Liyue dishes: IRL origin stories!! 

Nerd out on Twitch with us :3c www.twitch.tv/ying This one was mostly informational but I wanna start cooking more Genshin food on stream!! We've done Almond Tofu and Barbatos Ratatouille on stream already now, what do y'all wanna see next?

whenever ive had people see chinese dishes irl and go "isnt that a dish from genshin?", yes i do cringe a little but for the most part i am genuinely happy because whether people realize it or not, this is cultural representation. i was playing with an a fellow asian friend one time and we were checking out sumeru for the first time and they went "ooh whats panipuri?" and i was like "are you shitting me right now?" but i get it yaknow? its moments like that where i feel like representation like this matters so much. i'm glad you made a video like this, its really special

As a Chinese, Im so glad that you explained Chinese food culture to a large platform and willinv to share all the history behind each cuisine!! YING POWER LETS GOOOOO

The official Genshin Impact channel has a series called Gourmet Tour: Liyue's Cuisine Collection. It has a chef cook up the foods IRL. Their latest video has the Almond Tofu with actual almonds.

Make this a series guurl! It's so good.

The story of the dongpo rou that I read was that while they were in the process of rebuilding, he wanted to thank them for their hard work and made this dish for all the workers as well as giving out the recipe to all of them My memory might be a little skewed since I wasn't as focused on that lesson😂

I've always had osmanthus plants in the garden while growing up, so I was astounded to discover that people didn't know it was a real thing! (instead, TIL there exists instant mango pudding powder. you mean to tell me I didn't need to make mango pudding from scratch every time? XD)

I studied abroad in 浙江大学 in 杭州 a few years ago and TIanshu Meat reminds me of one of my favorite dishes when I was in China: 梅干菜焖肉 (basically braised pork belly w/ dried vegetables). Not included in the video but as a Canto speaker, I was enthralled when I saw literal Dim Sum in Genshin like Crystal Shrimp/Fullmoon Egg (Har Gow and Shumai that everyone loves) I love how Genshin opens players up to IRL dishes ppl would've otherwise never heard of

i had so much fun learning about the cultural origins of Chinese food even as an Asian who has a hainanese background also my grandmother's favour way to serve almond tofu is with canned logans, pineapples and chopped up maraschino cherries (dessert) edit: in all seriousness pls do not mix skittles with glutinous rice,, the texture's not great (I tried it myself)

As Chinese born and raised in China, I'm really proud of you introducing our food culture in faithful detail! It was not until I went study abroad in the US for a few years that I realized how American/western people see Chinese cuisine - you know, the localized version that has nothing to do with the original😂

The more you know. This was very informative and I definitely learned something new! Especially hearing the origin stories for these dishes, which are freakin' amazing!

/okay but here's the thing: Apricot and Almonds are from the same family of trees(From the same genus Prunus). The chinese isnt technically mistranslated, mfs are litterally related

Yanfei was my first ever main in Genshin and her special dish reminds me of Mapo Tofu, which is my favorite dish. I grew up eating Chinese food as a Chinese-Indonesian, and I especially love Mapo Tofu.

your story about your mom heating up 八宝饭 for you is so sweet!! my mom used to cook 八宝粥 a lot in the summer - we'd cook it, put it in the fridge, and eat it cold

Well Sumeru's dishes also exist and they're tasty as hell. Like I would literally go to Sumeru for their food XD

I love how the "extra" dishes sound so easy to make but often end up being so extremely pricey just bcs everyone uses the most expensive ingredients like abalone and lobster

i’ve made almond tofu from scratch before myself (bc i couldn’t find a vegan mix in my local shop) and it was so good ahh!! even my cats were interested in the smell haha

Some tack-on notes: - Buddha Jumps over the Wall usually uses rich and dried foods. Reconstituting these goods in wine in a pot enriches the flavor. Yes it's extra AF :) - Dong Bo Rou - Just like to point out that its pork belly meat. The fat is soft and the meat is tender. "Melts in your mouth" typically describes the dish. - Almond Tofu - Chinese Almond Kernels usually refer to European / Old World / Bitter almond kernels. These have a stronger almond taste (I think it's the chemical Benzaldehyde?) - you'll love Almond Tofu if you love Marzipan and Maraschino cherries. Because Bitter almond can be more poisonous in large numbers, it's usually suggested you get the pre-made essence which is in safe proportions rather than make it yourself. - Osmanthus is a real flower often used by Chinese to flavor food. Most commonly in tea, but also as Osmanthus Jelly which you can find in some Dim Sum restaurants.

A reason why apricot kernels (which are also called bitter almonds) aren't used as much anymore is because their contain high quantities of cyanide, which one would rather ingest as little as possible xD

I love your authentic enthusiasm when teaching your passionate cuisines! I can tell you have made the dishes yourself already before, and have accumulated knowledge for it. I stopped playing Genshin over a year, but the most memorable relationship I can say, is that Keqing is mentioned quite a lot with glazed shrimp balls. And one day I happened to have a lunch at Chinese buffet, and they had one! When I tried it, that was the best thing I could have in LIFE.

I don't play Genshin but I found this video in my recommendations and I really appreciate your knowledge and enthusiasm for Chinese culture and food. I'm half-Chinese and I unfortunately don't know much about my own culture until recently when I learned to appreciate it more and try to learn more. My late grandmother used to make braised pork belly and as I got older I tried making my own, but could never achieve the same flavor. I'm glad you were able to show how diverse China actually is and the rich history of our culinary traditions

3:54 I never saw a statue sitting like a cool kid but here we are

I love content like this 'cause it's fresh, while other creator making gacha or general lore video of the game, stuff like this adds more flavour to genshin's content

I want to try the Tianshu Meat, Lotus Flower and Adeptus Temptation! Your explanations are really entertaining and nice to listed with!

Genshin food just looks PERFECT i would eat it any day tbh

Ying power point presentations are always therapeutic

13:21 I CACKLED THATS SO STRANGELY adorable

as a chinese person i love food, and chinese food is so amazing i talked to someone about it for an entire hour straight they beat me up

I love cooking videos from gamer ppl thank u sm , genshin food is life

Oh I made a rose milk pudding with agar today so, oat tofu?

Girl, don't blame me if I thought osmathith Flowers wasn't real. My dumb self thought windweel asters are real and spin in the wind 😭😭

Cooking is a special interest of mine, I specially LOVE japanese cuisine and about a year ago I became interested in chinese gastonomy because of genshin. I'm so happy that Mihoyo took the cooking part of the game and used it to share the cultures they're representing with each nation. Food is a BIG part od everyday life and, as you say chinese moms do, can be used to express many things or even understand how the people of that culture live. I've already tried almond tofu (and I looooove it!), mora meat, tianshu meat, fried raddish balls (soooo good!), golden shrimp balls and fullmoon egg. Next I wanna try triple-layered consomé (Kòusānsī), lotus flower crisp (looks yummy!), jewelry soup (Zhēnzhū Fěicuì Báiyù Tāng) and chicken tofu pudding (dòuhuā). I have to say though this way of exploring chinese culture is hard. It has made me, a bit forcefully, more tolerant to spice. That's nice. I now enjoy a low-to-moderate level of hottness in my meals and it's soooo good. More variety! Another game that introduced me to various aspects of chinese culture is Legend of the Phoenix. They host many (MANY) events every 10 days or so and they're always themed and you learn about different things. There was one about Peking Opera, one about the use of the mortise-tenon joints and structures in achitecture, recently one about dian cha (fruty art tea from Song Dynasty).... It's really enriching.

Learning the origins of these dishes is WILD! lol That first one made me cackle, especially when the chat went crazy and started talking about Cloud Retainer just cooking herself. That sent me. Hunan cuisine sounds interesting. Wonder if they do anything vegetarian. I like spicy and salty foods, but am vegetarian and I'm aware a lot of food is made with meat or gelatin, so I'm intrigued!

8:22 you know what it seems as if street food is dying everywhere which is so frickin annoying because the reasoning behind removing those street food stalls are so classist. i just want cheap food thats good man

Love these kinds of videos😊 Thanks for sharing!

All your descriptions makes me just want to eat all of this but alas- no place to get any of these things near me. Sobs! Thank you for the info! Always great to learn such interesting things!

YESSS I WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS VID!!!! food lesson was to live for

Loved this vid!

i miss chinese cuisine. moved from Shanghai, to Los Angeles, and now in Savannah. Chinese takeout just doesn't hit the same

This was very informative tbh. Amazing!

Very enjoyable and informative video! Thanks a lot Ying

That was a very fun informative video! And it made me look back at all the delicious Genshin dishes. I think among the Liyue ones, I’d love to taste the Chicken Tofu Pudding and the Crab Roe Tofu. Lots of tofu, but then again, I don’t know how to cook it so much so this would be nice way to learn xD. Lotus Flower Crisps look tasty too, as someone who likes crunchy snacks… AAAAH, so many delicious things!!!

Man, props just for the presentation alone but this was great to learn!

Super informative and fun as always!! Thank you a lot for making this lil ted talk for us, haha

Ying is definitely taken. There is no way she is single wayyyy too pretty.

omg i knew adeptus temptation was 佛跳墙 when i first saw it. I always joke that I'm feeding my team a feast whenever I have to use it

Wow just got a rou jia mo from xi'an foods recently (the spicy lamb ver is so gooood). Didn't know it was that old Thx for the vid! Learned a lot :)

The more I know! Thanks for that video, Ying! I really love to learn more about different cultures, especially food culture. Or just things like this: the food in Genshin and it’s IRL origins/inspirations. It always looks so tasty that I wanna try it IRL one day!

I'm so hungry now... definitely a well deserved follow, and you keep up the amazing work and content!

I'm today old knowing a fun fact that apparently, Osmanthus and Cinnamomum genus shares the same name in my language ("quế"), and apparently, that comes from the Chinese letter for these two genus, 皮. Osmanthus tea and cinnamon tea now can raise a whole lot of confusion lol.

YES we need more vids like these

Lotus Crisps have a part of my curious brain, I wanna try it so bad 😭❤ I was there for the stream but I'm glad to see it on youtube 😊

Yooo! Food, history lessons from bird teacher and cozy music. A+ 👍

You’re my new favorite! I don’t even play genshin, have never played it. But your Chinese history and language videos are so cool

This was awesome! I didn't know about any of these, so this was one great big learning experience. I kinda want to make almond tofu now, sounds fascinating. I'd like to try all of them though, to be fair.

Wow this was such a cool presentation! It was also very nostalgic for me since I lived in Shanghai as a kid, the last time I had 東坡肉 was when I made it for my granmums birthday 10 years ago bruh.

thanks for this video ying, always so great to learn more about these foods in real life :) tbh the genshin dish i want to try the most is lotus flower crisps, they look so good!!

I love making braised pork belly, those hit every spot. Juicy, flavorful, tender and crispy skin. With white rice combination is amazing. I grow up eating silky tofu pudding, like the one from dim sum, with ginger syrup. I obsesses with it, I didn’t got the chance make it yet, maybe next time on my list

Yass!! I love historical/ culture lessons from Ying 😤❤️💯 Today I am learned 😤💯💯

Funny, I was playing Genshin while watching this and came across a few Liyue dishes, Tianshu Meat, Zhongyuan Chop Suey, and Crystal Sgrimp. I know what you mean by learning stuff about your culture from Genshin, Monstadt is similar to where my family’s from, Germany, and I learned some things about it’s culture

姐姐讲的真好！感觉在看PPT听教授讲课哈哈哈

This video just made me want to make Almond Tofu, so I think I'll have to hope the one Asian grocery store in my city has Osmanthus, since I don't like canned fruit. And there are so many tasty-looking Liyue dishes! I think I'd try basically anything as long as it was vegetarian, but Stone Harbor Delicacies and Qingce Stir Fry I'd definitely eat. So, thanks for the fun and educational video!

Love thisss, didn’t even know about some of the dishes being Chinese myself lol

I've had almond tofu at a dim sum restaurant in the UK once and I've been dying to have it again since… don't know why it never occurred to me to look for the powdered version but I'll be checking out the Chinese supermarket in the city next time I have a chance! This was so cool to learn about, thank you so much, Ying! I've definitely learnt a lot about my own heritage through Genshin too (I'm Japanese diaspora) and it makes me feel a little less silly and ignorant to hear that other people in similar positions have had an experience like that as well!

OG China also invented Döner then it’s mostly credited to turkey or Germany

I'm not a Genshin player and I don't necessarily think I will be, but I've always loved your content and I think it's so neat for me to be able to learn more about my Chinese culture through your content ( ;-;) It's so eye-opening and captivating when I learn more stuff like this when it's been part of my childhood

oh yeah. Incase you missed it, watch the Cooking videos in Genshin official youtube. They are soo epic

As someone that is part Chinese but that has 0 connection with that side of the family, I found this very interesting

i swear every single time i look at liyue food i just drool bc my mom always cooks the dish irl too 😭😭😭

IN DEFENSE OF THOSE WHO DIDNT KNOW OSMANTHUS WAS REAL... its primarily an east Asian flower ok lol my American ass had no idea

Ok, I'm hungry, now. Awesome video!

This was a delicious video, thank you! Now I'm hungry and miss golden shrimp balls hahaha! Jade parcels actually look much closer to money bag dumplings because of that ribbon around the head. The ingredients definitely aren't even remotely the same hahaha!

As a chinese myself, so glad i found your channel and thank you for teaching us things. best lao shi ever

Curious about how the "almond" tofu isn't toxic since apricot kernels contain a compound that the body converts to cyanide. But obviously people have been eating it for centuries, so who knows?

im chinese and i grew up thinking almond tofu was made by some how blending almond and water then steaming it into a tofu consistency.

That was so interesting to watch, I love food and I love Chinese language, folklore and culture 💙

The way you explain how Almond Tofu is made reminds me of how South Korea's Acorn Jellies are made. Interesting.

I'm all for recognizing all the stuff that originally came from China (because, damn, there really is a long history there), but that is clearly the original sloppy joe (possibly even the original sandwich), not the original hamburger. Hamburgers have a formed patty, not loose meat.

Epik vid!

So I found the powder for Almond Tofu at my local online store, though it says Product of Thailand. Guess they also like it over there. I'll probably try this with peaches.

Yummy that looks and probably taste spot on too!! 😋 Xiao will be proud for sure!! 🥹

This is the perfect concept for a PowerPoint party! 😆

Please make more of these kind of videos!!!!

I really shouldn't be watching this before going to sleep haha

I have a disorder that makes me very picky with food, but honestly, almost all of Genshin foods look delicious. So do these. I wish I could get them where I live, especially the non-almond non-tofu. Can't even get good shrimp here, Chinese cooks come to Eastern Europe P L E A S E

This made me so hungry fr I gotta try making some of these dishes.

For me and my socials we go “hey! I’ve eaten that before!” Whenever we see the foods in Genshin.

I had the same reaction as Rin when I found out osmanthus wine is real and you can order it in the UK 😂😂

I'll try that _Ganyu's Skittle Dish._ Sounds *"delicious"* 👌😂

not mentioned here is the Lotus Seed and Bird Egg Soup, which i’d imagine is modeled after chinese steamed eggs. my mom would make that for me all the time, lightly cut a square pattern into it, then pour soy sauce and scallions on top :))

thanks for sharing i feel smarter now

as a chineese descendant and i’ve been to 中國 i can definitely approve this accuracy and the deliciousness of this foods.

no....dong po rou does not have soy sauce in it. All the color coming from the caramelised sugar

I don't play genshin but definitely appreciate the cultural tidbits and yea "today I know" that og 杏仁豆腐 does not contain almond. That said, store bought mix often comes super heavy on the almond essence. Definitely an acquired taste.

joke answer: i want to try golden fried chicken real answer: noodles with mountain delicacies

謝謝鶯姐姐！I'm so happy to see someone introducing Chinese culture to so many people, and the video is very well made too! I think it reallu means alot to all the Chinese in the world, especially when Chinese representation is quite low now. ❤

i'm vietnamese, my mom's side of the family is ethnically chinese (originated from hongkong) and the first time they brought me to the famous cantonese restaurant in the city i got to try almond tofu and boy i fell in LOVE like that's literally the only thing i remember from that dinner it outshines all of the other dishes lmao sdskjdskjd

osmanthus syrup is the best!!! i grew up eating it with silken tofu

This was super interesting and informative! Love learning more about Chinese culture, also I'm hungry now 😩 The almond tofu topping thing is pretty interesting to me, cause I'm from Taiwan, and I've never eaten almond tofu with any kind of topping. Or I might've eaten it topped with almond milk once, I'm not sure. My mom would buy the almond tofu already made in a box at the market, and we'd just dig into it with a spoon and put it in individual bowls to eat. (Also I dunno why people think there's tofu in it, for me it was always clearly almond milk jelly. Though I was pretty surprised to learn that it's traditionally made with apricot kernels. The more you know)

yesss!! i wanted to catch this stream but lately it's been super difficult bc of time zones and having to get up early. I'll watch it once i finish with the hw i have to hand-in tomorrow. have you watch the almond tofu video MHY uploaded for Xiao's birthday?