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Respect to Derk. Him going through with the "worm" is not only courageous but also sweet considering he probably did it to not buzz kill Amy's adventure idea.
Apparently in Korea the spoonworm is eaten raw with some vinegar & gochujang sauce to dip it in, so you can always try that method to get a less chivey sense of the taste.
The red castle-like building (KFC now) at 4:42 used to be the first burger restaurant in Dalian in the 1990s. It was called Williamsburg then. It was every kid's dream to have a birthday party there. And my dad told me that if I could speak English well, they would offer me a job, which includes limitless free burgers......Wow, my sweet childhood memory just came back!
Another fun video - being from the UK, it amazes me that people find it entertaining to feed the seagulls, over here, they are a constant menace to people with food at the seaside! Also, that black cab you went in was pretty much identical to the ones we have over here. They are everywhere in the cities and are definitely useful if you have a group of people or a lot of luggage - so much room!
Welcome to my hometown Amy! It’s a beautiful city with very friendly people! And it seems Derk did quite some research of it . Btw, about the you-know-what worm, I’m not a big fan either but by itself, it should not have any obvious taste, it adds a ton of umami to other ingredients instead. Glad you guys had a good stay there, hope more fun ones are in the future for you! Sending all the best wishes from Kiwiland ☺️
It is my home town too, but I don't really like there, because the place is so boring , culture is not rich, the old historical building put down a lot!
Same...nearly my entire family still lives there, and I haven't been since 2015. I was supposed to visit China in 2020, but a certain event happened that ruined those plans.
As someone who also has a worm phobia I’m so happy for Derk that he was able to push through and try something new! Definitely not an easy thing to do. I hope he’s proud of himself!
There is a rumor spreading around claiming that you will do a video on eating penis fish dumplings, Chicken feet, stinky Tofu and Durian if you get 100 Thumb Ups on any of your videos on your channel. Can't wait to see you eating.....
I just wanted to say, I always feel so happy when your videos are uploaded, I look forward to them, despite me being vegan i find it fascinating seeing other cultures and I mostly watch your videos while I eat my dinner 😂. Thank you for the hard work and all the effort you put into your videos, when I can’t afford to travel to the other side of the world right now, it’s so nice to feel like you have a friend showing you round.
Hey Amy, welcome to my hometown! It’s funny that you visited my hometown and I’m living in Sydney now. Hahah, btw, all the city views and street snacks made me homesick! All the best wishes and looking forward to watching more videos. Cheers~ 😉
Besides, Dalian treasures mounted policewomen as city legacy. On the correct days you would find policewomen patrol on horseback downtown. Such a pity you guys missed that.
Awww I LOVEEE watching your adventures Amy!! Just when I thought this was a great episode, up come the fun spoonworm section 😂!! Omg good job to Derk taking up the challenge so gracefully hahaha!!! Loving the positive vibes from you two!!! Please keep producing these wonderful videos!! Love them!!! Thanks Amy! ❤❤❤
I am so excited to find this video is shot in my city, Dalian. And I showed this video to my high school student, then I realized, I can't.....because of one word.. I used your video to teach my students Chinese and learn Chinese culture. My 11 year-old daughter watched almost every episode...I don't know how to show her this one. Still love the 海肠饺子。。
So proud of you two for trying all those local food! lol Another proof of the similarity between the two city: Dalian and Yantai when I saw men zi! Yantai is also famous for spoon worm dishes, not only the dumplings but also spoon worm rice (海肠捞饭with chives, egg, fried rice - it's SO good, I'm sure Amy you'll love it). Also, for Derk a good seafood dumpling without any form of worm he could try is mackerel dumplings 鲅鱼水饺, very popular in Jiaodong area, and they could be bigger than your palm!
Wow, you came to Dalian, the city I spent my primary school time. It seems the city has changed a lot since that time. So many memories. The square around the city government was called Stalin Square at that time.
You two are so so lovely together. I had been dalian once like 20 years ago and it is so different. Actually my brother’s family is living there and funny part is, even though it is located in northeast people from dalian do not call themselves as northeasterners like the rest of 3 provinces. Thanks for sharing
Big thumbs up for Derk's bravery. That dish is intimidating enough without a worm phobia! I'm impressed by both of you for being so adventurous. (Visited Dalian one year when I went to the Ice Festival. Beautiful city and the festival is absolutely amazing.)
I like that the elder said to your boy friend: you are very beautiful. Haha. Btw forget the Australia seagulls, you have very large bat 🦇 I was so scared to walk in Sydney when I saw the giant bats!
Yay! 🎉 Some language learning focus in your video!!!! 🤗 I have been learning slowly for 3 years .... and watching your videos for 3 years ...but if there were just a few minutes in each of your videos devoted to those doing some basic language learning ( like Derk!) it would be fantastic (? 🤷♀️) & will make me watch each one multiple times! 😁 I love Red Roos videos for this reason too .... but like you his Mandarin is so advanced. Derk's at just the right level to further engage people like me. 🤓
The coastal city Da lian is so amazing so many birds...lots of European architectures because European living there doing trading & business with China:) Very Modern city besides the Ocean......☁️lots of restaurants European style...nice sea foods 🤍
Im waiting for you in Dalian for you to come again in the summer, I have been watching your videos for many years,maybe you can add friend with me keep in touch and when you come back here in the summer and I can show you around as a guide. To be honest , now,the season you are going to Dalian is very bad, the weather in winter is very cold , like your trip you will encounter snow and fog, and in many tourist spots there are no tourists and no shops open because it is low season, it looks like a ghost town, but if you come in summer these places will be very busy!
The biggest in Asia~~~ 我们在大连住的人很多都不喜欢这个跨海大桥，因为这破坏了这么好的海岸线，虽然一定程度上这缓解了一部分交通的压力~~~ 韭菜海肠的饺子是相当鲜美了~~~~ PS: Dalian is really like Hobart...everything is similar~~~
We should give a round of applause for Derk to try the worm dumplings!!!👍 I could never do that myself LOL Dalian seems like such an amazing city -- even more stunning once the thick layer of flog went away!
i visited the Venice town last summer, and it was pretty much dead then as well. Dalian's old mayor Bo was Xi's chief political rival, and was sentenced to life a few years ago. Bo was greatly admired and loved in Daliang even till today because this city was China's fastest growing city for a entire decade during Bo's teneur. However, ever since Bo's removal, Daliang was prosecuted by affiliation. Probably more than what you want to know.
