Fine Dining in China 🇨🇳 Suzhou's Oldest Restaurant

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Welcome to Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Today, we are eating at Songhelou restaurant trying proper local Suzhou dishes. Suzhou, China has some incredible food to be discovered, and this place was certainly recommended for us to try out!
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@yilunliu4900 6 часов назад

You guys are definitely my favourite china travel vlogger for your authenticity. Since you two started vlogging fine-dining I would recommend trying more of the upscale stuff in China. The price for fancy restaurants and hotels in China is far more affordable and gives much more bang for less money. You can refer to the Black Peal List for dining ideas which is a local version of Michelin guide.

@TwoMadExplorers 5 часов назад

Thank you ☺️

@liguanxiong 4 часа назад

black pearl，dude😅

@summer3134 4 часа назад

Luke's tea-drinking part was so funny. 😂 You don't have to care too much about your dress in high-end restaurants. Just be casual. In many Chinese restaurants, they make tea for you as soon as you sit down and offer fruits after the meal. If you think the fruits are delicious, the waiters will offer more. Making tea immediately after you sit down is a tradition in China to show welcome to guests.

@TwoMadExplorers 3 часа назад

Thank you for your support 🙌❤️❤️

@Jordan-Chan 4 часа назад

Next time, you can directly ask the waiter to take your order. China people are very honest and generally recommend the dishes he thinks are the best.

@GODFOOTBALL666 7 часов назад

I'm glad you came to visit Suzhou! I'm a local here. The dish you're having is one of the most famous in Suzhou, a must-try when you visit! Since it's autumn now, I also recommend you try the Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, which are in season and delicious. As for tourist attractions, you've already been to Tiger Hill, so I suggest visiting the Suzhou gardens, like the Humble Administrator’s Garden or Lingering Garden. Both have over 400 years of history and are among the most famous classical gardens in China. The Humble Administrator’s Garden isn't far from where you're having your meal. I hope you have a wonderful time here in Suzhou!

@kidumeciway3216 6 часов назад

Western people don't like food without meat only Bone or shell.

@alyssaduan9639 7 часов назад

Your conversation in that restaurant was so funny loll glad I'm not the only one feeling weird in a fancy place. TBH I really miss China because we don’t really have dress codes in fancy restaurants, while in NYC, where I'm currently staying, there are. I mean when I go to fancy places I just wanna enjoy my food and eat like a pig, can't do that in a tiny fine dress.

@kapk 7 часов назад

😂

@Lim-212 5 часов назад

Hahaha it’s funny, but I agree with you.

@wlee3400 7 часов назад

Vinegar should go with the shrimp dish. Those are the shrimps from river, so they are small but super delicious.

@SimonChan-p1o 7 часов назад

Wish you guys can tour China for a longer time, really enjoy ur videos in China

@9999-h7f 5 часов назад

In fancy Chinese restaurants they will serve shrimp dish before deep fried fish dish because tea shrimp got a milder and fragrant smell which will brighten you up and then wake up your taste bud first . Next will be the crab dish with a bit stronger taste then lastly the deep fried sweet and sour fish. The vinegar taste in the fish dish will distort the smell of the tea. Next time if you order tea shrimp and deep fried fish can eat in this sequence in order to get the best taste of the tea shrimp dish. Using sweet and sour sauce for the fish in cities not near to the sea because the river fish might have soil taste, the strong vinegar taste will get rid of the soil taste.

@NoohCee 2 часа назад

To many Chinese, soil taste of fresh water fish is desired over salt water fish.

@alyssaduan9639 8 часов назад

omggggggg was just checking if theres a new video!

@kakacicimakutuyoung 5 часов назад

Naomi and Luke are a very down to earth, honest, humble, no pretentious yet friendly couple, that is why I love them

@TwoMadExplorers 3 часа назад

@@kakacicimakutuyoung ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@alexhu7939 7 часов назад

You are right! At a upscale restaurant, taking order with pen and paper is the right style! ! !

@XpertGame1 6 часов назад

「上有天堂，下有蘇杭」😋😋👍👍

@aqiu3637 7 часов назад

It's amusing to see you two, who are usually so down-to-earth, felt a bit uneasy at that fancy restaurant lol.

@shineluvslambiel 7 часов назад

I think the vinagar is for the shrimp to help balance the fishiness of the shrimp

@Daliangmachine 6 часов назад

江苏从古代开始，就是鱼米之乡，淡水鱼大米，所以会有很多淡水鱼，虾，蟹的菜肴！现在是一年中，最好的吃大闸蟹的季节，产地就在苏州阳澄湖！

@ronaldtu5970 4 часа назад

Good video! Thanks!

@JIAGENGYUAN 6 часов назад

I'll be there next week. Cheers.

@alexhu7939 6 часов назад

Spring Roll to the vinegar! Man!

@PaddyMan1988 6 часов назад

What a fancy restaurant with nice foods. 😋😋😋

@cheryll8008 6 часов назад

You should dine like a king & queen cos you deserve it! The place looks very grand & proper.

@leekehuang2205 7 часов назад

这地方看起来环境不错。👍

@Lionwith 7 часов назад

❤Thanks for sharing.

@alexhu7939 6 часов назад

have you noticed? Luke has not stopped eating that fish all the while when Naomi was talking? 😀😀😀😀😀

@Phynez 3 часа назад

Crab roe tofu should be used to mix with rice. Luke might like it because it will break up the texture of the tofu and make it blend with the rice, so you can eat a very rich crab flavor rice.

@eevveevv Час назад

You guys are so cute and funny! 😂 I really enjoy watching your China series hahahaha

@TwoMadExplorers 8 минут назад

Glad you like them!

@TaoShen-j7e 7 часов назад

三道菜分别为松鼠桂鱼、清溜虾仁和蟹粉豆腐，但价格有点偏贵，三道菜的价格应该有400多，还赠送了炸春卷

@kidumeciway3216 6 часов назад

如果在国外，4百人民币-点不贵。

@cosmoobserver3416 5 часов назад

这几道菜确实是高档菜。

@Jordan-Chan 5 часов назад

浙江这边也这个价格大差不差

@Small-Fishsss 4 часа назад

他剩下好多食物没吃完...😢

@時秊 2 часа назад

是有点贵，因为这是苏州最有名的饭店

@nicoletian4189 7 часов назад

松子桂鱼是苏州的招牌菜🎉

@lanmei130 6 часов назад

对的对的，还有红烧肉，响油鳝丝，酱香鹅～～

@zacwayne1181 5 часов назад

used to be like the fish should be still alive with breathing mouth when served , and the taste been counted in minutes.

@xppyg 4 часа назад

@@zacwayne1181你说的菜应该叫”糖醋活鱼”，现在会做这道菜的人不多了，对厨师的刀功要求太高。

@fongmeihangaf 7 часов назад

this is a squirrel fish , is a fried fish.

@NoohCee 2 часа назад

As the waiter mentioned, it is the signature dish of the restaurant. In fact, it is the signature dish of the area.

@kapk 7 часов назад

Palate cleanser is a thing... Green eyes on the "squirrel fish" to look like a dragon. Yes deep fried. Spring rolls are typically filled with vegetables - radish is common...

@linmei4362 7 часов назад

Thank you for sharing

@田音乐 8 часов назад

Second? Hope you enjoy the time in China😊

@boat6771 6 часов назад

You deserve this proper local cuisine :-) Good choice!

@LeenaPihanen-rf8uk Час назад

Absolutely loved this one 😂😊

@TwoMadExplorers 8 минут назад

😂😂❤️❤️

@arafsadventures 7 часов назад

I live under an hour away from Suzhou and it's an amazing city! And food is delicious indeed 😋

@yangdaoy 6 часов назад

Nice restaurant! I'll try it next time when I visit Suchow.

@kaiyunchen6046 7 часов назад

Looks very delicious！

@佯谬 6 часов назад

不像印度人一样糟蹋食材

@Jordan-Chan 5 часов назад

of course,Huaiyang cuisine is very famous in China.

@stephenho5272 6 часов назад

It is common to eat those prawns with the vinegar.

@kapk 7 часов назад

Naomi: I'm really not a fish person... (goes along with a seafood based meal)

@Below4DC 6 часов назад

That fish used to be the emperor’s favorite dish , when he visited Shu Zhou 300 yrs ago

@borez8463 5 часов назад

I was surprised that the waiter didn't recognize you😂 after all, you are already famous on Chinese social media 😄 BTW welcome to my hometown Suzhou ❤

@jzhou9527 6 часов назад

Wow, nice restaurant tour and food at Suzhou! Enjoy and welcome back❤

@bettinachan7432 7 часов назад

That’s a beautiful restaurant. I love the shades. You shouldn’t order the tofu if you don’t it. It actually goes really well on rice.

@dennyliu7494 6 часов назад

Spring rolls are very traditional Chinese snacks. In Hong Kong, spring rolls are dim sum when we go to a Cantonese restaurant for "tea".

@deanzaZZR 7 часов назад

How can you not like tofu? Real craft tofu does have a subtle, noticeable taste but most tofu one encounters is basically a flavor delivery system for all the surrounding stuff. Bonus points, tofu is low in calories and high in protein.

@nicoletian4189 7 часов назад

中国的每个地方都很美好🎉🎉

@BenRdme 4 часа назад

Fine dining in China is also generous, they don't give small portion, but give all no waste ❤

@ksks3188 3 часа назад

Watching your video makes me hungry 😁😃😄

@TaoShen-j7e 7 часов назад

My hometown is next door to Suzhou, called Wuxi, and you are also welcome to come and visit.（我来找C仔的）

@yinlonghuang206 5 часов назад

Holy that dish looks amazing!

@bbp36447 6 часов назад

You were hilarious!😂

@Alex-nb1vt 6 часов назад

Don’t worry about making a mess in a Chinese restaurant. If the table cloth is too clean after the meal, that means you did not enjoyed the meal.

@Taiichi-t9x 2 часа назад

胡说八道，你还没进入文明社会吧

@cheryll8008 6 часов назад

You should dine like a king & queen cos you deserve it! The place looks very grand & proper. Your conversation is hilarious! The waiter said that's their signature fish dish

@meiwang1548 7 часов назад

You guys are so cutttte

@jimmysun3112 6 часов назад

The fish is a demonstration of knife capability, as it’s completely deboned whole and fried. It originates from Suzhou. As others have mentioned, it’s called “squirrel fish” because it looks like a squirrel’s tail. Sweet and sour sauce is usually sugar (honey or rock sugar, occasionally pineapple juice), rice vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch slurry to thicken and a drop of food coloring. If it’s not translucent, it’s ketchup based. In the west we use a premade sweet chili sauce as a base.

@dorothy0125g 2 часа назад

Amazing food tasty in China everywhere 😋😋

@morontracker9803 Час назад

Song He Lou is not a fine-dining place. It is just a little bit on the pricey end for a lot of people. But it is truly one of the oldest historic restaurants. If you wanna experience fine-dining, you can find them mostly in new district around Jinji lake. BTW, Song He Lou is the birth place of the sweet & sour fried mandarin fish (Song Shu Gui Yu 松鼠鳜鱼).

@guorongzhou4290 7 часов назад

欢迎到苏州旅游❤

@rickzabroski6347 4 часа назад

Song He Lou is one of the older and more famous restaurant in Suzhou. Obviously famous for the sweet and sour fish dish. However, when I lived there. I got a sense that it was somewhat a tourist trap and the locals don’t really go there due to the high markups for its reputation.

@adamzhao8667 3 часа назад

Support always from Nanking！

@TwoMadExplorers 3 часа назад

👑

@丨-d2q Час назад

It must be very interesting to see you go to the tourist village. You can visit some rural areas in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, which is definitely a surprise.🎉

@bryanchen808 7 часов назад

you guys are so cute, hahaha , enjoy

@Jia-Shuai 4 часа назад

I have been following you. I can see your videos on Douyin every day. I hope you have a good trip. Of course, if you come to Gansu Province for a trip, I will be waiting for you here.😂😂😂

@naokimac7268 2 часа назад

Although Nanjing and Suzhou are in the same province, they are two different cultures, with completely different diets and aesthetics.

@SharingTravelMoments Час назад

Showing class is not a rich or poor thing, it’s about mutual respect and mentality

@g2lau72 7 часов назад

Shud order some rice for the tofu. Vinegar goes well with the shrimps and tofu cuz it brings out the flavour of the crab roe. Oh, can’t wait for the hairy crabs 🦀

@佯谬 7 часов назад

中国人的技术很高，对食材加工很精细，，注重色香味型器，器就是餐具。

@RoyFJ65 5 часов назад

I traveled all over China and every city we visited, made it a point to try out at least one high end restaurant. I wore my usual black shots, black T shirts and sneakers and never got thrown out or refused service. The same dress would have meant guaranteed refustal of service be it Europe or US.

@luoderrick6912 7 часов назад

Very good step taken foward. Different direction bring in more income. Take care and enjoy

@edwardli-c3e 4 часа назад

when a squirrel is in shock, its hair stands up and that’s name for that fish, “squirrel fish” is originated from suzhou:) you guys have ordered the most significant dish from this lovely region:) i am truly enjoying your videos, you are a lovely and kind couple. suzhou noodles are quite special too, there are several famous noodle houses there if you have time.

@NoohCee 2 часа назад

Good quality Chinese Tea last for about 6 or 7 refills. Each refill has a different taste and is appreciated for its different character. The first pour is very often not consumed but is used to warm and rinse the pot and cup, and is considered to be too strong on the nose and too weak on the body. The third refill generally is the best. The tea you ordered, bilouchun 碧螺春 is a very delicate and noble (雅致) expensive tea with very small leave.

@dwwd-e2x 3 часа назад

Lol! You two are so funny!

@TwoMadExplorers 3 часа назад

❤️

@ALEX-zx6hz 3 часа назад

You can try Suzhou noodle, very special

@liamporter1137 3 часа назад

Great sharing.

@jokeychin 4 часа назад

You've always dealt with street food during your trips to China, now it's time to explore the real Chinese food.

@johnng3939 2 часа назад

Naomi & Luke 3:21 Luke mentioned eating Nanjing salted duck but in your Nanking video you was eating Nanjing roast duck. Perhaps you did not record when you had the Nanjing salted duck.

@angieng5279 4 часа назад

松子桂魚（GuiYu with look and texture like US Big-Mouth Bass）so named because it is sectioned criss-crossed with appearance of Pine Cone.

@rollingdownfalling 40 минут назад

Wait guys, you're half a month too early for Halloween showing Halloween themed thumbnail, and Naomi is Goth enough.

@TwoMadExplorers 9 минут назад

😂😂😂😂😂

@jsun90 2 часа назад

definitely need some rice!!

@宫廷玉液酒-h2o 2 часа назад

终于有外国人吃淮扬菜了

@HamiltonMcDonald-bw9pk 3 часа назад

Highly recommended to visit Wangxian Village Scenic Area in Shangrao, Jiangxi.

@Phynez 4 часа назад

In my opinion, restaurants where order with paper are usually taste better than those order in phone

@TwoMadExplorers 3 часа назад

Yes 🙌

@tinayuer 4 часа назад

U should try crad roe noodles in Shanghai,very delicious

@fleischbananepferdeapfel3227 Час назад

The green eyes could represent Jade or Emerald to make the dish even more fancy. Sometimes if you see jewellery with dragons or beasts, the would have colored eyes made out of precious stones.

@donaldwu909 2 часа назад

Nice!

@hsilin5557 4 часа назад

Vietnam used to be part of China, that’s why the cuisines are quite similar

@alexdai_ 6 часов назад

Suzhou IMO is the No. 1 city with rich culture and nice people in that area of China.

@Lim-212 5 часов назад

Naomi and Luke are nice people, they were polite when commenting on the 2 dishes tea shrimps and the crab roe tofu, the food were not of their liking apparently. You should have ordered the glazed pork belly since Luke enjoys eating meat instead of veggies.

@susankelly9161 7 часов назад

相比在成都的餐饮这是个大跃进😊😊

@GoToChinaReady 3 часа назад

Very good, I have learned to find delicious food by myself, come on

@cnfengxian 5 часов назад

It's called Pine Cone Fish (Song Zi Yu)

@masterzhang6581 7 часов назад

Good morning😂

@lawks797 5 часов назад

The restaurant should sponsor their expenses as the price is exorbitant to most people just for a meal. Let's check it out, braise To Fu 88 yuan, sautee river shrimp with tea 168 yuan and sweet and sour fish (AKA squirrel fish) 258 yuan, excluding the plate of fruit platter, tea and the spring roll and 10 to 15% service charge which is usually not existed. It is already 514 yuans, equivalent to around 66 USD for this meal or UK 55.2 pounds. The monthly salary range of the grass roots in China is between 2000 to 4500 yuans. The 5 star-rate is an index to show how much people have to spend rather than the quality of the food provided. It is not necessary to expurgate the fact or the cost deliberately. When the price is high, the more is the expectation. Some signature stuff are not living up to standard but just over exaggerated.

@NoohCee 15 минут назад

Disagree, in absolute price, this is extremely cheap when compared to UK, US,HK and Singapore. When considering average income level and better than average restaurant, this is still at least 40% cheaper than the above locations.

@佯谬 7 часов назад

富春茶舍有点历史里面的点心都是传统美食

@HarveyChenBlog 3 часа назад

松鼠桂鱼，sweet and sour mandarin fish just like a squirrel 蟹黄豆腐 crab roe tofu. 茶香虾仁，tea flavor shrimp or prawn

@blue-yogurt 5 часов назад

28:18 Luke was right. Crab roe noodles are also a specialty in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. Espesicially September to December.

@Anson_Tanson 4 часа назад

china travel热度已经过你们俩还在，看来是真心很喜欢中国

@TwoMadExplorers 3 часа назад

We love it!

@janewang2979 6 часов назад

I am happy to see you visit this restaurant. You definitely got the right dishes! The vinigar should go with the shrimp to offset the oily and thick taste so that you can feel the taste refreshing. Looks you don’t like tofu, but that’s my favorite, I miss Suzhou! American food is trash 😢

@andyqian1241 5 часов назад

Suzhou, before the rise of Shanghai, was the largest industrial and commercial city and cultural center in China Suzhou has a long and rich history

@Jia-Shuai 4 часа назад

If you have more time, I sincerely invite you to come to Gansu Province. Here you can feel the charm of the ancient Silk Road.

@SKV-q5l 6 часов назад

If you like to eat crabs, you can try the very famous Chinese hairy crabs (大闸蟹). Hairy crabs are known for their tender meat and rich crab roe, and they are especially delicious in the autumn. Many people consider them the king of crabs. If you prefer sea crabs, you can choose to eat steamed big flower crabs (花蟹). The red and blue flower crabs are not only beautiful but also tasty, and I like them very much! Wenn du gerne Krabben isst, kannst du die sehr berühmten chinesischen Haarkrabben (大闸蟹) probieren. Haarkrabben sind bekannt für ihr zartes Fleisch und den reichen Krabbenrogen, und sie sind besonders im Herbst köstlich. Viele Menschen halten sie für die Könige der Krabben. Wenn du lieber Meereskrabben magst, kannst du gedämpfte große Blumenkrabben (花蟹) wählen. Die roten und blauen Blumenkrabben sind nicht nur schön, sondern auch lecker, und ich mag sie sehr!