The eel is actually dead, it's just the salt causing the muscles to contract and relax which makes it look like it's squirming. Still a bit disturbing, but not cruel.

@zerg539

5 жыл бұрын

Yep it's just a sign of extreme freshness

@maplesyrup76

5 жыл бұрын

Unlike their live octopus dish where the arms are full of mini brains (masses of neurons) and wiggle with real intention and not just because of heat and salt.

@xomegaxz5799

5 жыл бұрын

Yup thumbs up so he can see this so people wont get the wrong idea

@503945158

5 жыл бұрын

I hope so. Your comment made me feel better about the eel.

@endel12

5 жыл бұрын

It’s not the salt that’s causing muscle twitches; that’s an urban myth that comes from a science experiment using skinned frogs legs. For eel and other fish, as long as the head is off then it’s dead. These eel were in pieces so there’s no way it’s alive and suffering. BUT Like David Wills here already said, writhing squid and octopus ARE still alive and most likely in pain. Cutting off the “head” doesn’t kill it and their multiple brains are still intact. And yea it’s a pretty cruel cuisine.

If he says it’s spicy then it’s probably liquid fire from hell

@angelidrogo8039

5 жыл бұрын

That is bubbling around the gates of hell

@aimliard2276

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine if a drop hit your eye you melt(game over)

@petepete9831

5 жыл бұрын

Rip butthole

@jaycubes

5 жыл бұрын

To me its probably meh

@jenetta25

5 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Here I go again, watching your videos, eating celery and pretending it's the same food 😮

@OneLeafClover

5 жыл бұрын

please tell me you have some sort of dipping sauce, idk how people can eat raw celery

@a_medina3321

5 жыл бұрын

@@OneLeafClover Yes, peanut butter ☺

@ajitate2391

5 жыл бұрын

Amber Medina XD

@destinymassaway905

5 жыл бұрын

I do the exact same thing 🤣🤣🤣 not celery though lol

@DissertationDay

5 жыл бұрын

Same, but American Cup of Noodles

This is the only KZread channel that makes me jealous that he gets to live his food dream and travel. Each video I watch makes me more hungry for Korean, Japanese, Chinese and other Asian food.

i only discovered you in 2018 and i swore i had my favorite travel shows already, but you have QUICKLY (!!!) risen to the top cause of your focus on cheap, yummy eats in all the places i wanna visit.

@drewa3597

5 жыл бұрын

Could you suggest any others?

@dallasmadenick5382

5 жыл бұрын

"CHEAP"

@jdaniel8459

5 жыл бұрын

NawfDallasNick most of the things Mike buys are from food stands and 7/11 that’s why she probably means cheap but yea mike sometimes buy hella expensive food ion even think it’s worth it LMAO

@strictlydumpling

5 жыл бұрын

awww thank you for watching

@NBLLILZPIMP

5 жыл бұрын

I really don’t like watching mark weins... he’s overrated and his exaggerated facial expression annoys me for some reason

*12:43** / Restaurant address :* 32-10, Jungdong 2-ro 10beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan, Korea

@choch0

4 жыл бұрын

not all heroes wear capes. thank you sir

There’s something about Mike that is so sweet and kind of innocent that makes him very endearing.

Mike is the dude on whose channel I never skip ads because I want him to be able to make more videos.

😂 The eel was probably dead Mikey it's just the nerves

@elkhunter8664

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, rattlesnake does the same thing.

@justmyth9439

5 жыл бұрын

@@elkhunter8664 Frogs too.

@elkhunter8664

5 жыл бұрын

@@justmyth9439 LOL. Forgot about frogs.

@KyllingThyme

4 жыл бұрын

I sure hope so. Because cooking things while they're still alive and writhing about is just barbaric.

@hughjass5034

3 жыл бұрын

@@KyllingThyme It sadly still happens often though.

It's been 40 years since I left Korea when I was a child, and I'm planning a trip in 2020. I've been binge watching your videos, and I'm so excited to go to the markets and eat everything! Love your channel!

@sailorarwen6101

3 жыл бұрын

So, uh, was that trip postponed or what ?

I love that you don't just eat food, you experience food. Love all the places you show us.

Is he being picked up by the food network or the travel channel yet? Seriously though, if they're not trying to pick him up they're messing up.

@kwengilangos1120

5 жыл бұрын

I prefer him on KZread. All the revenues he earn won't be split with the network

@Johnny-hn9ts

4 жыл бұрын

why? anyone could do what he does

@Jace_Spicer

4 жыл бұрын

@@Johnny-hn9ts Its the personality that brings people to watch his videos more often than not and its really hard to get a good personality that resonates with the audience and doesn't irritate the hell out of them. Let me give you an example. Adam Richmond from Man V. Food , great guy , chill dude and gave off an aura that made it so you liked him. He was a likable guy. Now he's replaced with someone else who doesn't have the same exact type of charisma as him and it shows because the show itself isn't as good as it was when he was at the helm.

@dwkim13

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jace_Spicer Well spoken

@user-de8uu9vr3l

4 жыл бұрын

No

“Do not reincarnate as an eel, is all im telling you” I’ll keep that in mind 🤣

Seriouslly.. how are all Koreans not like 500lbs with all that deliciousness

@darkvengeance.

5 жыл бұрын

Lisa S because they aren’t Americans lol! 🤣🤣🙌🏼✌🏼

@nuckinfuts6543

5 жыл бұрын

Good genes all Asians have it. As opposed to westerners that put on weight from just looking at food.

@darkvengeance.

5 жыл бұрын

nuckinfuts s lol

@mkekim

5 жыл бұрын

It's not like they eat like this all the time. All cultures have their versions of healthy food and indulgence food.

@kdvr766

5 жыл бұрын

Its probably because we dont consume sugar as much as u.s

One thing I like about your food channel is that you never underestimate the veggie element. A good vegetable combination is capable of enhancing most of the popular food items; even the most delicious piece of kobe beef will shine if paired with the right vegetables. I see most channels treat greens as a necessary evil, or profess their "love" for them with the actual enthusiasm of a 1% parting from their money; not you: you crunch on those leaves with gusto. It's pleasure to watch, makes us gourmet big eaters feel less alone, and it ends up teaching the value of comprehensive good food. Love ya!

To know the great food places in city, ask the cab driver. To know the great food places outside of the city, ask the truck drivers.

@tacioob2337

5 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks

@kokkiri6

4 жыл бұрын

SO TRUE

Absolutely love the Korean Videos Mike. Please keep them coming. I lived there for 3 years and miss the food everyday of my life!!!

@rc31802

5 жыл бұрын

Me too! I lived in Incheon and Seoul for a year and now back in the US, I haunt my local Korean markets. I love Korean food!

The Korean street foods and barbeque looks so good and delicious too. Love your video, Mike Chen......you're awesome! 😀👍

I thought I was going crazy but TWICE was playing in the back 😂❤

@dayi235

3 жыл бұрын

Heart shaker tho 😂♥️♥️

@iantran8595

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody cares like literally nobody, The food videos are great tho and the music is just background

@dayi235

3 жыл бұрын

@@iantran8595 the "Nobody cares" goes for you, got it? You don't own everyone's opinions and in fact everyone can comment whatever the hell they want, OK? OK, if we wanna make a comment about the music then we are going to make it periodt.

@iantran8595

3 жыл бұрын

Dayi Torres lol ok, I don’t really care

@MonsterBoyXx

3 жыл бұрын

Eon Weeb Lol just don’t comment if you don’t care like why bother others?

I’m always excited when I see a new video from you and you never disappoint. Thank you Mikey!

3:10 HEARTSHAKER - TWICE 💞💞💞

@fyuzzwar

5 жыл бұрын

Yessss i heard it too

@WronglD

5 жыл бұрын

yess

@iwan333

5 жыл бұрын

Yeaaah

@LangBuildsMc

5 жыл бұрын

anyone else turning up to it

Watched a snipits of the video on the vlog a long time ago. FINALLY the video is out.

Number 1 food travel show on the line

Having dinner and watching this at the same time makes me even more hungry 😂

Yeah the eel is moving after death, even if it got head cut off. I go fishing for eel sometimes

@eltirick6550

5 жыл бұрын

I think its because of the salt

@bass-dc9175

5 жыл бұрын

@@@eltirick6550 It is because the neves still carry electrical potential. In contact with salt, they get connected and react, thus causing muscle movement.

@eltirick6550

5 жыл бұрын

@@bass-dc9175 thank you 👍

You cant go wrong when it comes to BBQ especially Korean BBQ and the best person to showcase is this man himself 😊

when he said wrapwrapwrapwrapwrap it up i LOL'd that was funny. like they could've edited it out but they kept it! love his channel man. good content

I understand one's apprehension while watching something that fresh be cooked. Its actually rather humane. No worse that any other meat being processed or me taking a deer and cooking an organ while still so fresh its warm and has a crunch. Or taking a bite out of the heart, raw.

That fish cake place have heart shaker playing in the back ground 🤣

OOH YES MORE KOREAN FOOD I LOVE IT

Mike, thanks for bringing all the great authentic food from my motherland. You make me drool just watching you here in NYC!

These episodes are so very easy to watch. Never disappointed with the content. Bravo.

Twice in the background!!!! 😍

@fyuzzwar

5 жыл бұрын

Ikr!!!

@DailyThingsInLife

5 жыл бұрын

where?

@nikolajsteen3949

5 жыл бұрын

What is it?

@alexxander966

5 жыл бұрын

Twice - Heart Shaker

@rivertomato1084

5 жыл бұрын

What? I dont get it, are you in the background or Twice is a person? :v

Twice's heart shaker is playing on the background. 😍😍😍

@marcchoi2097

4 жыл бұрын

🔥

He has the cutest smile! With him eating all that food it just makes me so hungry! Talk about food envy!

I just got dumped and his videos make me smile lol ... is that weird 😊

@itsnarroblox

5 жыл бұрын

Its okay

@kasmiragives6994

5 жыл бұрын

Omg!!! I fighting with my boyfriend and this is making me smile...weird

@Orpheus_666

5 жыл бұрын

Yes... Yes it is

@fazepizzanuke7654

5 жыл бұрын

My wife left me, im suffering from a kidney failure, and my dad’s still in prison..... but his videos make me smile too lol is that weird and quirky 😛😔👴🏿🙁 🗿

@SunnyIlha

5 жыл бұрын

No, not. 🙂

Love your videos! Keep up the great content!

Literally had me laughing so hard my stomach hurt after the eel scene. Much love Mike! I always look forward to your videos!

@eliseblair5228

5 жыл бұрын

shaner193 r why were you laughing at it?

@scotts333

5 жыл бұрын

Elise Blair His reaction to the whole experience was priceless and it just had me laughing. I love Mike’s facial expressions to things that he experiences.

"Meat+Salad=Mr. And Mrs. Smith"-Mike Chen Words I've never thought I would hear! Lol. Especially from Mike

The food looks so good! im so excited to visit later this summer, but I think I'm more excited to try the food! Great vid btw ❤

❤️❤️Mikey you are so amazing one my fav cuisines is Korean food ..Everything you ate was perfection ..The Korean bbq and the pancakes delicious ..The best channel everrrrrr💗🤗😘❤️💖...xx

..BBQ is always great..

@traww9537

5 жыл бұрын

MainManMike good one you absolute badass

I'm supposed to be getting ready for a job interview and yet here I am watching Mike eat food that I wish I had in front of me right now! Lol what am I doing??? Uh...duh.... Drooling...🤤🤤

I've never travelled outside of my home province but your videos make me want to travel desperately. My extended family is planning a trip to New York in 2021 now and I'm bringing a lot of money for food.

3:21 Twice's heart shaker comes along 😂

Heart 💓 Shaker - TWICE

@pretty_nami

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Randii! Lol I noticed that too

@civils6790

5 жыл бұрын

3:25

@nojambroluda...7714

5 жыл бұрын

I came to the comment section just to see if anybody noticed twice as well...

@acene9666

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only ONCE that noticed!

@stevenlacsamana5022

4 жыл бұрын

Was finding this comment lol hello Co ONCE!!

I have been waiting for this video!

It's crazy how many people see the video but dont like it or dislike it I always like his videos great stuff.

3:10 my kpop holic ear heared Twice-Heart Shaker 😂

@niksrivera5859

4 жыл бұрын

My twice haha.

5:48 that girl is spying on your food

오 한국음식 맛있게 먹어주셔서 감사해요💕 Thank you for enjoying Korean food💕

Awww yeah love the street food from South Korea, endless amounts of options 😍

OMG the korean BBQ looks so good. This was an awesome taste of South Korea, you are becoming my favorite youtuber.

@lastkiss7292

5 жыл бұрын

Another eater verified channel Tosh Eat! Yikes

Korean BBQ is my favorite. I am in disbelief The Food Channel has not offered you a show yet.

@karlrichardson8214

4 жыл бұрын

They can't afford to pay for the amount of food he eats hed bankrupt the channel

I miss Busan 😭 but watching you going to familiar places made me smile ahah! The bbq looks so good I wanna try it omg

I love your authenticity. I loved your remorse for the eel. I do see it as a form of respect for your food. I’ve always wanted to go to Asia and try street food!!! Subscribed!

Wow Mikey you picked the perfect place to go in Busan lol that hanwoo place is really really popular by the locals too! 👍👍 Now I'm jealous cuz I can't go 😭

0:33 is my apartment lol (haeundae exordium)

Always looking forward to another video seeing all the food il most likely never see in the UK

Everything looked amazing!

Watching this while I’m dieting 😭😭😭. Now I want to go to South Korea

Mike Chen. Best analogies on KZread

@march7295

5 жыл бұрын

justin lorenzo we need a compilation of his best analogies

I wish I could be able to travel around the world and taste test so many delicious food!!! It’s part of my bucket list!

Yesss best part of my week!

Damn my mouth watering in the first 5 secs

3:05 TWICE’S HEARTSHAKER OMGGG 😍❤️👏🏻

@11:17 - "RYUKEN". Had me crying 🤣🤣

Love the videos Mikey!!! Keep up the awesome work!!!

Nice 👌

I m a korean !!!!!!! Hahaha nice video 👍❤️👍 ❤️❤️❤️

Always like when traveling and tasting different food looks delicious

Early comment squad. Loving the travel

It's actually melted brown sugar not honey in the hoddeok

@jeongbalsancat

3 жыл бұрын

yeah it's just that Korean vendors label it as honey hottok. IMO honey wouldn't taste as good because it takes longer to caramelize sugars in honey than granulated sugar and the burnt caramel taste and the grainy sugar residue texture is what gives hottok its good taste

@gumi5050

3 жыл бұрын

Well, actually when Korean people describe something sweet they use the word "ggul" as an adjective. "ggul" doesn't necessarily mean honey but it means "sweet like honey"

Thank you for not showing the footage .. I gave thumbs up for that!!

Really enjoyed watching your videos! Brought some memories back while watching you eat Gom Jang Uh Bbok Eum! I love the fact that you are not afraid to try new things! One of my favorite childhood dishes that I remember. Visiting Busan and staying in Haeundae this summer so I can’t wait!

Great video. Love your channel!

I’m on the toilet after a spicy curry and my butt hole quivers every time I see a chilli

@nltoriola89

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@mars4617

5 жыл бұрын

"*butt hole quivers*"

@nicholasavila8488

5 жыл бұрын

The hell did they put in your curry

@vaiolover1997

5 жыл бұрын

Get a baggie and put some ice and put on your butt. Next use Preparation H. I love spicy foods, but they hate me.

@angelkimberly5164

5 жыл бұрын

I giggled too hard at this

omg that CHEESE PULL IN THE BEGINNING 🤤🤤🤤

@MyBlueOcean9

5 жыл бұрын

I wonder what its called.. couldn't hear the name properly

@kristysins-and-outs6515

5 жыл бұрын

MyBlueOcean9 same! Hot dog? 🙃

@kristysins-and-outs6515

5 жыл бұрын

MyBlueOcean9 HOTTEOK!!

@Sakja

5 жыл бұрын

No one does a cheese pull better than Mike.

Would love to visit Korea one day and try all these delicious food 🤤 keep up the great work Mike 👍

I LOVE your videos.

fyi the hotteok filling is actually brown sugar and cinnamon, which melts into a syrup as it is fried! not honey haha

"That limit where is so spicy and so delicious" I can't put spicy and delicious in the same sentence 😄

Entertained for hours... you make me happy when you eat! 💕

Drooling from the teokbokki in the beginning 😋🥢🔥

13:46 Lmao literally funny dude HAHAHHAHAHAHA I love this guy.

TWICE SONGS EVERYWHERE

Love how you felt about the cooking process! It was so cute 😊 it would of freaked me out also.

Never thought about going to Korea...but that has changed :o Food looks amazing!

3:28 twice heartshaker here lol

Mikey, how do you stay fit after eating so much? I saw on one of your videos that you do go to the gym, but you must eat like 10,000 calories a day when you're shooting.

Being half Korean and watching you eat Traditional Korean Foods well that's Awesome Mikey thank you very much now heading off to moms to eat some traditional meals🗨🐼🤳🏼

Oh, you went to my favorite BBQ short ribs place! My water is watering. Thanks for the video, Mikey!

3:10 hear shaker by twice is playing UwU 🥴💞

@anwarariffin4998

5 жыл бұрын

oh a once!

FOMOF- fear of missing out food

@MrScythe6

5 жыл бұрын

hexaania oh yeah yeah😂

@Lagunero7199

5 жыл бұрын

hexaania hey man who’s that on your profile pic and why does everyone have it?

Wow nice street food! Mike you nailed it again!

Iv been watching ur chanel the past few days and love it past and present vids i love ur enthusiasm and love of food you have iv subscribed and look forward to watching more of ur adventures

Mike am I tripping or.. am I having dejavu?? I swore I've seen you gone to that last place... and the firework at the beach.. 🤔🤔🤔

@xannuwx

5 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the exact same thing!

@tatjanalawrie9077

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@MsSagittariusA

5 жыл бұрын

Clips from this were in the last Korea video.

@itzshiro8379

5 жыл бұрын

wishyangii pretty sure i saw him go to that same fishcake store as well..

@drkellyncsu

5 жыл бұрын

I'm feeling a little crazy too...

It's likely the eel was already dead before being cooked. Salt added during the cooking process causes the muscle fibers to contract which makes it look like the eel is still alive/squirming; this is a good sign of freshness. The same thing happens with fresh frog legs!

Omg I'm drooling over that bbq! 😋 And watching this with an empty stomach 😞😕😑

Love the videos