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It’s Trevor James
We’re going deep for noodles
And deep for street food
Bright and early here in Lonquan outside of Chengdu
Oh look at these fresh baozi
But we’re going to get some dan dan noodles
You can actually get these only out here in the rural area
Harder to find them in the city these days
I found a lot of good noodles in China
But nothing compares to the classic dan dan mian
In Sichuan, dan dan mian and zajiang mean are almost identical
So if you see either one
Order up a bowl
The bottom layer of chili oil
Sesame paste
Peppercorn powder
Vinegar
Salt, soy, and green onions is magical
And when mixed through, it’s heavenly
Wow, look at this
That looks insane
This is dan dan mian
All that ground pork on top
There’s fresh veg in there
And you’ve got to mix the noodles up
Because what’s on the bottom is the best
Look at that
Look at the chili oil on the bottom
This is just incredible
And this is a great way to start your day in Sichuan
It just smells fantastic
My mouth is watering right now
I got some baozi here
Oh this is a perfect morning breakfast
Look at this
Here we go
MMMMM
OH, it’s just warm and soothing and spicy and fragrant
Oh and you just
I’m speechless
That chili oil is so fragrant and aromatic
Theres a slight touch of Sichuan peppercorn powder
Which is mixed throughout
Good morning Teacher!
Good morning!
Good bye!
I’m not a teacher
I’m an eater
That was really good
I’m actually just speechless
Those —AWWWW!!
That was great
They want a photo
And after breakfast
I made my way to a famous hole in the wall
Known locally as a fly restaurant
Really low hygiene standards
But famous famous food
So a lot of people have recommended this place to me here
So we gotta try it out
Ok!
Real hole in the wall here
some yingtao rou
Oh look at that
Mix it up in the bowl!
That’s pure chili oil there
That is romantic
Look at this
Oh, it’s like a food sanctuary
Look at this
This is Sichuan supreme here
Look at this
This is absolutely crazy
I’ve got six dishes of pure Sichuan authenticity
This is yingtao rou
Which is pork, fatty pork
Yingtou, which is cherries, probably stewed in cherry broth
I’m actually not too sure
We’re going to have to try that one out
This here is “Xian shao bai”
Which is steamed fatty pork
Over top of yacai, which is pickled mustard greens
Oh and look at these layers of fat on there
This over here
Is liangban bai rou
Which is cold tossed pork in a chili oil
And spices
Same over here
Which is liangban zhe’ergen
So these two are the same style
You see these all over Sichuan
You can get almost any dish
Any ingredient, liangban, tossed in chili oil and spices
So this is Sichuan fish root, zhe’ergen, super unique flavor
And over here these two dishes are steamed
We have fenzheng Paigu, which is steamed spare ribs covered in rice flour, chopped with green onions
And then over here
This is fenzheng feichang
Which is steamed intestines covered in that same rice flour and chilies
And that looks insane
First thing I really want to try is the yingtao rou
The cherry pork
MMM
Oh
Instant pleasure
It’s soft, fatty, oily, and you can taste the cherry
The cherry flavor is infused through there, slightly sweet
And as I kept trying dish by dish
The numbing spice began to build and build in my mouth
The cold Sichuan salads were insanely hot
And I was ready for a warm renewal of flavour with the steamed intestines
But what I got was something completely different and unpleasant
Oh and that Sichuan peppercorn is building on me
My mouth is starting to get numb
We’re going to try the fenzheng feichang
My mouth is just burning
Now that
That is nasty
I don’t even want to —
Oh my
That tastes like s***
Oh god
I need a drink
Oh I don’t like that
That’s really bad with the Sichuan peppercorn
And the fenzheng feichang
The intestine
I need a drink
I need that
I need a drink
And after that big feast, I went to one of Chengdu’s hundreds of tea parks
To digest and chill out like they do in Southwest China
One of the reasons why I love southwest china is because after you’re full
When you’re waiting for your next meal
You can come enjoy some tea in a tea park
Nothin like it
You can sit here, digest, and wait for the next meal
Oh yea
Just took the subway
We’re going hunting for more
So we made it way out the rural part of Chengdu
And I came here specifically to this Chinese muslim area
To try some special beef and rabbit
Let’s take a look
We’re going to go down the way
And get some more
Here we are
Another little joint
Oh yeah
awesome!Let's go eat
So we have some awesome qingzhen, Chinese muslim food here
All beef here and mutton
Oh yeah look at this
This is like qingzhen style Chinese muslim fenzhengrou
It’s with beef
Kind of similar to what I had at lunch
Let’s try that out
Now that
That is the best fenzhenrou I’ve ever had
I’ve had a lot of fenzhengrou
But this one is just packed with flavor
It’s really soft
It has a consistency kind of like a porridge
It’s that soft
Like a rice porridge
Except it’s packed with flavor
This one’s a little smoky
There is like tons of raw garlic on there see that?
Oh that is powerful!
Fatty!
Soft!
This is good!
This is next level here!
I’m going to take one of these lamb kebabs
And put it into the fuqifeipian here
And that is just going to douse it in flavor
Legendary!
Oh the lamb is so soft
That cumin flavor on there is powerful
Spicy
And then when you dip it in the chili oil, it’s quite nutty as well
There’s peanuts in there
Oh it’s just like
This is worth the trip out of chengdu here
Look at this
This is the secret here
Look at how thick that chili oil it
And for my pre dinner meal
I went back into the city to try some famous alleyway red braised eel noodles
So we’re in a little neighbourhood now
And I hear just up the corner here
Theres a little famous eel noodle joint
Let's go check it out
Here we are
I’m going to have to get a spot
Yeah look at those big chunks of eel
Lots of noodles and whole garlic cloves
WOW
I’m just going to have to taste that
Look at that big chunk of eel there
All that thick chili broth
A bit of that eel to consolidate
Oh the eel is so smooth
I gotta say
It’s quite oily
You gotta be really hungry for these
Look at that
I have a bias towards gan ban dry noodles
And this has a thick oily broth
Which is still pretty good
And for the final meal of the night
I made my way to try a zigong city specialty frog pot
Hotter than hot pot
And with thousands of fresh chilies
Not dried chilies but fresh chilies
This was dangerously spicy
Big chunks of frog
Look at that
That’s a whole frog
This looks kind of similar to the one I had in wuhan but they give you the whole frog
I’m just going to go right in here
Give a quick feedback and then update you guys about what Im going to be doing in the next couple months
The whole frog
I’m just going to go for that tender meat bit there
Frog is always good
Usually more tender than chicken
That’s an instant burn
Oh my tongue is on fire
This is burning
And I ordered moderately spicy
I really don’t know what extremely spicy would be like
Because my mouth is in pain
So a quick update here
I really need your help
You can follow me on Instagram at The Food Ranger
And leave me a comment for any of the following things
I’m at the Sichuan Higher Institute of Cuisine
Learning to cook Sichuan food for the next two and a half months
After that we’re going to Malaysia
Me, Ting Ting, and Chuchu
For a week in January with Chuchu
If you’ve followed my channel for the last year or so
You know Chu Chu
She’s probably one of the most famous co-host’s that I’ve had
We’re going to go to KL for a week to eat street food
And I need your personal recommendations where to go
After that we’re going to go to India
We’re flying to Delhi
Just Ting Ting and I
We’re going to be in Northern India for a month
I need your recommendations for where to go in Northern India for the best street food
We’re going to be in Delhi and then Calcutta
And then two other locations
So one week for each location
And then we’re going to fly down to Sri Lanka for another week
And I need your recommedations for all of these
So follow me on Instagram at the food ranger
Leave me a comment or a direct message and I will reply to you
And I would just love to have your recommendations
Thanks a lot guys
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