Exploring a Vibrant Chinese Night Market: Hundreds of Delicious Street Foods — Episode 2

on an iron plate is a very popular street snack Grilled potato slices on an iron plate are also very tasty So I usually like to order a combo with both tofu and potato slices in one bowl The tofu is very soft and tender to eat. Underneath is... (haha, choked a bit) It's potatoes. Would you like a bowl of fried noodles? Yes How much does it cost? 12 yuan. Please wait a moment. Can I record a video? How many more orders are there before mine gets to be prepared? There are two more. This vendor makes a generous portion of stir-fried noodles for only $1.60

The vendor once told me "most people who come to eat this late are already very hungry so I have to make sure they leave satisfied" Would you like chili with that? I'd like a little chili. Hello, can I film a video? Please wait a moment, thank you. (Every time I eat noodles, I always end up full.) Hello, may I record a video? Sure. Thank you. Now let me introduce a delicious snack charcoal-grilled oysters This dish is a favorite among seafood lovers Pairing beer with grilled oysters is simply an essential summer night indulgence Is this garlic paste?

Yes. (The juice of the oysters is slowly drawn out by the charcoal fire and the vermicelli is soaked in the delicious savory juices) Especially in the summer many people come here for dinner or a late night snack This street has nearly 100 stalls and everyone has their own favorite dishes Basa fish for 29 yuan. Buy one? Okay. Do you want chili with it? Yes. This is the most expensive and time-consuming dish on this street Hello, may I record a video? Sure. Record a video to help promote me! Yes, exactly. The sauce being brushed on now is oil with

seasonings Its purpose is to remove the fishy smell. After brushing it on, the fish won't have a fishy taste. This is my homemade vegetable oil. Each fish needs to be grilled for 9 minutes flipping it around approximately 40 times during the process The more the fish is grilled to a crisp, the better. It will be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Exactly. The more it's grilled, the more fragrant it gets, just like it's been deep-fried. Yes It becomes crispy and aromatic. And this fish isn't greasy to eat. Because all the oil inside the fish

has been grilled out. Right now, the moisture is being grilled away. After the moisture is dried up, the oil comes out. Look, it's almost done. All the oil has been grilled out. This oil is actually the fish's own fat. It comes out when grilled. We don't add any oil while grilling; (except for the seasoning oil at the beginning) we grill it directly. Oh, I thought oil was brushed on. Actually, this oil is from the fish itself. Yes, the oil comes from the fish itself. It's really grilled well. Keep turning it. If you turn it too slowly, some parts will

get burnt. If that happens, I'll trim it a bit. (Use scissors to remove the charred parts) Sir, can I film a video? Sure, go ahead. There are many types of chili peppers but for making this kind of cold dish the ones that are fragrant but not too spicy are usually chosen You may have tried Chinese hot pot and this dish has a similar flavor except that the broth is cold and typically used to marinate vegetables This snack has a very bold flavor and is served cold making it perfect for those hot summer days when you don't have much of an appetite Next to

it is a street-side version of Chinese hotpot The ingredients are more varied here The food is skewered on bamboo sticks with each stick representing one yuan or about 14 cents Customers can eat as much as they want while seated at the table but they need to keep the bamboo sticks when its time to pay the total amount is based on the number of sticks (These are some discounted foods approaching their expiration date.) This was once a snack from northeast China but it has now become a popular street food across China It has a peculiar name: "Grilled Cold

Noodles" Originally the noodle sheets were used to make cold noodles but someone started grilling them on skewers over charcoal which is how it got its name Over time people refined the cooking method leading to the street food we see today but the original name remains Sir, can we film a video? Sure, but there aren't many options left; it doesn't look very good now. It still looks great. They're all sold out. If you've been to Beijing in the autumn or winter you might have tried the traditional sweet treat known as "Candied Hawthorn" which is tart and

sweet This stall offers an innovative version of the candied hawthorn While traditional candied hawthorn is made from hawthorn fruit and rock candy this stall adds walnuts red bean paste and glutinous rice to the hawthorn fruit creating a richer and more complex texture This is a popular summer treat A coconut milk-based smoothie topped with over 20 different kinds of nut fragments fruits and glutinous rice products You can customize it with any toppings you like On hot summer days I really enjoy getting a bowl of this coconut fruit dessert instead of

ice cream as it completely eliminates the guilt of indulging The video had to be cut short because of the rain but there are still many more delicious foods on this street that we haven't covered Stay tuned for the next episode where we'll continue our food exploration See you next time