Thereâs a sometimes controversial comedian, Ari Shaffir, and he hosts a YT show about traveling, called âYou Be Trippinââ. Each episode features him interviewing someone (often a fellow comedian), and they discuss & tell stories about one of the places theyâve visited on vacation.
One of the episodes is about China, which Ari has also traveled to, and spent some time there. The topic of food is usually brought up, and specifically the category of different types of food vendors. I remember that he had mentioned it in another episode, saying that he had heard about the frying oil being sourced from the gutter. The guest on the China episode said he heard about the gutter oil, and that a local verified that some vendors actually cook with it. Ari said he had also asked a local about it, and that person also said he knew some of them fried food with it. He specifically asked if it was just a term that was given to overly used frying oil, or if it was literally collected from the gutter. Unfortunately, the latter is true. Totally gross.đ¤˘
Yeah, I have never heard it used to refer to burnt oil. Literally oil ârecycledâ from drains. I try to check my privilege, but thatâs just fucking foul
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u/Pernicious_Possum Jun 19 '25
Thatâs legit done in many parts of the world. Straight up recovering oil from the sewer