TOP EATS at The OLDEST Chinatown Binondo Manila Philippines Feat. Soup 5 😱

We're in Chinatown, the oldest Chinatown in the world. Besides China, right? I guess China might be the first. Welcome guys, we are literally now in the heart of Chinatown here in Manila, Philippines. Wow, this is a lot bigger than it looks on the outside. This is Carvajal Street. This is the last vestige of the wet market that used to be all around this area. Here we're going to have lumpia. So lumpia is the Filipino term for anything that resembles a spring roll. It can be deep fried or it can be what we call fresh. Since it's not deep fried, we kind of equate it to fresh lumpia. So that's what we're having today. So this lumpia is going to be healthy? So this is rice paper wrapper. What she put was ground peanuts, that's the brown stuff. The white stuff is like thin noodles that have been deep fried. And then the black stuff is seaweed. That is a mixture of grated carrots, cabbage, tofu, and pork. So they make them fresh to order each time? Each time. Thank you very much. Careful on your head. Well, I don't have to be careful but maybe JP you should be careful of your head. So here we are. So it basically looks like a burrito. It's nice and hot. I like this. I love how the peanuts are crushed up in there. It gives like a really solid texture and I love peanuts. And then to finish it off, just to have a different flavor, this is the mystery sauce. So basically it's brown sugar, soy sauce, a bit of cornstarch to make it nice and sticky. Yum. JP says it's really delicious. He says it's good. I can tell JP. You weren't expecting to like it this much, were you? Come on JP, we gotta go. This is the typical Filipino turo-turo. Basically it's kind of like cafeteria style. Basically you go up and then turo in Filipino actually means to point. So basically you just point at what you want and then sit down and eat. So it's one of the cheapest forms of eating options here in the Philippines. You know me. I love a deal. This is called pico. So basically that's nice sticky rice, ton of sugar, coconut milk. Wow. Let me give it a try. It's very coconut forward but the sugar is caramelized. I think that's why you get this brown color. It's fabulous. It's so delicious. So tasty. Could be addicting. I like the coconut crumble on top. Okay, it's got JP's stamp of approval. Let's keep it moving. It's a little sticky. Here we're having what's called kuchaya. The best way to describe it to western viewers would be it's kind of, it would be reminiscent of what you'd think of as an empanada. I guess this is one of those things you should break it apart and show it. What's inside? So you have tofu cubes. You have carrots. You have pork as well. And then the green stuff is leeks. Yum. Oh, I love it. Cheers. Oh, kuchy kuchy. JP likey? Me likey. I like this. It's very good. It's like a Chinese hot pocket. Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum. We're going for dumplings. These aren't steamed dumplings. They're going to be boiled. It's just another day, another dumpling. Oh, oh, did you catch it? I caught it. Did it get wet? No, don't worry about it being wet. I got my foot wet though. Well that's what we're doing in China. We're getting our feet wet. You're going to want to get a shot of this. That's corn here, corn silk. Yeah, they boil that here as a tea. Supposedly it's good for arthritis and all those aches and pains. I always just throw that stuff in the garbage when I cook corn. This is the main iconic street here in Chinatown in Binondo. This is called Ongpin. So this is the one that really looks a lot like what you would expect at Chinatown. Like there's an arch over there. There's the lanterns over here and all that. All right guys, come on. Let's go. We want to make it feel like you guys are with us. So you're going to be coming with us. We will put a link to Gian's Airbnb experience in the description so you guys could join on the same exact tour. Can you want some food guys? I'm the guy to hit up. So literally a hole in the wall. When I was looking for this for the first time, I was like it's supposed to be here. I couldn't find it. It's one of the most humble establishments I've ever seen. But really, really good fresh dumplings. Here we are at the best rated Chinese food restaurant right here in Chinatown, Manila, Philippines. And the only thing that they sell here is dumplings. Is that a fact? No, they sell other stuff. But the thing that they sell the most is dumplings. Oh, look how they have the dough pressed out onto the perfect amount of dough. Then they just take their little tiny cute rolling pins and roll them thin. I guess they make over a thousand of these dumplings every single day. And they sell about half of those. And the other half of those are frozen and bagged up and people are buying them and cooking them at home. And dumplings for breakfast. That's a common thing. Yeah. So this is ground pork and kuchay, which is leeks. This is a light soy sauce. And this is a garlic oil? Chili garlic oil. Yum, yum, yum. Literally, I said that a hundred times at the last restaurant, but this is becoming even more yum. Yum, yum. JP, you gotta taste. Oh, that's good. I love that chili. It woke me up. JP's woke. Is that from the chili, JP? Or is it because we're in the Philippines? Cheers. We could stay here for a while, but there's more food to taste. So it's a community prayer corner. You can just come offer your prayers. So start with the incense. Usually it comes in threes, just for luck. Quick prayer for luck and safety. Pray for no rain and good luck. And that all of our food digests quickly. And that we can just eat more dumplings after we have pork buns. So this is Huay Ying. So they're really, really known for very affordable food in general. Now, you guys were pretty brave in eating weird stuff. So we're doing chicken feet again, if you're up to that. So we started by getting our feet wet. Now we're gonna eat the feet. So what is this? This is the chicken feet? Chicken feet. And then this one is, it's basically shrimp dumplings. All right, so where should we start? Start with the shrimp so it doesn't get cold. I'm not gonna talk for like 30 seconds. I'm just gonna like let it sit in my mouth. Yo, that is incredible. This is the best dumpling I've had yet. Actually, I shouldn't say that because the other place was really freaking good. All right, so let's go with the chicken foot. So with chicken feet, there's basically nothing to eat. What you're eating is just the skin and what little fat that's attached to it. The black stuff that you're removing actually kind of reminds me of a cockroach egg. Yeah, but this is what cockroach eggs look like. Oh. But this is not a cockroach egg. This is black beans. Oh, it's a bean. Okay, oh my god. So you put it in your mouth and you just suck on it. Is there bone inside? There is, there is. And cartilage as well. My personal mantra is if you can chew it, you can swallow it. I'm down to half. Just try to get the jelly stuff that's attached to it, which is basically the skin. I'm just so happy that this tastes like Chinese food. It's like a Chinese barbecue almost. Yeah, very, very, very, very Chinese-y. I think that the sauce makes it incredibly delicious and I'm almost forgetting that it's the chicken foot while I'm eating it because the flavors are so good. I didn't forget, but I almost forgot. Well, JP, I have an idea. How about you try to eat it with your foot? He knows how to use his tongue. Okay, Jian. JP's little foot is a rock star. JP, don't pick your nose. So, um, milk. Oh, oh, oh, oh. So, whoa, I kicked it. We're good. A little drama in the video, guys. We had an earthquake. Next, we have our bean curd roll. Think of it like a sausage. This wrapper right here, that's basically from tofu. And then when we chop it open, there you go. So you have nice ground pork. There's shrimp there. I'm confused why it's called bean. Because this is... Because tofu is a bean. Yeah. Yum, yum, yum. I can't even say enough yums. So, if you think the chicken feet was the weirdest thing we're gonna have today, oh, no, no, no, no, no. I just can't believe there's more to do. So next, we're going to find some nice fluffy steamed buns. I love buns in my mouth. So this place is a good 70-80 years that's been here. And they're actually known for their noodles. But that's for another day. We're here for their really, really good fluffy white buns. Yes, yes, yes. Pork buns, basically. So we'll have a version which is a meatball later on in the day. But here, this is asado. So it comes with this lovely, lovely mystery sauce. Basically, it's more soy sauce, more sugar. And then this one is a special one because it has a salted egg in the center. And when eating buns here in the Philippines, always check the bottom because not all places will have printed paper. It could be just plain white paper and you could end up eating it. So always check the bottom and peel off the paper. Where's that egg? We're searching for egg. That is a salted egg. I just want you guys to try. Because you've never had just plain salted egg before, right? No. Basically, what you do is you get a duck egg and then you dunk it in mud with a ton of salt. Mud? Mud, yep. It's very salty, I like it. Reminds me of like a Passover seder when I like take my parsley and I dip it in like salt water. It gives me a Passover vibe. All right, then pass it over. There you go. I'm not a dad yet, but I got dad jokes. Did you say bad jokes? I love salt. You know, it really does bring out the flavor of food. Oh yeah, yeah. Oh, look at that. I've never had a bun that's so fluffy. You keep going okay. I'm like, I think it's a lot better than okay. Very, very, very good. Very fluffy. I can't believe we're gonna eat more. We're still going. I'm a huge fan of asado. So are you saying that just a side of asado wouldn't be enough? A side of asado? Never mind. Okay, I gotta go. Okay, I'm coming back. Why didn't you guys follow me? Oh yeah, we have to pay. Is there something that I will make you try that you will hate me for? No. No? You are the devil. Oh, I have no idea what it's gonna be. Are you feeding us testicles? I am neither confirming nor denying any of your guesses. That is just not the same laugh I've been hearing you laugh this entire time. It's not like urine. No, no, no, no. We're not Bear Grylls if we're here, yeah. Hundred thousand dollars, I'd eat poo. So this is a nice Chinese style bakery here. There's just this little thing I'd like you to try. So this is picoy. Basically it's sticky rice and then the center is mung beans. Closest I would describe this is it feels in the mouth like mochi. So this is more like a kind of like Chinese deli slash bake shop. So what they're really, really famous for is well generally you get steamed buns and you steam it, right? But theirs is it's fried first. So they have this huge metal steaming area and then it sears the bottom and then they cover it and then it puffs up. So the rest is puffy but the bottom has a little bit of a char. It's so, so hot. I'm probably gonna burn my mouth right now but I need to try it now. So this is the second type of siopao here in the Philippines which is bola bola which is generally just a meatball in the center. I like this one. It's so good. JP, I'm gonna share this one with you, okay? That way I can save room for a secret thing that I don't know. It's balls, isn't it? You like it. This is pork bun going down in the books. Going down in your digestive system to your buns. So always start with the free stuff. So this is popia. It's the iconic sweet snack that you have from Chinatown. Now these ones that they're making us taste is a new version. It's custard. So just let's try the new stuff before we go to the OG ones. I want ube, JP. You go for coconut. Cheers. It's like chilled. I was surprised that it was gonna be cold. The more and more I eat ube, the more I like become a little bit obsessed with the flavor. It's really creamy and delicious. Yes, custard inside. So this is the OG one. This is popiang mungo. There we go. So it's mung bean. I did start with trying the ube one and I think that it's just kind of really freaking fabulous. So I'm into that a little bit more than this. JP likes it. We got another thumbs up. And then this one is purple yam. I like it. I do like the custard more. But I like them both. So we just finished. We finished the entire tour. Time to go home. Okay, bye guys. Wait, there's something else. Oh. I just hope they're not like big balls. If they're soaking in cold water, they won't be big balls. If it's not balls, then I'm going to be like rats. Because I really like being right. Not that I want to eat a ball. I think this is the last place. And if you haven't noticed, Gian is not with us right now. And I'll tell you why. Because he's secretively ordering it without us listening. There's so many things here that could be delicious. Come on. I don't think I've mentioned it. I think I just emailed it to you. But what we're eating now, the actual name is soup number five. So it's so weird. They just slapped on a number on the soup. And that's it. One, two, three, four, five. We are gonna eat soup number five. Oh, here it is. Okay, it looks just like a soup. So we're okay. Let's check what's inside. That's chicken leg. You've already had that. Some chunks of whatever it is. It looks like cauliflower. Is this considered a snack? It's not a snack. This is just because I like you guys so much. I just thought of giving this to you. Start with the soup itself. Just the soup. Just the liquid. I like this. Yeah, it's good. That seems kind of gelatinous. Okay, go. Come on, Julia. Oh, man. Not such a sissy taste. Come on. You never told me what I'm eating. I'm scared. It's beef, Julia. It's beef. Eat the beef. I know what it is. Is this chicken? It's a ball. No, that's beef as well. We're eating balls. Yeah, am I right? I'm right. We're eating balls. That's just soup, Julia. Eat it. There we go. It's not. That's good. The balls. Congratulations, guys. You just ate bull testicles. Bull testicles? So how was the flavor? It kind of was crumbly, fell apart. It's not complete if you just eat the balls. You have to take the shaft as well. Oh, that is the d**k. I eat the d**k. Stop. I feel like this is the weirdest day of my life. I was having such a good time. I bit the d**k and then I had it kind of marinate in my mouth a little bit. And then I realized I'm a spitter, not a swallower. Julia, can you at least lick it? No, I already, I tried. The fact that it's a penis, is that what we're going to call it? Let's just call it a schlong. Let's just put it this way. I don't think it roasted the occasion. No, in fact, it was a little limp. This is what I really think. The flavors are on. I like the broth, but I cannot get over the fact that I am chewing on a penis. Honestly, if I was going to compare it, it kind of tastes like a meatball. You know? Could we just like marvel at the fact that Jian's not eating the bull testicle right now? I'm going to have it. Oh, he's going to have it. Oh, okay. I don't know if it translates well to the video, but basically, so imagine the shaft like that. So they chop it up into segments and they cut it down the center and then it just opens up. That's what it is right now. That's half a penis lengthwise. Here we go. Cheers. It literally tastes like fatty beef. More jelly in terms of texture. This is the yellow stuff. This is literally the testicle, inside the testicle. So let's eat it up. Kind of feels like tofu. So in the Philippines, instead of Viagra, just eat a penis. But yeah, I'd like to congratulate you guys. Eaters and ball lickers. All right, guys. Hope you've been enjoying this video. If you're new to the channel, subscribe because this is just another day of something different that we're trying around the world. If you like content like this, you need to let us know in the comments. That way, we know so to come back to the Philippines. If you love Yan, make sure to let him know in the comments as well because we're going to be sending him this video and he's going to love to hear from you. See you guys next time. Another episode. This used to be the hangout for the firemen. And some of the proceeds that this restaurant makes goes to the Volunteer Fire Association. So by eating balls, testicles, and penis, you have supported the firemen. Thank you for your support. Anytime. I'll just give them money if they prefer it though.