- What's up cuties, in today's video
I'm going to be showing you iconic
Taiwanese street food, buns and baos.
I'm talking pan fried, I'm talking fluffy,
I'm talking meaty fillings,
and I'm not talking about these buns.
Boom! (laughs)
Just kidding, not trying to get demonetized. (chuckles)
Okay let's start the video, let's start it.
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♪ And I can't get my mind off you ♪
(sizzling)
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- Bow chicka wow wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, right in front of me,
I have a box of 10 shin jin bao.
I'm just gonna open it up!
Oh my goodness!
Oh my gosh, look at that.
Look at them just
nestled in there, (cash register chimes)
it's just resting,
it's just chillin' having a good time. (laughs)
I've already drizzled a ton of spicy sauce all over it,
and it's just coated beautifully.
I want you guys to take a look
at the amazing sesame on top of these buns,
like look at that.
Wow, just adds such a beautiful aroma to the overall dish.
I'm gonna take one, I'm gonna bite it in half,
and show you guys the juicy inside, ready?
("Diamond Love" by Kalle Engstrom)
Here we go.
Mm!
Oh!
Mm-kay.
Check this out!
Oh!
The soup inside, it's just coming out and it's dripping.
Oh my gosh, it is so juicy.
What happens with the baos
when it's being steamed in that huge skillet
is all of the oil from the meat comes seeping out
and that soup you see right here falling out,
that is where it's coming from.
And it's just a savory, pork juice, and it's just so yummy.
("Diamond Love" by Kalle Engstrom)
Mm!
Oh, see that juice just dripping?
So the thing about pan fried bun is what makes it special
is that the bottom layer is always
a little bit crispy and a little bit hard.
So it's that nice contrast between
the fluffy top and then the crispy bottom.
And inside, with that juicy, meaty filling,
it is just fantastic.
Well we're gonna take another bite, uh!
("Diamond Love" by Kalle Engstrom)
Mm, that is just bao-tastic, ladies and gentlemen.
Mm-mm!
Mm!
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(laughs)
Okay cut, next, next. (laughing)
(pop music)
♪ Baby I'm not runnin' around ♪
♪ Lookin' for nobody else ♪
♪ I've got one thing on my mind ♪
♪ I already hear the bells ♪
♪ Everything about you ♪
♪ Callin' I'm to ♪
♪ Me I've got to hold ♪
(speaking in Taiwanese)
- Wow!
(speaking in Taiwanese)
Wow!
(speaking in Taiwanese)
Wow.
(speaking in Taiwanese)
And the bun tours continues, bow chicka wow wow.
That's right, right in front of me, in my hands, and gosh,
it is just piping hot, like my fingers are burning,
is the gua bao, and check this out.
It is a fluffy
(cash register chimes) outer layer,
it's a semi-circle, it almost looks like a coin purse,
which is actually what it's meant to look like.
In Chinese they say that if you eat something like this,
it means you will be rich and be wealthy.
When you guys open up this gua bao, oh my gosh.
It is just overflowing with meat and sauerkraut.
And they actually scatter peanut powder all over it
for that little grainy, delicious texture.
So when you order a gua bao, he'll ask you,
"Do you want lean meat, do you want fatty meat?"
I got a combo, so we have a little
best of both worlds, you know?
And we're just gonna take a bite into it, ready?
Oh!
Mm!
Mm-hmm!
Take a moment and enjoy this.
Oh!
Wow!
When I bite into it, this lean meat right here,
it just fell apart, it's delicious.
And then of course the graininess of the peanut filling,
it just, it's just a wonderful add.
This bun right here you guys, it is so soft, look at that.
It's just so soft and bouncy.
Like I want to sleep on it again, it's like a pillow!
(exhales) There I go again, sleeping on my food.
Alrighty, huge bite, huge bite.
Mm, oh my God!
So good.
I'm just gonna.
Mm!
I think what I like about the gua bao,
is definitely the nice sourness from the sauerkraut.
It adds a beautiful crunch to the overall bite,
and then gosh, fatty piece of pork belly right here,
look at that.
That is just beautiful.
Oh!
I'm very satisfied with this gua bao.
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- All right cuties,
we are on to our last place of the night.
So in Chinese this is called kun chao bin.
(cash register chimes)
When you translate it, it's called pepper bun.
Now what differentiates this bun
with the rest of the buns that we tried,
is that they mix pepper, loads of pepper
inside the pork filling, so when you take a bite into this,
you should expect a huge, huge kick.
Now, the second difference is
the outer layer is incredibly, incredibly crispy, I mean,
do you hear that, it's hard.
What does that mean, that means when you bite into it
it's gonna be a good, crunchy bite.
I'm just gonna mm!
I'm into this bun!
Yeah!
Mm, mm-hmm!
Ooh!
Oof, it is hot!
Oh my gosh, check out that inside.
My goodness.
It is just steamy, mm.
I haven't gotten a little taste of that meat yet,
but I can really smell the amount of green onion
and pepper that they put in there, it is so strong.
The aroma is just,
hits you in the face when you bite into it.
Get some of the meat.
Mm!
Mm-hmm!
Oh!
The oil just like squirts out from the side!
Oh my goodness.
Check that out, wow.
That is so yummy!
Out of all the ones that we tried today,
this one, the meat filling is the most flavorful.
It really is just a wonderful pairing
between the green onion and the pepper
and that juicy, juicy pork.
As you finish the bite,
you can really begin to taste the pepper.
It almost just like dances on your tongue.
Mm!
Ooh!
It is so hot and delicious!
The meat on this pepper bun
has such a beautiful chew to it.
It almost reminds me of really good hamburger patties.
Just like chewing into it,
it's like nice and chewy and bouncy, it's just fantastic.
Look at that giant piece of meat in there.
It is just sparkly, it's like, "Honey, eat me."
Your wish is my command.
Mm-mm!
So good.
("Diamond Love" by Kalle Engstrom)
All right, cuties, so those were three iconic buns
that you can get here in Taipei, Taiwan,
besides, you know the regular steamed bun
that you guys are probably used to.
We have the pan fried version, we have the pepper bun,
and of course we have the gua bao
with its fluffy, juicy pork belly.
Now it's the part of the video where I turn it back to you
and ask which of the three buns
that we tried today was your favorite?
And if you want to, you can say, "TJ's buns."
I'll leave that as an option.
(giggles)
I bet everyone's gonna say that one right?
You better.
Thank you guys so much for tuning into today's episode.
Be sure to give it a thumbs up,
and also check out all of the other
Taipei food videos that we have,
and I'll see you guys next time.
Bye!
("Diamond Love" by Kalle Engstrom)
Mm!
(mumbling)
That was not attractive, so I'm gonna do another one.
(laughs)
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