to enjoy each other's cooking. I doubt anyone left feeling ashamed for having an unpopular dish.
When she said "I just loosen it up in the liquid until I get the consistency that I want... personally if I kneed it I find that the filling becomes very thick and hard after you cook them" I knew that I was watching someone extremely experienced. Shes been through loads of trial and error to find the perfect consistency no doubt.
obviously, because she *doesn't know* how to cook! squeezing the meat is for even marination; stirring the meat is for loosening and fluffing the meat (you have to add a little bit of water to hydrate the meat to make it fluffy, and a little corn flour and oil to seal in the moisture). these are basic knowledge of cooking.
This video really brought me to tears. Growing up my mom was like xiaozhe, she would make the dough and my dad would make the filling. Dumplings from north east of china was exactly how it’s made in the vid. And we would put coins in them, like lily did. Later I came to Hong Kong for study all by myself, and I started to learn about fried dumplings. Never been able to go home due to covid, this vid is kind of a weird homecoming for me. Their personalities really represents different stages of my childhood.
I like this format of grandma's trying each others' food better than just having them quickly describe and then the tasters sit alone in a room and give critique. So much more information and the interaction is precious.
True, my mom is also from Liaoning province and she always makes her own dough. She got mad at me last time she trie to make dumplings at my house and I didn’t have the thin rolling pins for her dumplings. Who knew there were differences in the rolling pins 🤷🏻♀️
@@Jumpoable YAAAS I was so happy to see Shenyang representation!! The homemade wrapping, lamb filling, tracksuit, and very very charismatic energy is 100% my aunt, can't even. XD My dad is from Shenyang and we always made our own wrappings when we could. I tried it myself last Christmas and nearly died from the effort :P
Omg one of them is from Shenyang! Northeast China so rarely gets representation so this was so nice to see 💜 and she makes wrappers the same way my mom does!
Cantonese is not an ethnicity or nationality, Cantonese are Chinese. If you wanna get political, leave Cantonese out. Taiwanese may refer as a nationality, though they are ethnic Chinese.
Ok this was so wholesome. What a nice change to see the participants complimenting each other on their special skills!! Thank you ladies I think I learned a lot today!
I’m more old fashion, so Liu Xiaozhe’s way of steamed dumplings is what I’m more use to, minus the lamb. I do boil them on occasion as well, especially when my grandparents were around, but no one in my family fry’s it that I know of.
boil湯餃, steam蒸餃, pan fry煱貼... all are common ways to cook dumplings/Jiao.zi in China, Northern and southern. it's just a personal preference to how one likes the final texture of the wrappers. lamb is more a Northern ingredients. it's specific taste is not for everybody.
Loved how they kept it positive; even when discussing store bought vs. freshly made dough, it was still light and fun. Amazing format Tasty; keep it up!
the fact that they all eyeballed everything and didn't even think to mention it... such a Chinese thing, and truly a skill acquired over years of practice such a cute group of grandmas
this was so wholesome, and such a nice break from it being purely just a competition to see who's best. This was more like a video of them showing appreciation for the recipes between different families of the same culture.
I love how nice and complimentary they all are to one another, even when it's something different to their own, they're soo nice and we need that attitude in this world
my chinese relative passed before i was even born and when i see things like this i feel like i missed out on what he could have taught me. when they talk about their grandmas it’s sweet! i love asian food 💕
OKAY THIS IS MY FAVOURITE VIDEO OF PEOPLE DOING THEIR VERSIONS OF THE SAME DISH (dumplings). Every other video I find is so harsh, judgemental and shady and by including the rating system it becomes a nasty competition. This was 3 incredibly talented people sharing their different takes, tips and their energy was so positive! I love that they all enjoyed each other’s food and shared their wisdom, were friendly and kind and just had some gentle and lighthearted teasing. More videos like this please! Food is supposed to bring people together in joy, sharing and kindness, not be competitive ❤️
theyre so cute lol, i think one thing about people who come from a large country or share similar culture across many regions is that they either tend to appreciate differences in their cultures and cuisines or just are adamant that theirs is the best lol these grandmas r so sweet tho
Finally, a video of a group of ladies with different cooking styles and from different countries taste testing their own dumplings without throwing shade at each other, which I enjoy watching.
I cannot believe....these beautiful, young ladies are Grandmas. WOW And the really hysterical thing is, I stopped by my favorite American Chinese place to pick up fried dumplings and sweet and sour chicken. 🤯. I ate my dumplings while I watch this video. But I've got to make my own now after seeing this segment. Thank you
I made some homemade dumplings for the first time, but I wish I had known such a pro-tip of covering the dumplings in oil after cooking so they wouldn't stick together! Loved this video, it had great energy.
This is so wholesome! The grandmas from other videos are usually so conceited, rude, and salty for no reason. These ladies have real class and appreciate each other’s unique styles. Now I need dumplings!😛
yes, making your own dumpling wrappers is worth it. i use the same technique as the grandma in the red tracksuit, just flour and warm water. wish i was as good with a dumpling roller as her though 😭
Time's like this, I wish to have been born in another culture 😆. To have the knowledge and experience from generation to generation is life. Since I wasn't, trying different cuisines out and about then trying to replicate them with our kids are great family fun. These will be some of my cherished memories. Thank you for this video. It will be replayed many times over bc we are a dumpling loving family. 💙
This is the best of these videos I've ever seen and I have watched different one on different channels. They were so kind and interested in learning each other's secrets it felt like a sisterhood. I would love to see these ladies together again
This is ADORABLE. I want to be friends with these ladies and learn all I can about cooking from them. As has been said before, "The best (whatever) are always your grandma's". More of these ladies please.
I want XiaoZhe Liu to be my grandma. Her whole vibe is awesome 🥰 She is right when she said it’s not only the lamb but also her soul, you can tell how enthusiastic she is when she’s making dumplings
i love how they all represent three different places!! i was born in china but i speak cantonese instead of mandarin and im glad other people can also see the place their from in this video!!
