SPICY MEAT FEAST! BEST Chinese Hotpot in New York Review

Hey guys, we are here in Flushing and over the years I've seen more and more hot pot restaurants popping up all over this town And they are just getting fancier and more fun and more interesting one after another so I figured there's really only one thing to do Let's go get at all of them and we're gonna start right here. Liu Yishou hot pot All right, so this place setup is beautiful love a little traditional hot tea pot Now, of course, I mentioned this before drinking hot tea is crucial when eating hot pot So because you because you're eating a lot of fat a lot of grease You don't want that to congeal and get cold in your stomach a little hot tea does wonders. Now, let's go over their menu And the best items for this hot pot are mainly located On the front page here, but before we get to that You gotta select a soup base. I'm gonna try a couple of their different soup bases. I gotta admit I I want their red cow here. Is this like everything I want? So I have to get that and if you want that you have to get the all spicy hot pot Like you have to you can't do the half and half for the main dishes. I'm getting a meat combo This is the prettiest meat. Halo. You will ever see it It's just angelic looking but that i'm gonna do some shrimp paste I'm gonna do some potatoes for sure a little bit of veggies because you know You don't want to die after eating a full meal hot pot of just meat. Ah bits of tofu Okay, i'm gonna order a lot and we're gonna see what comes to the table right now Gotta go mix my sauce fun is part of a hot pot experience besides the eating. So this this is the sauce bar Not only is it filled with your traditional sauces and spices. It's also got a bunch of snacks Some of these I absolutely love try not to get distracted there's so many options here I usually always mix two different sauces a very traditional recipe And a very mike chan recipe. So i'm gonna show you how to make both again This is something that's in every single hot pot video But let me show you how to do this first the mike chan recipe a little satay hot oil Sesame sauce garlic sesame oil Bits of chinese vinegar a lot of soy sauce And the traditional recipe very simple three parts sesame sauce One part leek sauce That's it It's all you need and of course you can add some cilantro add some green onions or whatever you want. Now is the fun part Look at the little snack bar. This is my favorite fried salty peanuts Spicy tripe take some edamame Some wood ear now, we're prepared. Let's go back All right, so I got my little snack tripe as a Awesome, and just waiting for my spicy nummy pot with the cow Take a look at this cow here model yourself little cow Some scallions some ginger Chilies and basically the the cow itself It's on a little platform of spices and you can see it's congealed here with with fat little seasoning So this is the broth itself. All right, this cow is gonna get a little steamy shower right now broth is going in Oh, I feel so bad for the cow. It's getting higher. The water is getting higher I wish I could tell it to run but I want to eat it too much Let's see how long it takes for the cow to disappear This is like watching a delicious tragedy unfolding in front of me But that that was just tragic I mean it's just it's just face down just just laying there The meat halo is here. I feel like I could hear the angels singing. This is the most delicious coronation You might ever witness they have little jars of sesame oil here. This is really high quality sesame oil So I actually made a mistake when you come here Don't get the sesame oil at the bar get used to special little jars of sesame oil Which you open like a can of soda a lot of people actually prefer just adding a lot of sesame oil and not much else I'm from Xi'an. We add a lot of sesame sauce. I just want to say Today as i'm surrounded by all those I love, you know, the pork the beef the meatballs even the duck blood. This is What happiness is for me? Just want to say that now Let's eat So many things to try first I want to do is the marbled beef like a little road map, right? I could just stir at it and just The patterns are borderline hypnotic And these things you do not want to cook it a long time just seven eight seconds we are good to go And I just want to try just this no dipping sauce This is so tender You could you could sleep on it at night You could replace your mattress The next morning you wake up eat your way out of that. Wow. That's so tender I mean, it's not a five but you could taste the marbling on this beef This is your typical fatty beef. But this look at this perfect balance of fat and meat. Look at that. Seriously I love fatty beef when it's fatty, you know, this is gonna be even quicker than the last one. That's it like about five seconds Wow And it's so flavorful. I didn't even add My sauces yet. Now we're gonna get all the sauces involved. So this is uh, the store manager lucy's favorite sauce I see a lot of garlic a lot of chilies. This is also called don't kiss your girlfriend after a meal sauce Now, let's dig in you got to get the lamb involved. Look how thin each piece of meat is It's so thin if you just hold it above the broth, it'll cook There you go, like three seconds It's good to go Meat here is absolutely quality. Oh, i'm forgetting one thing When you're going into battle That's what I call eating hot pie and it's a battle And protect yourself, especially my shirt My tofu fighting shirt a couple things. I never tried here that they have here. This is duck blood typically not very, you know vampire-esque But they really suggested the duck blood so we're gonna let that cook a little bit and this is really interesting This is bamboo fungi. This looks like something that will cook pretty quickly This thing's amazing Whoa, so it tastes like a like a crunchy mushroom But at the same time it also kind of acts like a gluten or a frozen tofu and it soaks up all that sauce By the way, this broth is so flavorful Spicy but not too much nummy again. Not too much. Everything's in balance I think it's because of the cow, but I haven't even dipped my sauce yet I just kind of even forgot about my sauce because this broth is so flavorful on its own This is also another specialty they have black tofu It's tofu made with that So I think there's some black sesame in there and we're just gonna let this cook a little bit as well And this is a noodle. Look at this. It's like looks like little strips of bamboo, but this is actually noodles So that's basically the noodle portion and this is gonna cook for a while. This is made with that potato starch It's still pretty hard right now. The duck blood is ready. Oh, look at this. Oh my gosh Oh And it cuts like a it tastes like a very bouncy tofu Wow Not gonna lie flavor is pretty good. This is the black tofu. Oh, this is so interesting It's just like a mix between regular tofu and frozen tofu and you can definitely taste the sesame fragrance in here as well This is very nice Getting my sauce involved a little bit This is actually Very very nice shrimp paste what you do here Put it into a spoon make a little meatball out of it There you go fresh shrimp meatball I always told you guys when you're eating hot pot You gotta eat potatoes and these are what they call kung fu potatoes because they're carved so thin because potatoes and hot pot Normally will take a take a while to cook these i'm thinking it's gonna cook substantially substantially faster And that's a great thing because potatoes and hot pot one of the greatest ingredients Ever and while we're waiting for that to cook i'm gonna just throw some meatballs in here We got a pork ball got a beef ball shrimp ball fish ball. That's how you become a baller in hot pot like That's that's what you do That's how it takes. Oh That's the fastest my potato has ever been done Wow, I never had like the soup based flavor Steep into that potatoes As much as this one because of how thin these things are. Oh my god. This is awesome. This is really awesome hot pot french fries I get an idea a little potato a little fatty beef That's what I love about hot pot. You can experiment you can do combos you do whatever you want Because literally there can be infinite combinations I might have just discovered a new amazing combo Because normally the potatoes are really thick I can't wrap the potatoes on anything, but these potatoes are completely Wrappable. These are like potato crepes little potato pancakes little potato fajitas and wrapping that around the meat because you know Meat and potatoes. They're like this gotta try that if you ever come here. You don't know what I mean All right. I think all my meatballs are done. Normally when you go to hot pot the meatballs are frozen Fresh meatballs on a different level and this one has a little roll on it. Look at it fresh meatball. So good Wow, this pork one so many spices in here. I see some curry under some cumin Oh This this is amazing meatball Give it a little dunk I absolutely love this hot pot broth is amazing. I love how the food is displayed quality is fantastic And usually I like to go to all you can eat hot pot places because I want to get as much Worth as I can for my money But if you had to admit if you want to get the best quality You got to go to one of these a la carte places and this is the tender beef Oh tender beef Oh When they call that tender beef they weren't kidding they weren't kidding at all That is really really tender. I still prefer like the thinner slice of the beef because it's hot pot My noodle is ready. I mean i've had potato starch noodles before but not ever in a hot pot Oh So chewy all the broth is soaked in here as well that could be down here for like 20 hours They're still gonna be true. It's not gonna lose its nice mouthfeel. So don't worry Um, if you get those things put them in right away. Just let it boil It's gonna be okay and check this out. So this is a banana pancake. I'm thinking that's condensed milk Absolutely love this crispy flaky big banana flavor. I recommend this Awesome. Awesome. All right gonna feast a little more and then i'm gonna try a couple of different broths Oh, this is one of my favorite things fried tofu skin three seconds. That's it It's actually called three second tofu skin and it soaks up all that great broth There's certain food items I call closer items in hot pot Because they just soak up the broth like noodles and stuff like this I don't recommend eating this like in the beginning of the meal because it's gonna Take away a lot of the spices and the oils that's that's in the hot pot But at the end when you're ready to drink some of that great broth, these items are fantastic It's like that tofu skin just made out with me But guys this place definitely one of my favorite hotpot places in new york come here try it out Let me know what you think second hotpot place. We're visiting in flushing This is one of the most popular hotpot places in this town ever since the first open Because not only the food is supposed to be amazing. But look at this place. It's like you're walking into the past right now. So Today get my own pavilion Let's eat So this place really different than a lot of hotpot places i've been to before first of all They got a titty bear got two yuanyang which are the uh, the split pot So there's four soup bases I got today So we got the little bear then we got two different types of spice broth. One is made with uh, Cow fat and the other is made with oil like like so it's going to be a little lighter But they said it's their signature broth and then we got this chicken It's hua jiao ji which is one of the best quality chickens out there and they made a chicken broth into a soup base And this one you're supposed to drink and then uh, maybe dip some stuff in there, but it says here that Uh, you're not supposed to dip any meat items into the chicken broth to maintain the quality of the chicken broth So can't wait for that food items. We ordered a ton of stuff I'm gonna show you what they look like we can get here. I am so so excited. I forgot to order drinks I But let's go visit the sauce bar All right, so everything is ordered I got my sauces oh brought this here Oh, oh, that's too cute. It's like furry. I want to I want to pet it It's wearing a sweater. Oh, this is crazy. Check this out Oh my gosh, he just handed me a paddle of beef. Oh my gosh, I want to hold it like a sword like yeah like i'm gonna cut you down with my Beef filled paddle Fear me now First thing is uh before I even add the broth into this little bear and just killed the adorableness I gotta try a couple things that are freshly fried This is freshly fried milk, which I don't think i've had since I left taiwan I'll tell you it's one of the best ways to eat milk besides putting on cereal. Oh, well, I broke it Look at this Pearly white inside This is always always delicious it's so crispy outside and the texture is like soap on the inside, okay now I think it's time that uh the titty Who I was told is is actually named nicholas Is gonna make the ultimate sacrifice Goodbye titty I'm, sorry titty I gotta Let's let's do this quick. Let's make this as painless as possible There you go. All right, let's get started the bear has made this Ultimate sacrifice it is nowhere to be seen. So we got the spice broth the tomato broth Let me just get a taste of each. I just want a little sip Oh Very deep the flavor it goes. It's not like hot pot yoda Very deep it goes the flavor now the tomato broth and they make this with fresh tomatoes Uh, no ketchup in here or anything Wow This might be the best tomato broth ever had any hot pot place There's nothing really artificial about this. It's just really nice tomato flavor Oh, that's really good Best middle broth i've had seriously Anywhere now, let's do the beef test. So this this is uh, the regular fatty beef from this beef paddle Oh this will cook in like a few seconds There we go Meat is great quality. I really tender stuff. I can't wait to dip this in the tomato broth The tomato broth is a must get when you come here. I mean rarely do I ever love non-spicy broth over spicy broths, but wonderful So wonderful and the regular fatty beef is great quality. Love it good portion of fat to lean meat This next one. This is the tender sliced beef And i'm going into the tomato broth with this baby You barely need teeth to eat this that is so incredibly tender It's not a lot of fat on here. So not a lot of melting your mouth action, but Just all gentleness, you know, and this is really cool. This is the marbled diced beef like little chunks And you can see the marbling in these cubes Not a lot of marbling in here I'll probably cook for just a second So I cooked this for about a minute Oh, that's nice It's just like a really nice cut of steak Filled with all the great hot pot broth the meat so far spectacular Awesome quality But this is this is the game changer right here kobe beef hail to beef royalty Look at this. It's so tender It's falling apart. Just just hanging onto my chopstick and we're gonna do a little tomato broth I don't want any spices on here There we go, you can see through the little patterns of marbling. Oh No matter how many times i've had a5 wagyu every single time. It's just it's like falling in love all over again Love that first taste Every single time these are two brand new broths. So this is the spicy broth with uh with more of a subtler oil It's not a beef oil I think it's just like vegetable oil that's in here That is lighter this thing tastes like it's been on jenny crick for the last decade This is what i'm really anticipating the chicken broth Wow, I can smell how gelatinous this broth is already without even tasting it If you let this broth sit Just like room temperature for like five minutes. It's gonna congeal. This is definitely great for your skin ladies Yeah, come and eat some of this Whoa It's like I just slurped silk in my mouth very gelatinous broth If you're not used to that you might not like it but pretty darn good flavor I can't imagine putting my beef into it Even though they told you not to I can't imagine doing that because I think that even for me That's gonna be a little too fatty, but they said swishing the uh fish in there This is presentation right here So this might freak a lot of people out because you've got the fish right here The eyes eyes kind of staring at you blossoms growing out of his mouth. Look at that This is almost like like eating sashimi and then we're gonna just swish it around in the chicken broth About maybe like 20 seconds or so. Okay. I think this is done. Look at that Oh, it kind of adds a little fattiness to the fish It maintains the fish flavor be careful of the bones in the fish though This I definitely need to dip it in some sauce. This is my personal recipe for Dipping sauce everywhere I go Fish A little bit. I know that's kind of kind of ruined the natural flavor of the fish a bit But i'm from the north and I like my fish saucy Good again watch out for the bones And he's taking the chicken away from me. He's gonna cut it up in the kitchen and bring it back. Oh that chicken is tender Oh good Oh, yeah Kind of just want to gnaw on that thing, right? Okay, we're ready to eat and the chicken they cut it up Let's grab a chunk right here. And this is the dipping sauce they have here Oh delicious Super tender. I think I like the chicken better than the broth what makes this dish really expensive It actually it's actually the fish maw, which is the fish belly So not a lot of this you can get from a single fish. I'm gonna dip it in their store signature dipping sauce If you want even more gelatinous flavor in your mouth take a bite of that man Wow, it's good though. Wow Sticky and yummy. This is also something I've never seen before This is the inner parts of a bamboo Um, and apparently this place the only place that has it. I've never seen this anywhere. Let me just Spice it up a bit and while we're waiting for that Um, i'm just gonna add one of my favorite. This is tripe. I've never seen it put together like this before. Look how pretty This is 100% one of my favorite things in hot pot I cook it for exactly 13 seconds. You might think that's not lucky But it has always worked for me One of my favorite hot pot items always a pleasure goose intestines Uh, I never really had this before. It looks like a noodle and I think my my bamboo is ready Oh If pandas knew how good this was right now They'd be pretty jealous like seriously pandas put your bamboo in a hot pot guarantee. Yeah, you're gonna like a lot more It's so refreshing and crispy Oh, it's so good This thing is great. I love it and they give you skewers of gizzards I'm gonna let that cook. Oh, man, my tenki mushrooms Put that in there Oh I love how this slice of meat is dressed. Look at that That's the best outfit ever Gizzard is ready And you dip it in some dry spices kind of like a barbecue skewer except for it's cooked in hot pot I love that so much That's ingenious Providing some dry spices for that. Oh, that's so good I've never had gizzards before it's one of my guilty pleasures. I absolutely adore it my goose intestines Crunchy meaty Nothing funky about that This is not bad almost tastes like a Almost tastes like a dry tofu. So this is their specialty rice noodle and it's really got really elastic He kind of like a little rubber man That's gonna cook for a while This is also a type of noodle that they make here. Should we make it spicy or chickeny? Maybe a little bit of both. Let's start with here Oh, they have like thin noodles, too. I just want to try all their noodles because they make all of it here Oh, wow Noodles are all done. I have different types. Oh this noodle like spend a big time Oh, I didn't know it's gonna be this big Be careful your noodle will grow a lot. I just want to dip it in the spicy broth as well Coat it a little bit best of both worlds I'll tell you what these noodles Especially soaked with the chicken broth It's so good It is so good Oh, man, these are great, it's just such a great al dente texture and the thin noodles That's good, but love this Love it. I'm just gonna dip it in some sauce, too Get some garlic all up in there some fragrant sesame oil all up in there Oh, that's amazing This is so good and this stuff is ready This is their signature rice noodle, I think a couple little dips It's like eating a gummy noodle Now you can definitely boil this for an hour and still won't lose its texture. This is so cool. So these are These are what looks like noodles. Well, there are but they're fish noodles. They're completely made out of fish You ever seen anything like that before? This is what we Chinese people do. We create stuff like this. Yeah We want meat and we want noodles at the same time problem solved You must get this when you're here, it's so good Springy fresh fish flavor. We're getting some kidney. Watch this And they mix an egg into it This place seriously a lot of very innovative food items and 45 seconds on the kidney. So Kidney fish it out Dip it again in the dry spice seasoning All right, if you're not into organs, you're not gonna be into that Oh, but for me, I love kidney. Oh, it's so good, especially with the dry spice Oh, I love that. Oh, I'm out of noodles. I gotta put more noodles in these noodles with the chicken broth Best The best so good throw some of these in as well Oh, I feel so good and same time so greased up Man this was a really amazing hot pot experience this place What I like most is just as soon as you walk in it's just like a different experience You feel like you're not in a restaurant anymore. Like you feel like you're in some kind of just time machine It's just a combination of classic interior and like traditional foods. This is what I love. You know, I love history I love tradition and the flavors Love the tomato broth. That is the best say this again It's probably the third time saying this best tomato broth ever had any hot pot place I ever went to Uh, the chicken thing is expensive. The chicken is good the broth I don't really recommend drinking down on its own too much because it will get super super heavy Cook the noodles in there levels up the noodles all the way up here I think if I was going to come again, and I would this is a really good place I would get the tomato broth and maybe the little teddy bear I think i'm good with that in terms of food items love Of course the bamboo fungi love the kobe just a regular fatty beef as well quality Mushroom was great. The noodles in the broth. Fantastic Like I said, this is one of if not the most popular hot pot in flushing I can definitely see why it is pricier than a lot of the other hotpots i've been to but again All the ingredients everything I had quality stuff. All right I think it's time for me to go grab some dessert and uh, i'm gonna go karaoke later. So until we eat again. See you later