- So, check this out. It's Trevor James,
and today I'm at the one and only Rénmín shítáng,
which means, people's cafeteria here in Chengdu Sichuan.
Really packed we're gonna go check it out.
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Wow happy duck.
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This is awesome.
Take a look at this.
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What's really cool about this place here
is its all old communist style,
like propaganda, like look at these paintings on the walls.
It's super busy and, oh my God,
look at all the people here look at all this food,
Oh my God.
Oh, I'm so hungry.
Okay, we're gonna find a spot.
Wow, look at this. Wow.
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Well, I guess I'll try this out.
Looks like a Chinese pancake.
Wow, that's awesome.
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It tastes like red sugar.
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Let's go find a spot.
Just trying to find a spot to sit here.
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Okay, this is where I'm gonna have a seat.
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You gotta have rice right. Seven fat dishes here.
Here is Doufu Pi, Tofu skin, that looks amazing.
I can smell the garlic on that.
And it's got some chopped green onions, oh ya.
Look at that, this is all egg plant,
with green onions and green,
see this dark green there, that's green chilies.
Super spicy, full of oil, look at that.
This is Xingfu Yazi, "Happy" Duck.
Duck broth full of bean sprouts, wow.
And nice fatty chunks of duck,
with some nice greens in there as well, oh my God.
This is Xiaochau Tudou, basically like
bacon flavored potatoes.
Wow, it's super oily, it's got chunks of ham,
big spicy fresh green and red chilies.
Oh ya, that's heavenly.
This is like, Liangban Niurou,
Which is like a cold Sichuan style salad.
Lots of chopped green onions,
lots of cilantro, lots of spicy chilies,
like a chili oil. Oh ya, nice celery on there.
That's a true cold Sichuan salad.
And then this one over here, this is similar.
Look at this, this is like a, Zhanggui Tu Ji Pian,
cold sliced chicken,
in a super spicy chili oil, sesame flavor in there.
We're gonna try all this out now.
It's really cold, and also really mushy.
Like egg plants should be, kinda spicy.
Its really building on be now.
That's spicy, oh my God.
Right from the get go, best dish always.
The Xiaochau Tudou, that flavor is strong,
tastes just like bacon.
Really really beautiful, really smokey
and full of life and love, oh my God.
Okay, so we're gonna try Liangban Niurou here.
Awesome, that's like a cold beef Sichuan style salad.
Wow, that is awesome.
It's like a cold beef salad, spicy and crunchy.
Oh, yes. Sliced chicken in tons of chili oil.
I'm getting spiced out.
This Liangban Niurou, the spicy chicken.
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People are so nice here honestly.
Well, that's the seven dishes, I'm gonna feast now.
This is really spicy.
But it's like pleasurable at the same time, oh my God.
Am I killing myself? Or am I pleasing myself?
And I have a special announcement for all my followers,
I'm going to Penang, in late January, early February
for a food trip, and the best part
is that it's sponsored by a local Singapore company,
we're doing a food trip for Two weeks in Penang,
living the dream.
Leave me a comment down below what you think of this video
and let me know what you want me to eat in Penang.
I've tried a lot of the stuff there,
but if there's anything particular,
any recommendations, leave a comment down below, okay?
Leave me a comment on what ever you think as well,
I just really appreciate it. Thanks again.
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okay, this is funny.
Just trying to shoot a food video.
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That's funny, okay.
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