Dong Bei Ren Jia 东北人家 | The Best Mala 麻辣 Ep 1 

Calling it now. Alderic flying to China to sample birthplace of mala for 2nd part of the series.

Dude just got even younger looking after rhe haircut. God is unfair lol.

Ehhh.... My 2 cents, I think you shd focus on ONE mala dish, like mala xiang guo and maybe comment on the ma, la, xiang, and overall with the standard ingredients this video like not here not there

a hot hideout!

Way Lau Eh! Alderic going to a 东北 restaurant to find the best 四川 cuisine is like going to Chicago Morton steakhouse to find the best Tex Mex or best southern BBQ. What were you thinking?!?

Bro your hair like John from TDK lmao. Anyways I reco Hot Hideout, 辣不辣 (Bedok) and Shisen Hanten as series finale, for the sake to see how much we can push mala at the highest level (I mean, it's one star and used to be two?). Otherwise I think Si Chuan Dou Hua is a good second, but I do feel it is heavily localised. Still a good benchmark though.

Bro just go Chongqing. Go there eat already no turning back

If you are okay with going to like restaurant type places. Mapo tofu from chen mapo tofu / shisen hanten 水煮牛 / 辣子鸡 from 太二酸菜鱼 ( Else you can try 家乡小厨 at chinatown

Digging the new look 👍🎉 btw 东北人家 as the name suggest is not a mala place leh. Most 东北 ppl don’t even eat spicy food. Recently I had the 辣子鸡 at 太二酸菜鱼 mind blown. Juicy chicken and it really is spicy.

13 is better for this series because there are so many good mala places. plus you are combining malaxiangguo. if youre doing something like laksa then 10 is fine tho

BRO.... its another unhealthy series man Also handsome new hairstyle

U can go Ba Shu Sichuan at Bedok. Family spot for years

You MUST try Shisen Hanten! At least their mapo tofu which is their signature family recipe. And try Qi - House of Sichuan too - their spicy prawns is one of the best I've had, but it's not that spicy

为什么去东北餐厅吃四川菜😂😂😂

Formosa Delights at Clementi the Fried Pig intestines & laziji is solid.

BRO U LEGIT NEED TO TRY THS RESTAURANT CALLED "tasty china" at beauty world there. the mala so shiok. the bbq also

Piao Xiang Mala at 313 Somerset... Everything is fried

Recently discovered Zhang Liang Mala Tang 张亮麻辣烫 @ Rendezvous Hotel Singapore, GOATED

You may wanna consider the mala stall in Marina Bay Sands foodcourt. The Xiang Guo flavour is pretty good. Also one off the beaten path at AMK industrial park 2. Blk 5023. 重庆私房菜

I would recommend Sichuan Dou Hua restaurant. Try it.

You really should try Ba Su Sichuan Restaurant at 219 Bedok central. Once waited for almost 2 hours before they reno to expend.

before mala xiang guo appear in our shores there was mala steam boat

My benchmarks for good sichuan dishes. Si wei mao cai at mosque st. Chuan Wei Xuan at Joo Chiat Rd.

Chope for best prawn noodles series after this mala one. 😂🤞🤞

Not Dong Bei, but Chong Qing... You should try this Chong Qing "Cai Png" store in geylang. (Chong Qing Xiao Mian Geylang 27A 重庆小面 - 521 Geylang Road, Lor 27A Geylang, 389477) Found this stall with very interesting taste... different style from our local Cai Png. I think they're catered more to the China people living in Singapore. The dishes taste and flavours are very dynamic with something like layers of taste... unlike our local cai png dishes which has a very singular taste to each dish. I won't say it's very good, but something different and interesting. And they have some interesting other dishes rather than just cai png. Worth a try even if you're not planning to make a video for youtube.

Hi Alderic, from the name itself, I know that mala would not be good. Dongbei (Northeastern) Reigon in China focuses more on savoury and sour dishes rather than mala dieshes. (So think more on the line where they specialize in sweet and sour pork, Yuxiang Pork shreds or Yuxiang eggplant or Chinese cold salads.) So if you want good mala, I would suggest focusing more on resturaunts that are named after Sichuan or Sichuan areas (like Chongqing) The ratings being high on Google probably means that it's the non-spicy dishes that's considered good.

Alderic, can u do mala like the take your own ingredients kind? Maybe do another series for China-Chinese restaurants. Anyways, great content keep it up!

大胡子 next to Aljunied MRT station.

Ba Shu Sichuan at Bedok. Hands down the best. If you go there you’ll see that most people there are PRC - testament to how legit it is.

Chen’s mapo tofu pretty solid ngl

I must admit I’m a bit confused about the direction/scoping of this series. Are we talking more of general sichuan cuisine but limited to dishes involving mala flavors? Or are we talking about the specific dish of mala xiang guo? Based on this first video, it seems like the former. In which case, how are you going to compare different places unless the intention is to order mostly the same dishes across locations. And then there is the problem that the price variation across locations may be in orders of magnitude - e.g. Sichuan Dou Hua which some comments mentioned, vs. some Sichuan style ‘tze-char’ place at a coffee shop. However, I think most Singaporeans (I assume the bulk of your viewers) would associate the term “mala” with mala xiang guo, which I also presume you are referring to when you said you ate mala very frequently. This sounds like the most apples to apples comparison since it’s focused on a single dish, which is useful because I think it happens to also be the most frequently eaten mala dish over here. And then there is a whole category of mala hotpot which I don’t know if your series includes. Don’t know how you are going to do all of this over ten episodes which means your coverage may be spread too thinly across each mala dish type. Nevertheless, enjoyable and interesting video as usual.

im excited too. Give those darn google sheet

Yan Lai Ju (宴来居), 友间厨坊 A Kitchen (Jurong) Both Level 1 and 2 restaurants at Vision Exchange (Jurong) are one the best chinese cuisine i ever tried! Esp the lamb skewers must try!

SHISEN HANTEN AND CHEN'S MAPO TOFU HAS THE TAMADE BEST MAPO TOFU IN SINGAPORE. PLS TRY PLS PLS PLSSSS.

@Alderic is quite brave i.e. wearing a pristine (new?) white t-shirt & going to eat mala! LFG i.e. Let's go boys (and gals).

I am super excited too

yo my man, when is the turn of best mutton biryani? Give halal food a chance too leh

Chengdu at Amoy St and you can have your latte at Common Man Stan/Sarnies after that

Would recommend a hot hideout and chen's mapo tofu MAX SPICE

Its vegetarian but im curious what you have to say about green on earth at the rail mall 👾

My go to places for mala: Hot Hot Pot @ Food republic, They deep fry some ingredients such as brinjal, fish, tofu, lotus root etc, instead of boilling all the ingredients like other stalls. Got to add 2-3 eggs along with their handmade noodle as well. they have a couple of outlets so your mileage may vary. Tried the outlets at suntec and causeway point and those were great, but prices are not cheap. La Bu La @Tampines, Good mala along with good side dishes, hard to go wrong 老味道mala @ marsiling, the only mala place that i know of that has roasted pork as an ingredient If you are going to Chongqing (which i am 100% expecting ;)), gotta try 渝大师 hotpot.

Dong Bei Ren Jia would be a wrong place to start, because the Dong Bei region isn't one of spiciness. If you are looking for spicy, look for Hunan, Sichuan, and Guizhou food, there's a saying that goes 四川人不怕辣(sichuan people not scared of spiciness)，贵州人辣不怕(guizhou people not scared of spiciness)，湖南人怕不辣(hunan people scared it's not spicy enough). My recommendations: Bashu Sichuan (bedok), Xiang Xiang hunan cuisine (many chains), Kuan Kuan spicy hot pot (not steamboat ah, Bugis), Sichuan Tianfu (clementi), Numb (marina bay), Nong Geng Ji (2 locations), Western Mahua (harbourfront, try their Tian Shui Mala Tang), Si chuan Dou Hua (many locations), Qi House of Sichuan (downtown), XCYD (raffles place), Cheng Du (telok Ayer), Kuan Zhai Alley (telok Ayer), Sichuan Alley (telok ayer), Hong fan tian (toa payoh),

Lao Si Chuan - nice

My advice is to get up to speed with an understanding of this unique southwestern (Sichuan,Chongqing and Guizhou) Chinese cuisine that has been bastardized by Japanese, American etc and focus the quintessential..麻辣香锅，烤鱼，辣子鸡，口水鸡，红油抄手，夫妻肺片, 四川红烧牛肉面。 And go to restaurants that are frequent by the Sichuan community in SG and validated by Singaporeans. Just my 2 cents coming from you fan living in China for the last 12 years.

Go to siweimaocai and bashuyanyi

Pity your toilet bowl this series

Ri Ri Sheng at Tampines, and Ba Shu Sichuan at Bedok!

IT WOULD BE A CRIME not to try out Green on Earth Vegetarian Cafe......yes you heard me right - VEGETARIAN. I've had mala xiang guo all around Singapore but this is by far the BEST MXG and Mala dishes I've had, and that's a lot coming from a meat eater.

I tried many mala xiang guo, one of the best is vegetarian version at green on earth at rail mall. Many are only la (spicy) but this stall is with a lot of numb. ❤

Finally found someone that loves the peppercorns. I keep getting called crazy when I like to bite into them. Waiting for you to fly to China

as some said, dong bei is not really known for spicy food tbh. i probably would recommend the mala behind clementi mall , or wanxin mala at kovan. If you want to do chinatown, can consider lao chengdu(but considerably more expensive than the dong bei restaurants nearby) Suggestion: maybe can swap around some of the dishes if needed. Otherwise i think you will be sick of the three dishes at the end of the show

Zheng Nan Qi Bai Excelsior SC might just be the best Mala Mixian I’ve ever eaten. Order the mountain city hotpot

I wanted to gate keep, but I think they deserve all the flowers. 巴蜀演义 at Bedok is the best sichuan cuisine you going to taste. This is my top. You can also give 成都 at Telok Ayer a shot. This will be my second.

Go try Sichuan Tianfu Restaurant (天府川菜)! A lil under the radar but their dishes are super authentic when it comes to mala/Sichuan flavours and they’ve recently opened a second brand along Beach Road. Must try dishes include their laziji, mapo tofu, 沸腾鱼, 干煸肥肠 and their dry pots etc

Ohhhh I do have a recommendation, but like my previous one (rockymaster premium laksa), this may also be a little controversial as well, because it is a fastfood chain. Try 杨国福 麻辣烫 from Northpoint. U do not have to go ham with the spicyness, 小辣 will do so as not to numb your tastebuds to the taste, but do get the soup version. The beef stock was rather pronounced, but just enough to complement the mala. The dry version is basically mala paste which u dip your blanched 料 into, very exciting flavour bomb, but it is a flavour bomb. I prefer the soup version because it is a little nuanced. Out of all the 麻辣烫 I've tried, I believe YGF is pretty up there, 宫源麻辣烫 etc can't fight.

Hidden mala places will be at industrial area...I ate one of the best mapo tofu at mandai estate. Couldn't even Google and give u that address

Please try 聚宝轩 mala at MBS foodcourt. Both dry and soup versions are sedap. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Number one on my list.

Moustache bbq has the best china food in sg u must go try!!!

Shixiangge 食香阁 i have been eating the mala intestine noodles since 2018

Dare you to wear a white tee for every mala episode for standardisation lolol

Pls try chengdu at Amoy St! If asked to choose a mala place, this is the one.

Yang guofu malatang please!

Xiang Xiang Hu Nan!!!!

All the people suggesting Shisen Hanten, it's good, but it's closed now. Chef chen mapo tofu is similar, but much less spicy and ma, and more salty. My experience at Si Chuan Dou Hua was pretty bad I'd suggest Chengdu restaurant at 96 Amoy street Sichuan Alley is also good, but it's not really a mala type of place I feel, more ma.

Hi alderic! I suggest this restaurant called Peppercorn Mala Hotpot which is at (Coronation Plaza)-椒点(加冕分行). The mala I feel is quite nice and the la zi Ji is really good in my opinion.

Dude you got to try this mala place located in People’s Park Complex called Hometown Mala Hotpot Mala Tang which is in an obscure part of the mall. The moment you see a sign outside called Spicy Bangkok you know you’re heading to the right place! It’s not Thai but they didn’t bother changing the sign LOL but the food is so cheap!

1. Old Chengdu Sichuan Cuisine Restaurant 老成都川菜馆 80 Pagoda St, Singapore 059239 2. Ba Shu Sichuan Restaurant 巴蜀演义 219 Bedok Central, #01-122, Singapore 460219 3. Labula Mala Xiang Guo 辣不辣麻辣香锅 (Tampines West) 822 Tampines Street 81, Singapore 520822

Alderic deserve 3 "balls" for eating mala wearing white. Try Zhang Liang Mala Tang 张亮麻辣烫 @Pickering Street, but definitely not during lunch time ;)

Wan Xing Mala Hotpot near Kovan MRT Station. Standalone Mala place on the side of the road. If you go there I recommend putting the you tiao and duck into your mala.

You should consider Mala Soup type, different from the more common dry types.

I don't like mlxg😂😂 looking forward to see how your new series might be able to change my mind about it😅😂

东方美食！

This store was good years ago, but when i went earlier this year for the 流肥肠, no more crunchy aromatic vegetables and crispy intestines, but everything was limp, the intestines was not easy to chew through and gross.

Im more interested in local/malaysia food rather than china food... Not to my tastebud at all.

Try JEM Mala Xiang Guo at Serangoon Central bro 😋

I like saltish ones. Can even try mala soup - some really hits the spot. U'll be suprised if u havent tried soup version yet

si wei mao cai at mosque st is good, introduced to me by my PRC friends. I like their boiled fish and la zi ji

must try Wan xing mala hotpot at kovan for their mala xiang guo

Wah bro that time I eat here their mapo tofu fry an additional BIG cockroach inside sia

This series gonna be expensive… at least 50-70sgd per shoot

Green on earth - vegeatarian mala at 386 bukit timah

Paradise Dynasty 乐天皇朝 would be a surprise for you! Best outlet probably at Westgate!

a bit hard to make a fair comparison tho.. don't you think 😅

There’s 日日红 at People’s Park Food Centre, 同心如意 at Lorong Telok and 蜀香坊 at Temple St.

合家欢 and many tasty china cuisine at vision exchange there👍🏻 i think 东北人家 more for the affordable price

We'll be paying respects to your rear end at the end of this series.

Pls try the most authentic Sichuan cuisine in town @ Sichuan Tianfu Restaurant. 2 outlets : Flagship outlet: 3151 Commonwealth Ave west, #01-17/18, Singapore 129581 2nd outlet: 337 Beach Rd, Singapore 199565

I love mala, and I am overjoyed to see Alderic start a mala series.

one person to review so many dish. this series gonna be ex 😅

This is such an asinine exercise, but im here for it lol

your new hair sick sia Alderic 👍

If you ever decide to extend your mala journey overseas, Penang actually have nice MLXG "無辣不歡" and "拿渡麻辣香锅"

very bold of you to wear white on a mala hunt

Try Xiang Xiang hunan cuisine, yr first 3 plate will b found there, beef, la zi ji , pork

Sian was hoping for a dessert series

i thought this was going to be 0 plates. haha

The goat is back!! 57 Degrees MLXG @ admiralty!!

Waiting for chengdu arc

东北小厨 3 shops down the same stretch is better imo

Lol should just give zero plate since not spicy or ma. Anw here are my suggestions A hot hideout (steep but you can adjust both the ma and la level, must go for their collagen soup and lotus and egg) Dajie @ Yishun (Halal) 4.9 stars out of 300 plus reviews, unique mala taste and come on you need to have a halal mala place. Xing Le Mala Hotpot 4.9 stars out of 80 plus reviews. Super reasonable pricing for a good plate of mala, but i suggest don't get the frozen meat, get their sausage instead. And since you are in chong pang please help yourself with old hokkien fried porridge... porridge with wok hei? To eat is to believe