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Chinese cuisine is not just a “plate of fried rice.” It’s tradition worth tasting. #TEDTalks #Food

Lim makes a delicious case to elevate the reputation of Chinese food, sharing why the comforting flavors behind iconic dishes — like a hearty helping of perfectly made fried rice — come from a long line of love, nostalgia and mastery that deserves to be recognized.

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Lim makes a delicious case to elevate the reputation of Chinese food, sharing why the comforting flavors behind iconic dishes — like a hearty helping of perfectly made fried rice — come from a long line of love, nostalgia and mastery that deserves to be recognized.

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  1. @m10n22hT5yNghiaia-g

    May 26, 2025 at 5:01 pm

    Mon idée d’un rendez-vous galant consiste désormais à faire chauffer du pop-corn au micro-ondes et à regarder une comédie romantique en streaming. Parfois, on a besoin de plus de rires que de gémissements✨

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    May 26, 2025 at 5:01 pm

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    May 26, 2025 at 5:02 pm

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  9. @Kk-wv7yw

    May 26, 2025 at 5:06 pm

    This guy is crazy. The same work went into mcd. And Chinese food isn’t Chinese. It’s American food with a Chinese flavor palette 😊

    • @JonSnowIII

      May 26, 2025 at 5:11 pm

      I genuinely don’t even know where to begin here…

    • @SeñorMooncake

      May 26, 2025 at 5:11 pm

      I genuinely don’t even know where to begin here…

    • @darrennew8211

      May 26, 2025 at 5:41 pm

      Real chinese food is chinese food. Lots of stuff you get in America isn’t very authentic. And when you get it in restaurants, it’s because that’s what the Americans want.

    • @JoshB100

      May 26, 2025 at 6:19 pm

      I hope you’re able to have authentic Chinese food sometime. There’s good restaurants in most countries that has real Chinese cuisine

    • @dsdgdsfegfeg

      May 26, 2025 at 7:31 pm

      Agreed, he is deliberately being dishonest. Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand & Japan are majority responsible for the asian food hybrid we eat here in the West (some incorrectly reference it as Chinese) No one eats actual chinese food in the west. We eat a hybrid mix that other asian nations have created.

    • @LizzieB_171

      May 26, 2025 at 7:42 pm

      He is Australian so different Chinese food in Australia – Cantonese

  10. @theavengers.

    May 26, 2025 at 5:12 pm

    Love lim since young ❤

  11. @potato9832

    May 26, 2025 at 5:23 pm

    Chinese food isn’t fast food, but Panda Express sure is.

    • @LizzieB_171

      May 26, 2025 at 7:40 pm

      He is an Australian chef and there is no Panda express in Australia.

    • @choiswimmer

      May 26, 2025 at 11:40 pm

      So many people in the US think like this

  12. @havo5684

    May 26, 2025 at 5:25 pm

    *Anyone in 2461?* 💖

  13. @outofthetrash5925

    May 26, 2025 at 5:27 pm

    Pretty sure what he cooked up was a plate of fried rice, done quickly and looking similar to the average chinese take away dish.

    I also saw way less Nostalgia than gas lighting. Who said it wasn’t appreciated? And why should We all give it more respect?

    In the UK a fried rice dish like that costs around the same as fish and chips for a dish that costs way less to put together. I’d suggest that’s respect enough.

  14. @dsdgdsfegfeg

    May 26, 2025 at 5:34 pm

    This is all asian food (not chinese) & he is being deliberately dishonest. Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand & Japan are primarily responsible for creating the asian hybrid food we eat in the west. We often incorrectly call it Chinese & he is intending to take advantage of that.

    • @crayoncruncher9255

      May 26, 2025 at 6:58 pm

      i think it’s like the BLM vs All Lives Matter thing. he wasn’t trying to dismiss other cultures of asia he’s just specifically speaking on the chinese culture to give it the spotlight for a moment

    • @dsdgdsfegfeg

      May 26, 2025 at 7:40 pm

      ​@@crayoncruncher9255 If you were asian you would understand .. he is deliberately being dishonest to a western audience that wouldnt know any better.

    • @ms9001

      May 27, 2025 at 1:39 am

      @dsdgdsfegfeg i am asian and i disagree with you. what crayoncruncher9255 said makes sense. you can find another guy that talks about asian cuisine and he can give the spotlight for another country.

  15. @TechnoMulen

    May 26, 2025 at 5:36 pm

    chinese food is rice and a few vegetables and perhaps a random bird.

    prove me wrong 😉

    • @CubicleJ0ckey

      May 26, 2025 at 6:29 pm

      … you could say that about a lot of cuisines. I think you’re missing the point here

    • @dsdgdsfegfeg

      May 26, 2025 at 7:25 pm

      ​​@@CubicleJ0ckey Was the point he was dishonestly trying to take ownership of the hybrid asian food mix the West eats .. as Chinese? The hybrid is far more influenced by Malaysia, Thai & Japanese. Little to no one eats Chinese food in the West (even if they call it that)

    • @ms9001

      May 27, 2025 at 1:41 am

      @dsdgdsfegfeg seriously, find something better to do. there are distinct chinese, malaysia, thai and japanese cuisine in the west. people know that. only you mix everything and think they are hybrid. if you ask anyone from the US, they know sushi is japanese, fried rice is chinese, coconut curry is thai.

  16. @timblank4432

    May 26, 2025 at 7:02 pm

    He could have picked a different dish to showcase imo, but chinese food is vast and has a depth to it beyond what you get at some random place geared to the local palette.

  17. @talkiewalkie9449

    May 26, 2025 at 8:34 pm

    Wow that looks delicious

  18. @JuanBrolo

    May 26, 2025 at 10:15 pm

    Theres one place i go to for real chinease food here in north texas… And i have never found it as good as this place.. and what’s crazy is its just a little bity tiny building big enough for a kitchen and checkout counter. Its not fast but the quality of food i get there beats absolutely any kind of bs Chinese buffet slop. The problem here is theres not really any real chinease restaurants.. its all just Chinese buffets. So when i found this little place i was in heaven.

  19. @mk810

    May 26, 2025 at 10:27 pm

    A lot of places serving mid Chinese though

  20. @VsmartAcademy123

    May 26, 2025 at 10:28 pm

    “Chinese food in India be like: Cooked last night, fried this morning, and proudly served as ‘authentic’ breakfast. Freshness? Who dat? It’s called ‘re-fried rice’ for a reason, bro!”

  21. @abcdefghijki1784

    May 26, 2025 at 11:21 pm

    Indonesian food is the best

    • @ms9001

      May 27, 2025 at 1:37 am

      nope, not even close to best. so many better cuisines

  22. @TheLyricalWrdsmth

    May 26, 2025 at 11:44 pm

    Each plate is EVERY plate before it.

  23. @rashidabaakza8554

    May 27, 2025 at 1:26 am

    I love Chinese food from Hakka cuisine, but not the authentic Chinese food.

  24. @istayinpa8222

    May 27, 2025 at 7:42 am

    Man get that fried rice an broccoli wit some McDonald’s hamburger patties!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

  25. @nothingbutchappy

    May 27, 2025 at 9:04 am

    Oh nice… a TED talk that isn’t AI shilling.

  26. @charleshorseman55

    May 27, 2025 at 9:53 am

    The value is the speed, and margins. lol

  27. @faderballistics633

    May 27, 2025 at 11:49 am

    Um… Is that not just a plate of fried rice at the end though?

    • @l01230123

      May 27, 2025 at 2:06 pm

      🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

      In one ear and out the other.

  28. @DanThomas-k1f

    May 27, 2025 at 2:23 pm

    These Ted talks are grasping at straws lately.

  29. @renatinharnc

    May 27, 2025 at 5:14 pm

    It’s not quick! It’s efficient

  30. @dgpaul16

    May 28, 2025 at 2:07 am

    It requires mastery of 9 dashes

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