Chef Eddie Huang concludes his webseries “Fresh Off The Boat : Back in Taiwan” with Part 3. It’s all about the history for the last episode in Taipei as he heads to Old Town. Eddie spends an afternoon on Shenkeng Old Street soaking up deep rooted traditions. He breaks down the the different ways of stinky tofu for the palette. He hits up the Randall Cunningham of stinky tofu restaurants, explores ancient Eastern medicine with cupping therapy on his thrown out back, and finally kicks back with a tea ceremony. Listen to his take on the similarities of stinky tofu and cheese as wells as wine and tea.
Singer PSY is about to star in his first commercial in the United States. After his whirlwind year in the spotlight, he used to big stages now (including over 1 billion views on YouTube), but his biggest is yet to come with the Super Bowl. The international superstar made a special Super Bowl Gangnam Style “Get Crackin'” spot for Wonderful Pistachios. We’ll see his signature horse dance moves in a pistachio green tuxedo, while demonstrating a new way to crack open the nuts. You’ll have to tune in on Super Bowl Sunday to see what kind of craziness PSY will drop on the US. The pistachio commercial has been kept under tight wraps until the the 30 second airs. PSY’s Wonderful Pistachios commercial is slated to air Sunday, February 3, 2013 during the Super Bowl’s third quarter.
PSY joins the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Mr. Bill, Peanuts, Frankenweenie, The Simpsons, Snoop Dogg, Snooki, and The Village People who have all pitched the salty nuts. Apparently, he edged out Ryan Higa for the Super Bowl spot.
PSY to go Gangnam Style in Super Bowl Commercial for Wonderful Pistachios
PSY in Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Super Bowl 2013 Ad
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Chef Eddie Huang continues his webseries “Fresh Off The Boat : Back in Taiwan” with Part 2. His trip to Taiwan brings him to the soy milk district, Yung Ho Doujiang, for a Taiwanese breakfast feast. He gets a taste of some of best soy milk on the planet at a place where they roast the soybeans before making the milk. Eddie Huang shifts into beast mode for this brekkie by consuming everything on the table. Then he’s off to Normal University for a one man cosplay fashion show before winding down with some slightly underwhelming German sausages served in a toilet bowl. Eddie’s got plenty of comments about this toilet packed restaurant.
Asian-American rap artist, Only Won aka the Lyrical Engineer unveiled his official video for his track “DIM SUM”, a song that extols this favorite style of Chinese food prepared in appetizer-style portions, usually steamed and served in steamer baskets. With a melody that infuses traditional Chinese song elements with hip hop beats, “DIM SUM” describes the excitement of eating dim sum and should resonate well with non-Asians, as this style of dining has become popular in American culture. The video also is a mini featurette with a kung fu fight scene reminiscent of Jackie Chan movies.
The Cantonese Boy Only Won wrote DIM SUM over a year ago and the song quickly become a fan favorite receiving multiple requests to release an official video. His team comprising of director, Jason Poon (Fung Brothers videos) and director of photography, Nate Fu (Co-Director and DP for KevJumba’s new feature film) came up with the concept of an old-world Chinese feel to the video. In early 2012 began to assemble a cast and crew with Asian backgrounds and looks. “It was important to cast an all-Asian group for the video in order to be authentic with the time period and visual concepts,” says Only Won. The final video is set in 1936 Hong Kong as demand for the popular food causes some people to take matters into their own hands. The timing of the video release is a lead-in to Chinese New Year, which will be on February 10, 2013.
Chorus:
I like to eat DIM SUM
I’d like to eat it everyday
You can use a fork if you can’t use chopsticks
To eat DIM SUM there’s no wrong way (2x’s)
Mmm… Yeah, DIM SUM be my favorite,
Gonna order way too much so that I can save it.
That way I could have some each & every day
But before I start, you know I have to pray
to thank God for inventing this wonderful food
They should have a DIM SUM joint in every neck of the hood.
For get the quail & manna give me HA GOW & SIU MAI,
have it with GOOK FA CHA or a little WAI TA NAI,
Oh I love it when the cutie says’, “GAY DOH YUN, how many?
just one, any more? Oh yeah got my granny.
Then there’s my ABC bro who can barely speak Chinese,
cept when it comes to DIM SUM he can speak as he please
Ah…America, land of the free in every major city,
I can fix my DIM SUM need. Just go across the street,
I don’t have to cross the border.
Wait…hold up a sec…I have to place my order
Chorus
Gotta hurry after church, gotta go to Rice Bowl.
In a rush so I need a DIM SUM order to go.
Cut someone off and I almost got shot
but nothing’s gonna stop me from getting some DON TOT.
Ooo crispy crust w/ that egg custard filling
I could eat as many from the floor to the ceiling.
In ’84 went to Hong Kong, I knew I had it made,
cuz I ate six Cha Sew Bows. I was only in 4th grade.
If my mom didn’t stop me I coulda eaten it all day.
But still I bowed my head & this is what I prayed:
give me CHA SEEW in my BOW to keep me burning burning burning
give me CHA SEEW in my BOW I pray
give me CHA SEEW in my BOW to keep me burning burning burning
keep me burning till the break of day
Oh!
LOH BOK GOH. Everybody oughta know, DA BEAN LOW’s
got no hold when it comes to CHA SEEW SOW.
Oo! Here comes the chicken feet oh it tastes so good.
suck the skin off each toe like everybody should.
Aw Man, I’m getting hungry just thinking about it,…
so Come on everybody let me hear you holla, Shout It!!
Chef Eddie Huang returns to his homeland of Taiwan again to get heavy into the heavy metal scene complete with tattoos, face paint, screaming vocal lessons, and furry pink pillows. A long the way Eddie makes a quick pitstop to taste Taiwan’s famous “little snacks” in Gongguan picking up all sorts of street treats. Over a home cooked meal with local Metal group CHTHONIC in their lair, they debate the pros and cons of Taiwanese independence. Definitely, a touchy and controversial subject in the Chinese/Taiwanese community.
