Good morning everybody and welcome to vlogmas day 17
Good morning today
We are gonna go out and explore some of the Chinese areas of Toronto specifically Markham pacific mall
what have you guys recommended us to go there and
Chinatown because we want to get some a hotpot. We really want to do a hotpot here and introduce my family to it
So we're hoping to find that specific pot that you can have more than one soup and all the ingredients
So we're gonna look around there, first I'm gonna do a little research and see what that those areas have to offer because
We've been there before but we didn't really know where to go
So I wanna I want to gain a bit more knowledge before we get into
Get into all that
Okay, just finish at the post office that took me like an hour
I knew it was gonna be busy cuz it's Christmas time but so so long, but we're finally on our way to Chinatown
It's 3:30 p.m. And we're gonna grab some food first because I'm starving
according to my research many websites say this
Swatow restaurant on Spadina Avenue
Apparently has the most authentic Cantonese food and the best Cantonese food. We're gonna put it to the test
We're gonna go and try it out and see what we think
No, you can't
You should have went in the parking
*turn left*
What did I say
I only know *turn left* cause every time we come home by taxi you have to say *turn left*
If I never have to say go to the right. *turn right*
right
*cantonese lesson*
These tones are killing me Yau Yau Yau Yau
*anyways*
It's freezing today
Yeah, win a lot of awards, okay so far the menu looks super authentic they're all speaking in Cantonese
Yeah, it looks like something you definitely get Hong Kong
You go first I want to get your thoughts
- soft
So we mm-hmm yeah like more bouncy
Is it good
It's good so good
In Hong Kong the soup isn't oily. It's more of a fish broth
So this is slightly different than Hong Kong. clams with black bean sauce
This looks really legit
Tofu and mixed vegetables
Others recognize your sweet nature
The food was really good, but a little bit more
Oily than the food in Hong Kong
But pretty authentic tasting the same kind of sauces
But Hong Kong stuff is more steamed and a lot lighter with not much oil. now we're heading to the dragon center
Over here, which I've never been inside before
Dragon city mall
The Cantonese? a dragon is lung
City
Forgot, Lung sing
Sounds like Japan
The crosswalk sound
They should change the crosswalks sound to the chiiiiiiiiiii in this area the Hong Kong sound
Maybe we can find some good dessert here. Ooh, dairy queen was not Chinese
Chinese bookstore. Oh
The Hong Kong gossip magazines
I can smell the Chinese medicine. Oh, yeah right there
They have a Chinese doctor there
What time is it? like? 6?
4:30 it takes an hour and a half to drive out there
And then yeah, we would get too late so we can't make it out there today
But apparently all the best Chinese restaurants and shops are out there not in Toronto anymore
This was my go-to snack after school and I studied in Hong Kong I always stopped by and picked up these tea eggs
They're not actually marinating tea, right it's like a medicine table
Hong Kong one is more
Strong I think the ones in Canada they don't put the flavor as strong for Canadian people
Just a little bit like taste of it
So hong kong is better?
no I think I think this these places are enough to like
Treat you if you feel homesick, and you want to have local food
But they're also ok for Canadian people to try it. It's not like -
It's kind of in the middle
Kind of works for Canada
I think if they only mark it like it's a good marketing strategy for them to be able to earn money for more people
Yin choy
*vege*. Oh, there's so many
Other Hong Kong vegetables. We're in a Chinese supermarket now
looking for hot pot ingredients
Oh, yeah, so we just buy
big bushels of that with this pea shoots mushroom
Dumplings. Yeah, my family will love stuff like that
soup
All stuff here, everything
Chilli salsa. Oh, yeah, I'm gonna say this is a Hong Kong favorite
Choco pie you love those. Oh
Knew it
These Hong Kong the stuff you get in 7-eleven Hong Kong
Making tofu
This cheung fun
Different oh they had the Shirataki so many kinds of noodles
Yeah, yeah
thumbnail we are in Chinatown
So many tea cups just for a dollar
Yeah
Did you think of that Chinatown Toronto
few shops, yes too cold more shops inside and those there's like so many little underground walls
Yeah, I think that's what we really need to find is those hole-in-the-wall shops, they don't really find on the internet
So I think in this summer, we'll explore more and let you guys know, but I also really want to explore Markham
We got everything we wanted we got a hotpot
Thing which I couldn't find on Amazon for some reason the one with the divider
So I'm so glad we found that there and that shop was really really cheap like a lot of homeware stuff was dollar
So that was a good find
Chinese bakery, Mongolian hotpot
You know one thing
So it seems like it's a good mix of food
Supermarkets
There's some beauty and massage stuff, Chinese doctors
Yeah
homeware a little bit of everything
We're back home now and I have these chikks that I just can't shake so I'm gonna get in the bath now and
warm up and
Then I was thinking
To make some like healthy baking Christmas treats.
I haven't done a recipe with you guys in a little while. So especially not like a sweet recipe
Actually, this is non baking so it's gonna be a little bit better feel like it's gonna be foolproof
And I can't screw it up too much feel so much better
nice and warm now
All right. Let's get this video edited
so tired it's not even that late it gets dark here like 4:30.
It's 7:30
Look who secretly liked he like this so much. He's watching it again. You enjoyed it a little bit a little bit, babe
Videos of you guys are loving it so far. I'm so happy that you are and today is
Yesterday was a bit of a crazy day. So today's a little bit more calm
I really want to make some healthy Christmas treats because
There's a lot of junk food in our house a lot of people coming in and out and I've bought a lot of junk food
And I tend to eat a lot of it during this time of the year
I just tend to reach for snacks while I'm editing since I'm editing everyday now and like we're busy with stuff
anyways
I want to make something healthy so I can reach for that instead and I want to teach you guys that so you can make it
For that reason or if people are coming over
My dad and stepmom are coming over tomorrow so I can just have something as a healthier option
So what you're gonna need is some pitted dates
Some cocoa powder some chopped walnuts
some peppermint extract and some unsweetened coconut
I'm going to link the recipe I use below I didn't make this up got uh Pinterest recipe is from
livingwellmom. five minutes prep time. Whoa, that's it. No baking
Sign me up living well mom
1/3 of a cup of cacao, two tablespoons of almond milk
2/3 of a cup of shredded coconut and you want to 1/2 teaspoons of peppermint extract
My blend it was just getting stuck because it's sticky so if this happens to you just
Take it out. Like I am put it into a bowl and mix it by hand
You're gonna have to mix it by hand. Anyway, so you have to roll out the balls, but this smells
amazing
Smell the mint and the coconut
I thought there wouldn't be enough liquid to make it stick
But it there's definitely enough. dough looks like the little Tim Hortons Tim bit
healthier
Now the moment I've been waiting for five minutes it only took me five minutes so super easy, let's try them out
Hmm I'm crumbly there's no flour in them
Really good.
I think they'll taste even better once I refrigerate them and they're nice and cold but these are gonna be perfect to pop in my bag
When I'm doing Christmas shopping when I'm out
People come over. Mm-hmm
baby wanna try one
They're actually really good and light
They don't taste like unhealthy, but you can take hints of chocolate and mint and coconut
Second one
I'm gonna pop it in the fridge. You can keep them in the fridge. I want to do this thing
I saw Rachel and Jun make this video a long time ago
And I've always wanted to try it and I don't know why today it popped back into my head as we were like exploring
Chinatown and talking about Chinese language. I want to ask you English idioms, babe, and you guess what they mean?
So it's like a saying in English, but but the meaning is totally different than what it says
Okay, so for example what is beat around the bush
Yeah, does that mean someone's saying you're beating around the bush
You're very busy
No, it means you're avoiding what you really want to say instead of you're like going around
They're too busy to cut their bush I'm gonna bout bite the bullet
It means to get something over with because it's inevitable, so just you just bite the bullet just do it get it over with
Yeah, that's weird right. hit the sack
Sack. Yeah hit the sack
I better hit the sack
Go to sleep. I don't know -
I'm gonna hit the sack. Yeah mean the pillow sack. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah that make sense. Speak of the devil
You're lying
No, it's when you're talking about someone and then that person just shows up
You're like, oh speaking of the devil. bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Yep, like two birds in the bush the bird in your hand is worth two in the bush
Yes, babe, I didn't even know that one you're so smart
By the skin of your teeth
No means like you just made it barely
By the skin of your teeth. Yeah, I don't get that one either. All right guys, it's time for bed
Can't see me cuz Elbow san is done. He shut off all the lights
He's still reading comments
Oh you oh you just you mean I don't even know what I'm trying to say
You put so much work into my videos babe. Thank you
All right guys, thank you so much for watching today. I'll see y'all tomorrow
Night
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