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A Jiangmen (Guangdong) market-cooking vlog (the host repeatedly says “Hello everyone, friends”). The video is primarily a market visit, with how-to cooking cues for a few snacks/ingredients.

Ingredients (with quantities/prices mentioned in subtitles)

Bitter melon & beef parts (market context)

  • Bitter melon (涼瓜/冬瓜-like “cold melon”): 6.5 yuan/kg
  • Fresh beef tendon: 25 yuan/kg (host bought at 29 yuan)
  • Beef tripe: 28 yuan/kg
  • Beef brisket: 25 yuan/kg
  • Beef blinds: 48 yuan/kg
  • General mention: sold as fresh (beef, beef tendon, beef tripe, etc.)

Duruan Lianggua (bitter melon) selection details (ingredient info)

  • Variety: Du Ruan Lianggua
  • Moisture content: 93.5–95.2 g per 100 g (for edible portion description)

Vegetables & fruit (market prices only; not cooking instructions)

  • Oranges: 2 yuan/kg
  • Honey pear: 3 yuan/kg
  • Honey pear / other fruit deals: “10 yuan for 3 pounds” (various promos)
  • Luffa / vegetable hearts: 2–3.5 yuan/kg
  • Zongzi (dumplings) filling:
    • mung beans
    • pork belly with salted eggs
    • 5 yuan each

Herbal / mixed grain / powders (consumed with boiling water; cooking context minimal)

  • Mixed grain flour/powders: 35 yuan/kg (optionally mixed)
  • “Spring sand kernels” (sand kernels / tangerine-peel flavored medicinal herb): 25 yuan/kg (500 g) (discount mentioned)
  • Shan Ju: 12 yuan per half jin (or 20 yuan/kg also mentioned)
  • Kudzu powder / tea varieties: mentioned (no method beyond general use)

Chenpi & peanuts / aged citrus peel

  • Chenpi peanuts: 10 yuan/kg
  • Colorful peanuts: 19 yuan/kg
  • Chenpi (aged tangerine peel): 90 yuan/kg (shop also claims “posting cost”)
  • Aged tangerine peel ages sold: 2 to 10 years
    • Longer age/brewing: “tastes better” (tip)

Mushrooms

  • Henan mushroom / “flower mushroom” / wood-grown: 70 yuan/kg (a 500 g pack referenced)
  • Selection note: differentiation by texture and weight (selection tip)
  • Spice pack for braising beef brisket: 2.5 yuan per pack (range 2.5–10 yuan)

Preserved meats / sausages / tea etc. (context)

  • Mentions preserved duck/intestines/bacon/sausages (no cooking steps provided)

Lotus pond fish cake (core cooking instructions)

Hetang fish cake

  • Made with Xijiang mud carp
    • Hand pounded, gelatinized, seasoned
  • Types mentioned:
    • fish cake with corn
    • fish cake with scallions
  • Price context: 16.8 yuan/kg (500 g referenced)

Serving/cooking directions (from subtitles)

  • Best eaten hot: crispy outside, tender inside
  • If it cools:
    • Pan-fry for 1 minute to re-crisp

Salt-baked quail eggs

  • Price context: 15 yuan/kg (500 g referenced)
  • Method (from subtitles):
    • Completely cover quail eggs with coarse salt
    • Bake on low heat for 10–15 minutes

Hairy crab

  • 16–20 yuan per piece
  • Selection/tasting timing guidance given (not a cooking method)

Roasted duck / goose (seasoning & drying method; cooking cues)

Jiangmen Tangxia Roasted Duck (method cues)

  • Price mentioned: 11.6 yuan for a quarter piece (25–28 yuan/kg referenced)
  • Described process:
    • Similar to roasted goose: includes inflation and air drying
    • After drying: baked in a charcoal oven
  • Marinade/seasonings mentioned:
    • salt baked chicken powder
    • five spice powder
    • Zhuhou sauce
  • Glazing/coating:
    • maltose + white vinegar water (used to brush)

Tangxia Roasted Goose (price mentioned)

  • 38 yuan/kg (500 g referenced)

Winter honey (冬蜜 / winter candy)

  • 100 yuan per can (~600 g)

Lamb hotpot ingredients (restaurant ordering list + soup base)

  • Cooked over pure wood fire
  • Ordered items (prices):
    • Lamb: 68 yuan per plate
    • Lamb belly
    • Lamb chops
    • Lamb bones: 48 yuan
    • Lamb hooves / sheep trotters: 48 yuan
    • Beef tripe: 55 yuan
    • Beef stick bones: 48 yuan
    • Sheep blood: 18 yuan per dish (free for regular customers)
    • Soup base: described as free (small amount of traditional Chinese medicine added)
    • Glutinous rice: 38 yuan
  • Group total mentioned:
    • 5 people spent 430 yuan (value remark)

Step-by-step cooking method (only where subtitles give actual technique/timing)

1) Lotus Pond Fish Cake (Hetang fish cake) — re-crisping

  1. Eat while hot for best texture: crispy outside, tender inside.
  2. If it cools down:
    • Pan-fry for 1 minute to make it crispy again.

2) Salt-baked Quail Eggs — baking

  1. Use quail eggs.
  2. Salt method:
    • Completely cover eggs with coarse salt.
  3. Bake on low heat for 10–15 minutes.

3) Tangxia Roasted Duck — marinade → inflate/dry → charcoal bake

  1. Select duck types mentioned: Cherry Valley duck or Muscovy duck.
  2. Marinate with:
    • salt baked chicken powder
    • five spice powder
    • Zhuhou sauce
  3. Brush with a water mixture made from:
    • maltose + white vinegar (and likely water; described as “water made from…”)
  4. Perform inflation and air drying.
  5. Bake in a charcoal oven.

No exact times/temperatures provided beyond “charcoal oven” and “inflation/air drying.”

4) Lamb hotpot — restaurant-style cooking

  1. A large pot is described as simmering lamb meat prepared for hotpot.
  2. Cook/braise over pure wood fire.
  3. Soup base includes a small amount of traditional Chinese medicine and is described as free.
  4. Add/serve ordered lamb cuts and other ingredients (no cooking time given).

Equipment & prep (mentioned cues)

  • Pan: for lotus pond fish cake re-crisping (1 minute)
  • Oven: for salt-baked quail eggs (low heat, 10–15 minutes) with coarse salt coating
  • Charcoal oven: for Tangxia roasted duck
  • Hotpot large pot: lamb hotpot over wood fire
  • Market prep is mostly selection/packaging (e.g., bitter melon packaged with wet newspaper), not cooking.

Tips / Selection Guidance (cooking-adjacent)

Choosing good bitter melon (Duruan lianggua)

  • Look for:
    • thick, crispy meat
    • sweet but not bitter
    • crisp texture without “slag”
  • Visual cues:
    • black green melon is best
    • protrusions “full and plump”
    • epidermis somewhat smooth
    • protruding point relatively wide
  • Packaging tip: wrapped/packaged with wet newspaper
  • Seasonal tip: described as the last batch of the year; “autumn melon tastes very sweet and cool.”

Choosing fresh hairy crabs (for eating quality)

  • Selection cues:
    • “Look”: green back, white belly, gold claws, yellow fur
    • “Weigh”: heavy
    • “Pinch”: hard legs
  • Additional tip: “The wider the location, the better”; if narrow/close between lines, crab is not good.

Choosing mushrooms (Henan mushroom vs grass mushrooms/others)

  • Henan (wood-grown) mushroom cues:
    • smooth and slippery surface
    • heavier feel in the hand
  • Grass mushrooms cues:
    • deeper patterns
    • described as lighter
  • Cooking note: wood-grown Henan mushrooms are said to be crispy when eaten; suitable for vegetarian dishes but “need to add some seasoning.”

Aged chenpi (tangerine peel) tip

  • Longer age / longer brewing gives better taste.
  • Buy and store to age; sold as 2–10 years.

Plating / Serving Suggestions (where stated)

  • Lotus pond fish cake: best burning hot; crispy outside, tender inside; re-crisp in pan after cooling.
  • Lamb hotpot: paired with a bowl of glutinous rice in winter (“delicious and satisfying”).
  • Roasted duck: quality markers include thin skin, crispy skin, tender flesh, “fat but not greasy,” and bright red color.

Variations Mentioned (brief)

  • Lotus pond fish cake:
    • corn-added
    • scallion-added
  • Lamb hotpot:
    • multiple lamb cuts listed (belly, chops, bones, hooves) plus beef tripe and beef stick bones
  • Roasted duck/goose (contextual):
    • “roasted duck” vs “roasted goose” (Tangxia items mentioned separately)

Referenced Sources

  • No explicit external sources (books/scientific sources) were cited in subtitles.
  • The host references Jiangmen market vendors and local specialty names (e.g., Hetang Town lotus pond fish cake, Duruan Lianggua, Tangxia roasted duck/roasted goose, spring sand kernels / medicinal herb), but no formal sources are named.

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