Fork?
[In Chinese] Do you guys have chopsticks?
Yeah...
Yeah, chopsticks over here...
Thanks
Oh, you can use chopsticks...?
Yeah, of course!
Hey guys! What's going on? It's Xiaoma
and today we are in New York City's Chinatown.
It's amazing!
I'm going to take you guys into a little bit of my life
and what it's like to be a... non native speaker of Chinese,
ordering in Chinese, at Chinese restaurants.
We're going to go and see how people react to doing that.
Because in my opinion, one of the coolest things about learning Chinese
is just to be able to order at all the amazing Chinese restaurants here in New York City
or really wherever you live.
Alright, lets get to it guys!
Hi, just me. Just one.
Employee: Just one? Xiaoma: Just one, yeah.
Here? This, right here?
Employee: Yeah. Xiaoma: Ok.
Thank you.
What's good? What do you recommend?
This one?
Mushroom with duck flattened.... Oh. Fish Dumplings.
The fish dumplings are good.
[Cantonese] Is this one better or that one?
This one?
Both?
[Mandarin] You're saying they're both good?
Yes
So fish dumplings...
I've actually never had that before.
Wanna try some?
Is it good?
For sure.
I really want to try.
Is it... similar to fish balls?
or...?
Even better than fish balls.
Oh, this is better, huh?
But... can I get a smaller portion?
Because I'm not super hungry right now.
All the same size.
All the same size, I see.
In that case...
In that case
I'll get the fish dumplings, fish dumplings with noodles
That's it then, fish dumplings with noodles
Perfect, thanks!
[Cantonese] you speak Cantonese, huh?
Oh, just a bit
Not as good as my Mandarin
[Mandarin] Not as good as my Mandarin.
How long have you learned?
Mandarin?
A long time, a long time.
About ten years now.
Ten years?
Yeah, ten years.
Wow, amazing.
Where di you learn it? China?
Yeah, I studied in Beijing for a year.
When I have time now I'll come out to Chinatown to practice
Otherwise...
You know, my family only speaks English
If I don't keep practicing I'm gonna get worse.
Evan, dude this is at your favorite restaurant, check this out.
This is fish dumplings.
Hey Evan, you want to come down here and enjoy this food with me?
This is really delicious
I promise you.
Guy: Wow, his Chinese is really good.
You do the internet right?
You do the food on the internet right?
Oh yeah yeah, you've seen my videos?
I met you all in the front
This guy looks familiar.
I looked familiar?
You speak Chinese, I remember that.
That was really good.
That is really good.
Yeah
Their soup too
[Mandarin] I've actually heard the duck here is great.
Hello. Just me. Just one. Here?
Thank you
Oh, thanks
Oh hi, what kind of fish balls do you have?
Fish balls?
Yeah
Is this like a soup with the fish balls in it?
Fish balls with no noodles.
This is no noodles? Or this is...
This one is no noodles
Oh, this is just soup added in the fish balls?
Is that? Oh ok...
Fish ball with no noodles
Which one do you mean, this one or that one?
But this one here says there's rice noodles or wide noodles...?
No rice noodles.
No rice noodles?
Only broad noodles?
Broad noodles, wheat noodles, thin rice noodles.
Okay, let's go with the fish ball broad noodle soup.
Thanks
Excuse me. Your Mandarin is so good.
I can understand everything!
I appreciate that, Thank you
It's okay, I'm still learning.
Have you seen the movie farewell?
Your Mandarin is better than the actress.
Oh, you mean Awkwafina?
When you get a chance to see it.
Oh, yeah yeah, I've seen this one
That's a really good movie, yeah yeah yeah.
Your Mandarin is better than hers!
No, I appreciate it though!
[Cantonese] And are you Cantonese, by the way?
Yeah
Your Mandarin's better than my Mandarin!
No no no no.
My mother tongue is Cantonese.
I appreciate it!
Some more rice noodles
If I wasn't full from all this food already, lets go
Hello, just one
Thank you
Hello
Thanks
Employee: Hi are you ready? Xiaoma: Yeah
Well I wanted to get, do you have any recommendations?
The red colors are all recommended.
Oh, I see
And then what about drinks?
The drink is a Hong Kong tea
Hong Kong Samui tea.
Yes, it's recommended
That looks good
I heard this place is really famous in China.
Employee: Yeah Xiaoma: Right?
Alright...
In that case...
In that case I'll get a Hong Kong milk tea
And then throw in an egg changfen [rice noodle] while you're at it.
Egg changfen?
Egg changfen, yeah.
Thank you
Excuse me
Yeah?
Are you Xiaoma?
Yeah!
How are you?
Hi, nice to meet you!
Nice to meet. Oh my hand is... sorry...
Fist bump
Yeah!
Hello!
I just watched one of your videos yesterday.
Is that so?
It was an older one
You went to get Taiwanese hotpot with your friends.
Oh yeah, that was pretty recent.
I also saw ones of you giving people food in Times Square.
For sure
They were really funny!
Thanks, have a good one!
That is some good tea my friends
Oh fork?
Do you guys have chopsticks?
Yeah, chopsticks over here...
Thanks
Oh, you can use chopsticks...?
Yeah, of course!
[Cantonese] Excuse me
Can I get the check?
Yeah
Hi, just one.
Right here? Ok, thank you.
Thank you
It's a big menu, do you guys have any recommendations... for?
Yeah.
Do you want Congee, or fried rice?
Congee?
Congee might be good because I'm looking for something a little bit lighter because I've eaten a lot of food today.
Yeah I might get some Congee actually
Do you have...
Actually first off what it says on the menu here about "this restaurant not using MSG", is that true?
No MSG.
No MSG?
That's a shame, I really like MSG.
Okay, ill take the fish congee then.
Fish congee.
[Cantonese] And by the way, do you have any salt?
salt...?
Okay, thanks.
Thanks!
Much better.
I am so full right now guys, oh my god.
Well yeah, that was so much fun, I hope you guys had a great time,
And I'll see you next time, remember to subscribe, bye bye, love you.