🛒 How to Buy Meat at the Grocery Store (Costco & 99 Ranch Market) with Mommy & Daddy Lau!

In today's video, my parents are taking us on a grocery to Costco and 99 Ranch (an Asian supermarket), showing us how they select the freshest meat and produce, and how they save money while they're at it! This is the first of three videos for our hot pot series. Watch the full series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvd5bo3J-_kqm_zEqQoFVJR4LHOQ_p7B- Hot Pot Ultimate Guide: https://madewithlau.com/recipes/ultimate-guide-to-hot-pot 🍜 JOIN THE CANTO COOKING CLUB 🍜 Develop the intuition and foundation to cook Cantonese food with exclusive classes from Daddy Lau! Take a free peek inside: https://bit.ly/mwlclub 🍳 COOKWARE WE USE/LOVE 🍳 - Chinese Cleaver: https://amzn.to/4eMSoL9 - Carbon Steel Wok: https://amzn.to/3BH16fq - Stainless Steel Spatula: https://amzn.to/4fomqVZ - Non-Stick Wok: https://amzn.to/47Q8fGk - Non-Stick Spatula: https://amzn.to/489rWsY - Gas Burner: https://amzn.to/3XYAQVI - Electric Burner: https://amzn.to/4eLoXZO - Steaming rack: https://amzn.to/4eKewpQ - Steaming rack with holes: https://amzn.to/408qPYu 🥢 KITCHEN ACCESSORIES WE USE/LOVE 🥢 - Infrared Laser Temperature Gun: https://amzn.to/3ZRioAK - Wireless Meat Thermometer: https://amzn.to/3BE6iRg - Food Scale: https://amzn.to/47QRIC6 👨‍🍳 DAD'S SPECIAL INGREDIENTS 👨‍🍳 - Light Soy Sauce: https://amzn.to/3NcsQva - Dark Soy Sauce: https://amzn.to/3Y6uyV8 - Chicken Bouillon: https://amzn.to/3ZQWn4V - Sesame Oil: https://amzn.to/3XJGef6 - Rice Cooking Wine: https://amzn.to/4gJG405 - Shaoxing Cooking Wine: https://amzn.to/3TWiBib - Premium Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/4drBPTS - Chili Oil: https://amzn.to/3Y7w1uo - Hoisin Sauce: https://amzn.to/3Y9mwuJ - Vegetarian Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/47RJ0U5 - Gluten-Free Oyster Sauce: https://amzn.to/3NdKPRK - Handcrafted Soy Sauce: https://bit.ly/handcrafted-soysauce 🎥 MY CAMERA GEAR! 🎥 - Workhorse Camera: https://amzn.to/3UaMdsd - Lens for Wide Shots: https://amzn.to/3YpCUHD - Lens for Detail Shots: https://amzn.to/4h781if - Macro Lens: https://amzn.to/3Y6ANXF These links are affiliate links, which means that if you use our links to purchase these ingredients, Amazon pays my family a small amount for the sale - at no extra cost to you. If you use these links, we really appreciate the support! ⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲ 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Our shopping itinerary 01:29 - How to select the freshest fish 03:03 - Buying sustainably sourced seafood 03:25 - How to buy the freshest beef 04:07 - Understanding food labels for beef 04:51 - How to buy the freshest pork 06:44 - Why is meat red? 07:29 - How to select chicken? 07:46 - Understanding GAP certified meats 08:30 - Mommy Lau’s shopping list 08:50 - Finding cheaper pork chops 10:13 - Buying wine 11:36 - Always check your receipt 14:23 - How to buy shrimp and squid 15:39 - Buying pre-sliced meats 16:31 - How to buy taro 17:36 - How to buy vegetables and mushrooms 18:48 - On buying premade fish balls 19:27 - Buying tofu for hot pot 19:44 - Checking out of 99 Ranch 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED 🔗 Our Steamed Spare Ribs: http://youtu.be/rdCVFlSWCMI Our Taro Cake: http://youtu.be/SNjFzm_5dW0 Butcher Box: https://butcherbox.com Global Animal Partnership: https://globalanimalpartnership.org/certified-gap USDA Certified Organic: https://usda.gov/media/blog/2012/03/22/organic-101-what-usda-organic-label-means Seafood Watch: https://seafoodwatch.org 🎵 OTHER CREDITS 🎵 Intro Flute Music - Performed by Daddy Lau Copyright Chillhop Music - https://chll.to/49e6fa9c Overhead Camera Rig built by P.Oak - https://www.instagram.com/p.oak.co/ Chinese Subtitles by Kaiyan @ Hey Mommio: https://www.youtube.com/c/KaiYanWong 💛 OUR FAMILY 💛 Learn more about the Lau family, and why we started this channel + blog: https://madewithlau.com/family 👋 CONNECT WITH US 👋 https://www.tiktok.com/@madewithlau https://www.instagram.com/madewithlau https://www.facebook.com/madewithlau https://www.pinterest.com/madewithlau 🙏 SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL 🙏 If you enjoy these videos and want to support us being able to continue creating content for many years to come, we’d love for you to consider becoming a patron of Made With Lau. https://www.patreon.com/madewithlau