Hey everyone! I’m super excited for this week’s episode, which features a couple of colleagues and friends and, of course, some great Chinese food in the SGV. Thanks to David Chan, Frank Shyong, Genevieve Ko, Danny Chau and Jon Yao! Thanks again for watching and make sure to tune in next week for another episode!! 😘 LUCAS
@salmadefood
4 жыл бұрын
Lucas Peterson, you’re the man 🤙🏽
@natchurldisaster
4 жыл бұрын
You're killing it with these videos Lucas. Keep it up man!
@thegoldrobber
4 жыл бұрын
I loved your interview with David Chan. What a wealth of knowledge. SO interesting!
@CASADELSOULVIDMIXTV
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing work per usual!
@cheonglee300
4 жыл бұрын
hungry
@andrewcena
4 жыл бұрын
the history recap by David Chan was insightful, never realized that was why there was such a concentration of Asian Americans in that area for the reasons he stated.
@benb405
4 жыл бұрын
I've been missing Lucas in my life. His pieces are so well crafted, approaching food and its significance from so many different angles. Quality choice snagging him for this series. Can't wait for more.
@wideeyedraven15
4 жыл бұрын
This was such a great episode and I was very moved at times. The deed restriction history of LA doesn't get talked about enough (I love LA, I was born here but we can't ignore our history) and when Chef Yao talked about the Chinese accent, he was wonderfully vulnerable to the yearning of all immigrants and their descendants: to belong, to be prized and of communal value to the whole culture. Food is the beach head and that time will come chef. Hell, many of us of various types are in Hollywood, NYC, SF, Chicago getting on stage and in front of cameras to make that happen. Kudos to Lucas for this.
@dennisjing4961
4 жыл бұрын
the accent part at the end is a real af Asian moment.
@lucaskwanpeterson2010
4 жыл бұрын
Right??? Someday!
@dennisjing4961
4 жыл бұрын
@@lucaskwanpeterson2010 omg senpai hi how are you big fan of yours i follow you on twitter also okay goodbye now
@firstlast446
4 жыл бұрын
Was a hilarious moment because next to no one thinks an italian accent is sexy lol
@ayowser01
4 жыл бұрын
As if that would ever happen 😅
@swamidan277
4 жыл бұрын
@Yamashita Maki They only hate it cause of the stereotypes and mocking that comes with it.
@wcarn
4 жыл бұрын
A great video, guys! We ARE just 8-year olds trying to recapture memories and tastes from childhood. I could no agree more. I'm Chinese-Canadian and find myself going back to the culture I grew up in as a child as I get older.
@lucaskwanpeterson2010
4 жыл бұрын
thanks :)
@ANDYJUICE
4 жыл бұрын
The conversation between Lucas and John was the interview equivalent of “chill lo-fi hip hop beats to study to”
@inesdelahoya2045
4 жыл бұрын
8:22 OMG! The strip mall of Kato’s location used to be a Persian (Jewish) kosher market. The market was so successful that it moved to a bigger location a few blocks away 10-some years ago - it is still successful. The family who owns it is astute and very nice. My friend and I were surprised and extremely happy to get there a special kind of mandarin oranges that are only available in China, Taiwan and northern Italy but nowhere else in the U.S., including Chinatowns in U.S. cities and SGV. Maybe through the ancient Silk Road, there have been for centuries many cultural connections between Chinese and the Middle East, such as agriculture, other than commerce, for example: Chinese and Persians grow similar varieties of agricultural crops. Northern Italian and traditional Chinese cuisines actually share quite a few ingredients, starkly, such as rice, produces, curing techniques for meat, etc., except dairy (because most Chinese were in the past vegetarian and are still lactose-intolerant today).
@Shengito
4 жыл бұрын
Being a Chinese origins born in Italy this was so interesting to read, thanks for sharing! I've never noticed these similarities but they make sense now :D
@doctord1681
4 жыл бұрын
As much as I love Koreatown, 626 is the true culinary heart of LA. There’s just so many scenes going on here it’s impossible to catch up.
@conni70
4 жыл бұрын
the 818, 323, 213, 626....it's all delicious..
@nosedive1st
4 жыл бұрын
My home area. You’re spot on.
@jimmygalindo2019
4 жыл бұрын
@@conni70 couldn't have said better myself. I love Los Angeles!!!
@JasonPuckettNY
4 жыл бұрын
i feel like the best food videos bring together the actual dishes and how those dishes and the neighborhood came about, and Lucas does it all
@jimmygalindo2019
4 жыл бұрын
Great video Lucas!!! You gained a sub! I'm Mexican-American, living in the San Fernando Valley. As a kid my parents would take us to the San Gabriel Valley for Dim Sum. I would say 90 percent of the Mexicans I know love Chinese Food! Keep up the great vids.
@PSL09
4 жыл бұрын
Lucas is still one of the best and this sgv episode is gold
@woolfel
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up around LA and we used to go to Monterey park every weekend. Thanks lucas for talking about it!
@emalinel
4 жыл бұрын
Oh wow...i haven't seen fan twan sold in the US outside of super small mom and pop shops or outside of Taiwanese homes. That was really nostalgic and refreshing to see. Also those rectangular dumplings in the beginning were really interesting! The conversation you had with he owner was stimulating in the way that I wasn't aware of the housing discrimination for many Asians at that time. It makes sense now, how our Chinatowns or Koreatowns or Japantowns have formed, and I'm glad you're spreading awareness of these social issues while still maintaining the positive impact these communities have on sharing their cuisines with us today :)
@lucaskwanpeterson2010
4 жыл бұрын
David Chan is actually not the owner but apologies if we made it seem like that! I agree, the history of the area is super interesting. Thanks for watching!
@haruzanfuucha
4 жыл бұрын
Fan Tuan were originally a Shanghainese thing, not Taiwanese, so I’ve seen them at other places.
@BananaAndNuts
4 жыл бұрын
@@haruzanfuucha Fan Tuan simply means rice ball, not something special in Asian cuisine we call onigiri, "fan tuan" in Chinese too. Different home towns have their own versions of fan tuan with different fillings. My Cantonese grandmother made fan tuan with jasmine rice or glutinous rice whenever there was leftover, she didn't put any fillings, just rice. Shanghainese call rice ball 粢飯ci fan (tuan), the fillings Taiwanese using now can be very different than what shanghainese are using.
@yadthink
4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed the historical perspectives in this vlog, Lucas!
@eddiensw
4 жыл бұрын
so good to see Lucas again.. subscribe to this immediately when i see Lucas
@JennHarris
4 жыл бұрын
Such a great episode Lucas! LITERALLY Love these so much. Can't wait until next Tuesday.
@lucaskwanpeterson2010
4 жыл бұрын
Jenn Harris wow thanks Jenn!
@muffinthesoulstealer
3 жыл бұрын
Jon Yao is awesome!
@RookToE5
4 жыл бұрын
This episode is great! Love SGV and these amazing restaurants. Glad it is being shared so people know where to get authentic and delicious food in the SGV!
@lucaskwanpeterson2010
4 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching!
@jessicalist7916
3 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@pedropequenolll1980
4 жыл бұрын
Lucas always enjoy watching. Your very informative and you do bring your passion thru the way you present the foods and topics.
@htst9x
4 жыл бұрын
You know I used to watch Lucas' video on youtube frequently but then somehow I couldn't find new video from him on my feed anymore... till now!
@Allpall
4 жыл бұрын
same!! got so excited
@voisin24cooking50
4 жыл бұрын
every episode puts a smile on my face Love it!!
@foontes5187
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Lucas!!!
@antoniotinoco3496
4 жыл бұрын
I love this video and how it highlights the Chinese-American community and cuisine of the San Gabriel Valley, which is where I grew up and lived most of my life. But I think it feeds into this growing narrative that leaves out and erases certain communities of historical context. It fails to recognize the large Japanese and Japanese-American community that was present both in Boyle Heights/East LA before World War II. After the war, most of those families then moved into cities on the Eastside, mostly Montebello AND Monterey Park. This also serves to hide the fact that cities/communities like Montebello, City Terrace and East LA are in fact part of the San Gabriel Valley. I appreciate the shoutout by Frank Shyong, where he highlights the exchange and hybridization between the Latino/Mexican-American and Asian cultures, which has been occurring in the San Gabriel Valley since early 1960s 😉
@harpalhayer7372
4 жыл бұрын
These videos are so great, they need more views!
@lucaskwanpeterson2010
4 жыл бұрын
They do!! Tell everyone!!
@shannon9345
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the SGV and came back to live here now as an adult, and while I love it to death and love the food scene here, there's a lot to say about seeing how it's changed and continuing to change via gentrification from wealthy foreigners and this weird wave of 'boba politics' sweeping through the mindset of the people inhabiting this area, especially the youth. Is it a win for 'authenticity' that a longstanding cornerstone restaurant like Wahib's on Alhambra Main Street was forced out of business to be replaced with something that was felt would appeal more to the people living in the area? A lot to think about and talk about when it comes to this area of LA County, I appreciate this video a lot and hope it opens up more thoughtful conversation in the future.
@Fan_Made_Videos
4 жыл бұрын
What exactly are the politics of Boba? I know there's a cultural scene around it, but I'm not familiar with the political implications.
@LaurenRamz
4 жыл бұрын
No offense but I always thought Zankou was way better than Wahib. Personal preference tho. Although it did always look empty at least whenever we went 🤷🏽♀️
@HICUTETHANG
4 жыл бұрын
San Gabriel HS alumni ❤️ There’s nothing better than getting out of school and walking around with your friends to eat whatever your heart desires. Pho, shabu, boba, dumplings, Asian deserts, etc. There’s also a large population of Hispanics and no shortage of El Salvadoran, Mexican, Cuban, etc. food as well!!!
@NeppV
4 жыл бұрын
Used to live in San Gabriel, the Chinese foods are mind blowing up there.
@zennoodle
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to see a publication separate Chinese and Taiwanese dishes and recognize them as separate countries. Everything else is thought provoking. I hope this video reaches further and further.
@humbertochong9094
3 жыл бұрын
Chinese dishes more traditional compared with the Taiwanese fusion of Fukinese , Shanghainese and Japanese food style cooking....➡️🤫 and I not recognize them as separate countries ➡️👎➡️ Taiwan are a separate Province...🤔
@Pixlanta
4 жыл бұрын
Lucas, you're back 👍🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@Jd-jm8xt
4 жыл бұрын
Keep up the great work, you're on to something here. The perspective and conversation about food and culture this channel presents is interesting and unique. Like what I am seeing.
@JacobNguyen1
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent narrative! Thanks for creating this!
@allenlin8943
3 жыл бұрын
Huge tree pastry is so good! A true hole in the wall but fantastic Taiwanese breakfast
@giovannichao4154
4 жыл бұрын
Living in japan now but being from the 626 and having lived in ktown, I love and miss LA so much
@genwe1894
4 жыл бұрын
Great video Lucas. Really enjoy your videos.
@michiganwannarbor3255
4 жыл бұрын
You can really see Lucas cared about this one.
@lovefreebee
4 жыл бұрын
i have learned a lot from this vid even though i'm from vn in 1975 & living in nychinatown for all my life...chinese exclusion! thank you!
@twirlingpages
4 жыл бұрын
SGV REPRESENT 🥺💞✨
@mavisisalien
4 жыл бұрын
Wrong info At 05:43. The "Ba Wans" that come in twos with different colored sauce are from Hsin-Chu, and the single ones that we see in the States are mostly the Chang-hua style. It has nothing to do with authenticity or presentation. (There are 10+ varieties of Ba Wans depending on the region.)
@lovingtennis247
4 жыл бұрын
was just at huge tree pastry yesterday. i always love that place and i love the owner/cashier. fan tuan for life!
@brianvuong97
4 жыл бұрын
Those houses you showed at 4:12-4:14 are definitely not houses in Monterey Park, and are probably houses in Arcadia. Arcadia has more affluent neighborhoods compared to Monterey Park.
@majestic6303
4 жыл бұрын
So true!
@rogergarcia1550
4 жыл бұрын
Nice vlog Lucas! Keep up the good work.
@virtudiaries1525
4 жыл бұрын
This was so informative and useful. Thanks! More restaurants to add to my yelp SGV list. Happily.
@kettlekorn471
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting, I've heard of redlining against other ethnicities, but didn't actually hear anybody say happened to Chinese Americans, until now. I originally thought my relatives moved into El Sereno a long time ago because MPK and ALH were too expensive to new immigrants, not that they were restricted at that time.
@lukechung5020
4 жыл бұрын
I don't necessarily think it was racism, but it was xenophobia. It's just part of the culture. Asians have been xenophobic for years and still are in their countries. Xenophobia is not on the same terms as racism, but it can lead to negative relationships among races. But we have to look at the positives and the fact that so many Chinese, Koreans and Japanese people were able to make an impact in L.A. makes me proud as a Korean-American and East Asian myself.
4 жыл бұрын
Non chinese cannot own property in China.
@Lyndanet
3 жыл бұрын
This is a great informative episode.
@johnyang2
4 жыл бұрын
Taiwanese cusine is very luxurious! It's not just street food. Taiwanese banquet at weddings is very elaborate and sophisticated. Maybe Lucas and that young man are just too Americanized to know about it.
@piercechan
4 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic video! I am 626 for life.
@janejung7439
4 жыл бұрын
This was such an informative video with a nice and quick breakdown of the history of la neighborhoods and Chinese and Taiwanese roots! Hoping for more in depth content~👍
@lamourdujourr
4 жыл бұрын
that was a good chat about authenticity
@katherinezp
4 жыл бұрын
Lucas was back!
@josephkim7512
4 жыл бұрын
Danny!!Come back to the ringer please!
@pinkie2893
4 жыл бұрын
I love the history part!
@limoncello946
4 жыл бұрын
Another channel to watch!
@sin7wu
4 жыл бұрын
I miss Lucas!
@meenoistan
4 жыл бұрын
CITY OF GOLD
@K1k05
4 жыл бұрын
🙏Always well done, nice job Lucas. 8^}
@lucaskwanpeterson2010
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@mnmc
4 жыл бұрын
wow nice one, thanks for sharing your video
@SickassNikes1
4 жыл бұрын
The Japanese left Boyle Heights to go to other cities in LA. Being a Mexican who grew up in Boyle Heights, I love the Japanese restaurant we have here and also the big temple and also the cemetery is full of Japanese tombstones.
@Countrymusicnumber1
4 жыл бұрын
I love you Lucas!!!!!
@bani_niba
4 жыл бұрын
Super interesting! Keep it up...
@coplini
4 жыл бұрын
Yes 8 is the year that authenticity is formed.
@writereducator
3 жыл бұрын
Dang, I didn't know about all these great asian places when I lived in LA.
@stevensong6909
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty interesting. Great research and information :D
@kuuipopakalolo8723
4 жыл бұрын
Asian foods rock 🌺🌺🌺Aloha🌺🌺🌺
@CLSQWUN
4 жыл бұрын
With all due Respect. *Jon Yao looks like Caillou*
@jonahmontemurro7814
4 жыл бұрын
This show is real shit. Lucas is G
@sircarek
4 жыл бұрын
CULVER CITY BABY!
@Jordyp19
Жыл бұрын
Should have definitely went and checked out Arcadia big Asian culture and good food
@chloehennessey6813
4 жыл бұрын
I’m not a fan of sea cucumber. I’m Alaskan Native. My mother loves it and she makes sure my dad goes and gets her 20 or so to have In the freezer. My favorite is geoduck clam. The best is walking down to the dock and giving one of the captains $30 and he gives you two HUGE geoducks. Sometimes depending on who I run in to the captain will just give me a couple- and I’ll give him prawns when my dad comes in with it.
@ashvandal5697
4 жыл бұрын
I need to go here. I've always hated Chinese food, but I have a very strong suspicion I've just never had good or real Chinese food. I love Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese food, and like Mongolian Stir-fry but I'm sure that's not real Mongolian either. Chinese food looks so delicious every time I see it, and then just ends up disappointing me. I need real Chinese food.
@Nomu__
Жыл бұрын
Hope you get to try! I just posted a video with some really great spots
@patbingsoo5219
4 жыл бұрын
It might be interesting to look into cerritos which has also has a large Asian population but is surrounded with cities with lower populations: Lakewood, Bellflower, etc.
@jfatsnorlax
4 жыл бұрын
4:28 I chuckled. Give the videographer/video editor a raise
@slaiyfershin
4 жыл бұрын
Almost thought Lucas lost his hair from sickness or something from the thumbnail.
@GuilhermeSantos-gy3uf
4 жыл бұрын
I started watching this video expecting it to be just a guy eating chinese food but it turned out to be this whole other thing and I feel like I learned a lot. Great vid thanks I am going to try and watch it tomorrow when I'm not high anymore.
@diggingmystyle
4 жыл бұрын
4:46 been here a few times...cheap and authentic
@cphoover11
4 жыл бұрын
lucas peterson! what happened to this. best food show host.
@cmolodiets
4 жыл бұрын
look at the picture in the left corner at 5:23. I zoomed in 10X . it's a picture of David Blaine!
@conni70
4 жыл бұрын
New Yorker: L.A doesn't have good Chinese food... Angeleno: have you heard of the San Gabriel Valley..? New Yorker: the what..?
@LaurenRamz
4 жыл бұрын
Haha even some people in LA are like, “Where is that... again?”
@jimmygalindo2019
4 жыл бұрын
L.A definitely has great Chinese food!!!
@louisvarre2197
4 жыл бұрын
As New York does...
@yoshiandrichocookingtime2959
4 жыл бұрын
oooOoooo looks super delicious 🤤 😭 😭 love your mukbang ❤️😍 😍 made me super hungry 🤤
@cafezo87934
4 жыл бұрын
agree. SGV should be called Chinatown.
@sagarbehera
4 жыл бұрын
9:00 Aang has found his life's calling after saving earth from the Fire Nation.
@SolWake
4 жыл бұрын
Sweet... Sour... Salty... Umami... Only the avatar, master of all four flavours could stop them...
@boogieeman
4 жыл бұрын
Noticed the first guest David Chan was eating dumplings with a folk...🤔
Sea cucumber is now sold at Costco. I’ve tried it once, and I don’t think it’s very good. Maybe it was the chef.
@TheOnlyZiTRO
4 жыл бұрын
Jon Yao is so cute
@bruinfanfare7521
4 жыл бұрын
The comment about the accent at the end...as a Chinese American, yeah, that will never happen lol
@tsueibinhung
4 жыл бұрын
Can you guy tell me where is good Taiwanese food in San Gabriel???
@randomtragedyx
4 жыл бұрын
weird, just watched a different video showing the Kato restaurant
@diggingmystyle
4 жыл бұрын
0:43 I've seen this young lady many times at her restaurant
@leaaae4638
4 жыл бұрын
Same! Lol
@NXN2
4 жыл бұрын
I went there like two months ago and she was working too! Lol
@DerStahlzungler-fu1fk
10 ай бұрын
In the US they always have the 'official' (Disneyland) Chinatown and then a place where the real Chinese ppl live and where you can find good Chinese food (I saw this in NYC- Flushing etc, SF, and here in LA), somehow a strange phenomenon.
@shaolinjack7439
4 жыл бұрын
whos here after two michellin star restuarant>?
@GameGeekRob
4 жыл бұрын
Food (and culture) is a story. It's ongoing, it develops. There are callbacks to things that have come before, allusions to other narratives, but it's all moving forward. Authenticity is being true to your experiences and feelings, not necessarily to "tradition." Make something that makes you feel the way you did when you first had that experience. Try to recreate it in something new.
@m.t.4338
4 жыл бұрын
Is this where lucas is now? With LA Times?
@ajisenramen888
4 жыл бұрын
Lucas is so Truman Capote in this episode.
@kqyla8145
3 жыл бұрын
this feels weird watching considering i eat at all these restaurants regularly
@diggingmystyle
4 жыл бұрын
1:15 I've dined here at least 50 times over the years...solid but not great
@odengeomuk
4 жыл бұрын
why did you go 50 times then
@bonsaikiss
4 жыл бұрын
NOT ENOUGH FOOTAGE ON THE FOOD AND EATING
@kindcam
4 жыл бұрын
He looks like Kim Jung
@HiddenAgendas
2 жыл бұрын
lol they keep mentioning "Taiwanese" but keep slipping with Chinese donuts and other Chinese dishes.
@Nomu__
Жыл бұрын
I understand the struggle 🤣😭 I just posted a video w some Taiwanese spots in LA
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