congrats all people from Canton
since Canton is finally experiencing winter now
it's been steaming the entire year
it's time to get some hotpot now that the weather just go colder
the ingredients are just amazing
turtle
we've never had proper turtles this year yet
I'm here in Dongpu looking for a restaurant that serves turtle hotpot
eat well during the winters, then you'd be able to fight a tiger the next year
I can already feel my strength coming to me
director, you can probably cut that last line there
see that? that's the place
it's green
the sign says it all
it looks to be a relatively cheap joint for this
28 per lb for turtle soup
that last statement is quite important on the sign
they only make one item
they only cook turtles
they only allow us to eat outside
okay, I like it
how do you eat these things really?
we cook them in 3 ways
this is our most popular option with a hint of chili sauce
this is more spicy
and this is non-spice
we use medicinal plants in our soup base
these th ings aren't available all year round
I'd like the popular option, then the non-spice option
should we get two turtles?
we have 3 different kinds of turtles
these are artificially bred and raised in water tanks
so this is like the cheapest then
these ones here are raised on outdoors fish ponds
so these are the better ones
and these ones came from local water reservoirs
these ones are huge!
yeah, these are almost as good as the wild ones out there
the shells are pretty thick
of couse we are getting that one then
the side-shell is the best part
let's have this one, shall we?
we will get one from the water reservoir and do the non-spicy, and a fish pond turtle for the chili sauce
cool, sounds good
this thing weighs 1900 grams
this is only 1600 grams
there's one thing that I really liked about this store
the owner is so honest
they told us that the turtle only has about 65% of its original weight after they take off the innards
they told us that there are turtles that costs 28 per 500 grams
but they told you the texture would be too soft and loose
these ones that are 68 per 500 grams would be better
the more expensive, the better they get
they put them all here so you get to choose
these little guys are pretty lively
I wanna poke them
time to eat
this place is so nice
take a look
this side strip
sometimes you gotta really hold your urge to give comments
and you'd think about something else
let me just enjoy this first
the skin is thick, with a lot of fat on it, but it does not taste greasy
the sauce is strongly salty, with a hint of spiciness
it won't taste greasy even if you eat a lot of it
the combination is just nice
the turtle really makes you wanna eat it
the fatty sides and the skin
you don't want to stare at it for too long
there is a reason why I like these stubby legs
the reason is no other than it has skin, flesh, as well as bones
and it is a lot of good stuff to chew through
alright guys, I'm gonna dig in
