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I Took Three Italian Chefs to China's Famous Noodle Province
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I Took Three Italian Chefs to China’s Famous Noodle Province

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This video was made possible with the support of Shanxi Xing Hua Cun and the Kempinski Hotel Taiyuan.

I took three outstanding Italian chefs, all based in Asia, to China’s most famous province for noodles to have a look and to learn.

In this three-part series, Riccardo La Perna (formerly of 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo, Shanghai and Macau), Paolo Vitaletti (from Appia, Bangkok) and Marino D’Antonio (formerly of Giada Garden, Beijing) meet some of the noodle masters of Shanxi province.

In episode one, the chefs arrive to Taiyuan and immediately jump into the world of Shanxi noodles.

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25 Comments

  1. @saintcavish

    thanks everyone for all the comments. first, we are overwhelmed with how well this video is doing. i wanna address just a couple common themes you guys have mentioned.

    1. background music levels. ok, got it. we can't change it on this video once it's published but we know for next ones.

    2. shanxi being a rich or poor province. this is fuzzy — it's been both in its history, and its history is quite long. in fact, there were many wealthy bankers in the ming and qing dynasties, there were salt merchants before that, but i'd still argue that just because there are some rich people, it's not a rich province. anyway, my point is not to denigrate anyone's hometown and i'm not looking down on shanxi at all. this formulation — "well, we didn't have much…" — is how many people in shanxi itself explained the development of the area's food culture.

    thanks again for watching, we're editing part two right now, will be out in early 2025.

    love,

    — saintcavish

  6. @Kes-d3f

    dude don’t eat that. If you want real noodles go to Taiwan. Where the real Chinese heritage is kept whilst people there don’t use gutter oil

  8. @joe-fm1il

    as a chef, this has been one of my favourite videos in a long time. i always find the history of the culinary arts so deeply interesting as it all derives from a rich history of culture. To mix two cultures from so far away yet so similiar in craft, the wise chinese chef couldnt have said it better. i look forward to seeing more videos like this in the future.

  9. @jeffcheng4830

    Broooo… you’re doing gods work… thank you for your efforts to let the world realize the commonality of麵食what an amazing series! Mad props!!!!!!

  10. @henrymcmahon7927

    The music is way too loud compared to the average volume of speech in the video. Struggling to understand portions of what is said.

  11. @zephnorrish

    I'm a friend and fan of Chef Paulo and so finding this video was an absolute pleasure. Thank you so much! Also, now I want to go to Shanxi! ❤

  13. @kreeaytivebunny

    I don't know what triggered the algorithm to bring me to this video, but I am thankful it did! What a great watch🤗

  15. @WhaTGe

    Pasta was first invented in China…through world trade through the Silk Road it got to Italy.

    You’re welcome.

  16. @GLPentAxel

    This feels like Flavourful Origins 风味原产地 level, I'm so happy I got recommended this video! Also, if you want to come try some of the local Anhui food, feel free to reach out!

  18. @xxoffmypantsxx

    I haven't seen such raw, authentic food documentary of this calibre since the passing of Bourdaine. The writings. the selection of subjects and restaurants, the camera works, the translation (editing can still be improved, though) I hope this got blown and you get to create more outstanding contents.

  22. @ericliu6925

    Thank you for planning this trip and shooting such a wonderful video introducing noodles in China. China is the best place for noodle lovers. Due to large endowment, each province plays around with their own material and breeds interesting noodles.

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