[M] It’s time for [Both] Food Adventure Program For Awesome People. [S] The soup dumpling edition.
[S] You might see I have little fisties right here. [M] What are these?
[S] Because I’m so excited for this. [M] Right here.
[S] This is the #1 thing I wanted to do in Taiwan. Soup dumplings, and we’re in Din Tai Fung.
This is the king of soup dumplings.
Oh my god. [M] Let’s go get some XiaoLongBao, ok? [S] Please. [M] Alright.
Let’s just... It’s happening behind you.
[S] Look at this. [M] Don’t smudge the screens.
Come on, let’s just go inside. [S] I love you.
[M] Let’s just go inside. [S] I love you. [M] Come on, let’s just, let’s just go.
This is a really strange looking dumpling. I’ve never seen anything like this before.
It almost looks like a vegetable of some kind.
[S] What is this? [M] Green dumpling. I’ll give anything a try.
[S] Oh mercy [M] Oh [S] Oh wow [M] It’s a great, spicy, crunchy green bean.
[S] Here we have some spicy cucumbers.
[M] Oh man. [S] Oh wow, that is delightful.
[M] That is great. It’s still got it’s crunch to it but it has kind of like a sweet vinegar...
This is Kao Fu. I think it’s kind of like a seitan or a tempeh or tofu but... [S] I have no idea
[S] That is lovely. [M] Oh man. [S] Oh my god, what is in there?
[M] I thought we were coming here just for dumplings and everything on this menu is amazing.
[S] That’s unfair, how come they make so many good things in one restaurant, whoa
[S] Oh yeah… oh… Look at that steam. [M] Oh my god
[S] One simply does not grab a XiaoLongBao and put it in their mouths
[M] Oh no. [S] Unless they want instant imminent death.
[S] There’s an art to eating this, let us show you the way.
[M] Now, the dipping sauce for XiaoLongBao is also quite special.
They’re gonna give you some ginger and then you’re gonna add to that ginger out of three parts rice wine vinegar to one part soy sauce
and then when you actually eat it, you’re gonna put a little bit of the ginger on top
with this like kind of soaked vinegar, soy sauce flavor and then eat it.
You’re gonna very gently poke a hole in the side of it.
[S] Yes, and then you see the juice that comes out. This is the soup of soup dumplings.
[M] This is the nectar of the gods is what you wanted to say.
[S] And now you drink the soup.
[S] Oh yes. [M] Oh man, so good.
[M] Now we’re gonna place a little bit [S] of the ginger soy sauce and vinegar combination on top of the dumpling
blowing it a little bit just to cool it down.
[S] Ok, I think we’re ready. [M] Are you sure?
[S] Ok now, I think we’re ready, ok. [Martina] Ok, now we’re ready to eat it.
[M] Ok, here we go. [S] And now we eat.
[Martina singing] Do you realize, ah~
[S] Did I ever tell you how much I love you?
[M] Did I tell you how much I love soup dumplings?
[S] I think we have the most amazing lives. I love everything about this world right now. [M] Yeah.
These are the truffle and pork XiaoLongBao. I’ve never even heard of this. [S] Truffle?
[M] Did you know this even existed? [S] No. [M] No.
[S] Oh my god, I’m so happy right now with everything. ([M] Oh my god, look at this.) [S] Here we go.
[M] Drink the broth.
[S] Oh, that truffle. [M] Oh my gosh. [S] Oh my god, truffles.
[M] This is gonna ruin your life. Now we’re never gonna be able to have this exact same thing again.
[S] I can never have it without truffles. I can never have it without truffles.
Oh, look at all the truffles in there. They are not messing around.
[S] Oh my god. Oh, you already ate yours? [M] What? No!
[M] Wow. [S] Unbelievable. [M] Just wow. [S] Just unbelievable. [M] Wow.
[S] That doesn’t need any sauce to it. [M] No. [S] I’m having another one. [M] Ok.
[S] The ginger is so nice on here as well. [M] It’s just like a combination, guys.
[S] Now, this isn’t just like a dumpling skin that they scoop in soup and hope for the best.
No, this is actually really clever.
They make the soup and then they gelatinize it, mix it with the meat and then they put it in the dumplings
so that when the dumpling warms up the soup melts and becomes a broth.
It’s such engineering mastery. Whoever made this, whoever thought of that idea deserves like a Noble Peace Prize in food.
[M] You know what else is great about this? It’s that there are dumplings you have that the skin is too thick
[S] Yeah. [M] Like, it’s chewy and like you can’t get through it;
It’s so thin [S] Yes. [M] And they have all these amazing perfect little twists on the top
and so when you bite into it, it’s got soft at the bottom, a little bit of texture at top
[S] Who invented this and can I be your best friend. [M] Yeah.
[S] You’re such a smart, smart person [M] Yes. We like you. [S] Bless your soul.
there’s a special place in heaven just for you.
[M] God’s like: "Din Tai Fung? XiaoLongBao over here."
[S] XiaoLongBao? More like XiaoLong-Wow. [M] Oh Simon. [S] This is so amazing.
[M] I will be editing in a high honk sound for that, I just wanna let you know.
[S] Oh yeah [M] Ok, I don’t even know what green squash is. [S] Squash and shrimp.
[M] Never once thought of this combination before. [S] Me either.
I usually don’t like squash- Ooh, this is a different color broth.
[M] Oh man- ooh, it’s more of a clear broth. [S] Oh wow. It has a really fresh taste to it.
[M] You can really taste the squash. [S] Oh yeah.
[M] It’s almost like a zucchini meets a pumpkin coming together here. - Alright
[S] Oh, this is lovely.
Did you not blow enough on yours?
Amateur right there. You don’t deserve to be at this table. Only professional dumpling eaters here.
[M] Mine was really hot, look at my eyes. [S] Oh Ducky.
I just wanna say something really nice about Taiwan.
The people to right of us are having different dumplings than what were having
and when we looked at them, when we said “oh wow, that looks really nice”, she says “Would you like one?”
Which to me it’s totally amazing, because I would never offer anybody one of my dumplings.
I wouldn’t, I barely even offer Martina one of my dumplings.
but to offer dumplings to a stranger… Taiwan, you are good people. Like I’d give up a kidney before a dumpling.
[M] Look at that. [S] Oh, you see the jiggle? [M] I know. [S] Of that pouch of soup
Oh yeah... oh my god, that broth is… memories of childhood and chicken soup. [M] Wow, that is fantastic, guys.
[S] Hey I have a question. Do they just make like a soup out of the broth or only dumplings out of the broth?
What if they make a soup out of the soup dumplings? [M] That’s a really good question.
[S] Only soup, cause I like the soup. [M] Can I just tell you,
This really tastes like the most delicious homemade chicken noodle soup jammed inside of a dumpling skin. It’s amazing.
[S] Have you ever had the perfect day? Have you ever like just had a whole day that’s perfect?
I think today is a perfect day. [M] Oh man. [S] Oh man.
[M] There’s almost like a mushroom flavor in there too. [S] I know.
[S] So that’s it for this week’s Food Adventure Program For Awesome People.
That was such a glorious, holy experience.
If you wanna see more of our Taiwan adventures, make sure you click on the video here because we’ve eaten so many things in Taiwan.
[M] Oh my god, I don’t think we actually had a single bad meal in Taiwan. [S] Not one. [M] We have to come back again.
[S] And if you wanna hear which one of these dumplings were our favorite make sure you click on the blog post here
where we’re gonna give you a list of the order of hierarchy.
[M] We’re gonna give you a breakdown that's gonna make you wanna cry when you read the descriptions.
Now, if you excuse me, I’m gonna take both of our pineapple cakes. [S] But one’s for me.
[M] and go eat them in a corner somewhere.
[S] I’m just gonna go back for some soup dumplings. Screw you.