How Chef Yia Vang Honors Hmong Cooking With Open Fire Feasts

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How Chef Yia Vang Honors Hmong Cooking With Open Fire Feasts - Smoke Point

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Chef Yia Vang of Vinai in Minneapolis tells the story of his culture and the Hmong people through open fire cooking and feasts.
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@Ioutube556 3 жыл бұрын

“If you say this is mine, you have less. If you say this is ours, you have more.” Nothing like a fathers wisdom

@kevinijelekhai3339 3 жыл бұрын

Disagree - owning something doesn't mean you have less. You have something.

@Ioutube556 3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinijelekhai3339 wholeheartedly appreciate your perspective and I agree. However I think you should consider the context of the comment, and the overall thrust of the video.

@tyangetc542 3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinijelekhai3339 I understand your point but, It is more of the context of love associated with the words and the power it has. Saying something is “mines” is geared more towards being selfish love because everyone was poor at the time but saying this is “ours” speaks volumes on your character and love for each other, especially during such a tough time.

@kevinijelekhai3339 3 жыл бұрын

@@tyangetc542 I understand you but I still disagree. Love at its core is sacrifice (Agape the ultimate form of love given to us by the Greeks). How can I sacrifice something that I don’t have? Love is sacrifice. For example, it would be a loving act if I gave you my kidney if you were sick. The existence of ownership doesn’t make the act any less loving. The existence of the sacrifice makes it loving. So, with respect I disagree

@donutdouglas67 3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinijelekhai3339 Right, you have to bomb it!

@tylervue306 3 жыл бұрын

As a Hmong person, it makes me extremely happy that people even know who we are.

@pokerstar2004 3 жыл бұрын

Living in Minneapolis / St Paul the Hmong community is wonderful. The Hmong marketplace is amazing.

@ryanlefurge2404 3 жыл бұрын

I’m from Fresno, CA and there’s also a huge Hmong population out here. Grew up alongside y’all.

@503zzach 3 жыл бұрын

HMONG = Mountain tribe, short Chinese looking people who have no country. LOL

@bleed7378 3 жыл бұрын

@@503zzach WHITE WORSHIPPING LUS OUT

@503zzach 3 жыл бұрын

You can go back to a mountain side hill or deep in the jungle where's your short little munchkin HMONG ancestor are from. ;) LOL

@thoughtfulstargazer 3 жыл бұрын

Only thing missing is 5-6 guys standing around with beers.

@doccholo905 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao. Let's down a beer for this comment

@raymondthao1134 3 жыл бұрын

Yog you right lmao

@syihabfarhan 3 жыл бұрын

haram haram stay halal dude hahaha

@skyleringer9767 3 жыл бұрын

They were probably just standing off screen. Lol

@HangryD4D 3 жыл бұрын

TRUE

@touvang9923 3 жыл бұрын

So proud of brother Yia for taking our food, culture, and philosophy to mainstream America!!

@damiandmb2092 3 жыл бұрын

We don't eat any of this in the "homeland" stop lying. We take other cultures and just change it to make it "ours"......

@sunnydayyss7171 3 жыл бұрын

@@damiandmb2092 I'm guessing you're Hmong too but ain't no one lying around here. Like you seriously have to be so negative? If you don't have anything nice to say, other than putting down our people and calling us liars, get out of here. This isn't the only comment you made of the same thing.

@CrayZJo3Davola 3 жыл бұрын

This is not cultural Hmong food. This is just recipe from chef yia's book. Traditional Hmong food are just boiled vegetables, boiled green leaf with pork, stir fry slice of pork with lemon grass and ginger, beef stew with blood and beef insides. Another one is beef raw with poop 😂

@Xentradi97 3 жыл бұрын

@@sunnydayyss7171 well the title is quite missleading if so, don't you think? Maybe it should've said, Hmong American chef take on American BBQ or something.

@sunnydayyss7171 3 жыл бұрын

@@Xentradi97 Thank you for your opinion, therefore imo it is not a misleading title.

@SlickyJeffy23 3 жыл бұрын

This guy has so much wisdom, doesn’t feel like he’s cooking but more like teaching

@westlee1626 2 жыл бұрын

That’s what we call slowly turnin into an OG

@goodcompanycoffee 3 жыл бұрын

Clicked for the food, but what made the video was chef's attitude! Very refreshing to learn about Hmong people and culture.

@PeanutButterAndJellyBros 3 жыл бұрын

Betcha his restaurant soon-to-be opened is gonna be jammed packed. He's truly the only Hmong chef that is really out there with his character and personality. He's gonna draw a lot of community attention when his restaurant is in business.

@TeraraNetwork 3 жыл бұрын

“ When you say this is mine, you have less. but when you say this is ours, you have more.” Only this will save the world.

@sleekytips8162 3 жыл бұрын

That's how communist works

@carpy1252 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah lets see how well that works when the bigger people with bigger appetites eat more than the little people and they all had to pay the same price for the meal.

@maxxyang3723 3 жыл бұрын

@@carpy1252 sometimes the little people just dont care

@rayfordhickman3087 3 жыл бұрын

I had Hmong neighbors when I lived in North Minneapolis. What he's saying about togetherness is how they are. Thanks to Pao Vang and his family.

@nitto24 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, that "our" philosophy is fading away aHmongs the new generations. Money and greed changes people.

@arunavaacharya9463 3 жыл бұрын

Props to the Eater team for finding such human voices that tell you about cooking but with humanity.

@b-choi7521 3 жыл бұрын

"I love being Hmong because our people have never had the most ideal conditions. But I'm not trying to be a martyr, I'm not trying to be a victim about it. But it's like, ok like, think through it, what's the next thing you have to do." Thank you, its refreshing to see people thinking this way nowadays

@p90p90 3 жыл бұрын

We made it boys! Chef Yia is amazing. I must try his food one day.

@thomaslandcaster9638 3 жыл бұрын

He made it not you, don't group yourself as the same.

@p90p90 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomaslandcaster9638 took the comment wayyyyy to literally but okay.

@stormhost5324 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomaslandcaster9638 The reason he says we made it is because chef Yia is a Vang and His KZfaq name is a Vang so that make them like a clan brother. So what he is saying the whole Clan of Vang

@bnyang84 3 жыл бұрын

The Hmong brother putting on for the culture. Respect. Thank you Eater.

@kouleeofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Chef Yia changing the game! I went to a few of his pop up restaurants in Minnesota and had the chance to have a conversation with him. Awesome guy!

@jasonsong6747 3 жыл бұрын

Love this guy's mentality - here's the situation, now what do we do about it? How do we move forward? I feel like this philosophy is present in his foods and you can tell its delicious because you know he's the type to keep on improving the recipe/taste.

@jenht3260 3 жыл бұрын

"When you say this is mine, you have less. But when you say this is ours, you have more." DAMN. Such a great lesson

@corynn.l5146 3 жыл бұрын

@@GamerGuy1985 honestly, a socialist lifestyle is only good when it's not involving government control

@mmageek 3 жыл бұрын

10:00 I lived in Fresno for six months of high school, had a few Hmong friends with very similar stories. I will always treasure that time.

@mlgjudgejudy6723 3 жыл бұрын

Yea Fresno has a lot of hmong people as well as alot of Armenians idk why but its cool

@mmageek 3 жыл бұрын

@@mlgjudgejudy6723 Farming, mostly Hmong people live in Iowa, Minnesota and previously mentioned Fresno. I don’t know if that has changed over the years. I can’t explain the migration patterns of Armenians (Noho, Glendale, Fresno, etc).

@westlee1626 2 жыл бұрын

@@mmageek mainly these states, California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Michigan, now in Oklahoma the population is growin too

@ItsKarenReyes 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful episode. I love the stories of people's heritage infused in their cooking.

@otnielsabajo9537 3 жыл бұрын

Chef Yia lots of respect for the way you talk about your culture and the food you making and bringing it together..

@cjuare123 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up around Hmong people. They are some of the nicest people i ever mer.

@bousemaster3989 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up with them too, they kept bringing me fruits

@batchagaloopytv5816 3 жыл бұрын

i grew up among the Hmong people,very kind

@chaiyaxiong9920 3 жыл бұрын

For the most part yes….

@ronnys.nielsen5118 3 жыл бұрын

I Iove his mentality same with my Samoan Culture it doesn’t matter how many are in there it’s for everybody 🤙🏾

@krnpowr 3 жыл бұрын

Most non-Westerns are communal. The first thing they think about is splitting things equally with others in the group. Westerners only think about themselves.

@turbojefe3432 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is awesome. The way he talks about and the use of the ingredients. I had to watch this multiple times. Keep up the great work.

@SlapMyGorillaGorilla 3 жыл бұрын

Chuck Norris, MacGyver, and Jean Claude Van Damm.... Something tells me this is a universal Asian thing lmao Because that’s the trio i watched

@recoil53 3 жыл бұрын

No, but in an '80s-'90s window they would have been action shows. This century the Thais and Indonesians (this decade) have better action.

@indroputranto1850 3 жыл бұрын

I'm Indonesian and yes, they are like my childhood heroes lol

@bigkou_916 3 жыл бұрын

It was more Clint Eastwood, Chuck Norris, and Charles Bronson. Those where the heroes to the elders. McGuiver, A-Team and Michael Knight were more our generation. I'm 42 by the way. Lol

@willienillie6337 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, how can you leave out Bruce Lee.....

@bigkou_916 3 жыл бұрын

@@willienillie6337 they were so use to war, anything having to do with it. We didn't start to watch Kung Fu movies until later, becuz we didn't have access to the videos then

@mintbot4657 3 жыл бұрын

I never once thought I'd see the Hmong Community featured in such big KZfaq channel.

@gillsmoke 3 жыл бұрын

"When you say this is mine you have less. When you say this is ours we have more." I needed that today, thank you.

@ChaiNinja 3 жыл бұрын

Much love to you brother. I love your dads advice! Good to see your community being recognized and it is thanks to you and what you are doing.

@DestroBB 3 жыл бұрын

I dated a Hmong woman for a while. She was very proud of her culture, I loved hearing about it. This brings back find memories.

@bleed7378 3 жыл бұрын

I could've sworn this guy got written up in a Bon Appetit article on Hmong cuisine in the US. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Hmong cooking is nevertheless on the rise, and it's wonderful to see.

@williammartin9612 3 жыл бұрын

yeah you right, his issue was a couple months ago i think

@bleed7378 3 жыл бұрын

@@williammartin9612 It had to have been over a year ago. I remember the issue contained a recipe for a rice dish of some sort (was it purple in color?). Perhaps they've done two spotlights on Hmong chefs, both of whom were men that did open air cooking?

@michaelkaszynski7658 3 жыл бұрын

I like that he's teaching some white guy named Kenny how to make Hmong food. Sharing your culture with others is one of the most rewarding things you can do.

@yolandaowens4748 Жыл бұрын

I love this chef I try to catch him anytime he has anything up on KZfaq 🙌🏾❣️💯

@kryptoniterxn117 3 жыл бұрын

The passion and wisdom combined with his illustration of a lifestyle was beautifully executed here. All he needed was some wood and basic cinder blocks.

@fleggy123 3 жыл бұрын

Proud, positive ambassador for his people. What a great dude, I learned so much from this.

@johnconnor2402 3 жыл бұрын

Man, you can feel the dedication and passion in the chefs voice. This guy is a great speaker, super likeable

@ryan49805 3 жыл бұрын

Man that looks good. I love that this dudes fam got to America and is sharing his culture. We could all use some more of this attitude about life.

@jonathanwoodham4165 3 жыл бұрын

May you be blessed beyond measure Young Man...you are well studied in the traditions of your cultural nationality and express to the rest of us a learned wisdom...making it ours!

@JohnDoe-gk6jp 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see Hmong culture in the spotlight!! As soon as I saw Hmong I clicked and hoped his food was in MPLS and glad I was right!

@haymarketpantry8056 3 жыл бұрын

This was so much fun! It's awesome cooking with everyone at Vinai. They're the best 🙏🏻

@ToddAndelin 2 жыл бұрын

This chef is so amazing and your crew captured it all so well. Wow. Amazing!

@MrAdorabao 3 жыл бұрын

I've had his food on multiple occasions, never disappoints me. His passion for food and culture really shows in his food. That right there is what you call a true chief. Would love to see Chief Ramsey come try his food.

@nicholaswilson9882 3 жыл бұрын

amazing personality on this man, would love to see more of him

@neilbiswas6191 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to see a Hmong chef being highlighted. Chef via is very skilled and has a great attitude

@joshschneider9766 3 жыл бұрын

The Hong tribes served as faithful allied fighters to us army special forces during the Vietnam war. As a college student I was privileged to live next to an sf association clubhouse. Among the heros I met were a couple of those fighters. Save the montagnard and hmong forever!

@shakazulu576 3 жыл бұрын

For only watching a 11sum min video on KZfaq u get the sense of this guys culture thru the way he prepares as well as cooks his meals. Crazy thru food we can experience any culture. Because as human beings food is something we can all relate too.

@WagonBurner1868 3 жыл бұрын

as a Navajo, our cultures have very similiar views on life, love and happiness

@Go4Broke247 3 жыл бұрын

Well, The Chinese did call the Hmong(Miao) people, Barbarians and Savages, but they were the aboriginal people in Southern China, before getting annexation and assimilation.

@TouVang1 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome brother. I was born in Vinai. Although we moved to the US when I was just 2, I definitely know what our parents went through. Thanks for making this vid. It does bring back memories.

@jm5642 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best episode I have seen so far. Great wisdom by this young chef guided well by his elders.

@itawambamingo 3 жыл бұрын

I love Chef Vang's unbridled passion!

@Swiftwinter 2 жыл бұрын

..."we'll adjust what we need to adjust". Words of a true master.

@reeze1895 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Sacramento plenty of Hmong out here very cultural people awesome people I love their food as well

@ruslanaiman6196 3 жыл бұрын

Only thing i knew about the Hmong was they were a main part in the movie “Gran Torino”. This is refreshing to hear from this video. Big respect 👍🏻

@psychoness999 3 жыл бұрын

Bro this chef is such a refreshing dude. I could easily drink 2-25 beers with him and just talk shop about culture food amything. What a joy

@HangryD4D 3 жыл бұрын

It's true. The Hmong elderly loves Chuck Norris.

@nitto24 3 жыл бұрын

That's until Chuck fought Bruce. Lol many thought it was real...

@LuisGGomezPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

I love the philosophy of Chef Yia, what a human, and a cook. thanks!!!

@jaketran3480 3 жыл бұрын

Cool fact the Hmong people are one of the many cultural minority groups in Vietnam, so to watch a video about America mix with Hmong culture is really interesting.

@moldveien1515 3 жыл бұрын

America has the largest hmong populations outside Asia as far i am aware, but not so many People know them as they dont have a country "of their own" so to speak.

@006haloman 3 жыл бұрын

You should watch Best Ever Food Review Show, Sonny’s last 6 episodes are Black and White Hmong in Vietnam.

@jaketran3480 3 жыл бұрын

@@moldveien1515 But in Vietnam, they have their own village and culture because they are a smaller cultural group than mine's but there are other groups in Vietnam, some who has way less than the Hmong population.

@kmlckd 3 жыл бұрын

They're also in neighboring countries including Thailand and Laos. Different languages too

@abcwarrior91 3 жыл бұрын

@@moldveien1515 we do have a country its china stop we the Hmong have no country it embarrassing lol

@charlieher2017 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the invite...I'll bring the chili pepper dipping sauce and beer... Iykyk

@crabmansteve6844 3 жыл бұрын

Someone needs to get big bro a real maul. It'll save his back.

@tony7713 3 жыл бұрын

Needs to put that thing on a stand or something

@danielburgess7785 3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Vang is worth listening to. Thank you for sharing.

@elischonbrod4563 2 жыл бұрын

From the GrillWorks to a block grill. Love it

@lucasj893 3 жыл бұрын

My grandma (rest her soul) loved McGyver too! All we ever watched on TV in the early 90s. Love the storytelling in these segments, thanks Munchies!

@angelgonzalez6393 2 жыл бұрын

Dude your voice is the voice of survival and culinary pleasure.

@oconnorsean12 Жыл бұрын

Very wise wisdom, we have more together. As a 40 plus year culinarian that is a perfect philosophy.

@erick5974 3 жыл бұрын

The only Hmong person who got on a recognition Good shit. Thanks for showing our foods and history to the world man

@abcwarrior91 3 жыл бұрын

cringe ass LOL as a Hmong person I just wish other Hmong people stop trying to make other race of people acknowledge who we are, I mean we are nothing special we just human being like everybody else, we are part of the 56 ethic group of china so we pretty much just Chinese hahaha its cringy and embarrassing

@lifehappens2951 3 жыл бұрын

I felt all of this video. Grilling meat over a real wood fire with a bunch of the homies. There is no singular, it is "we Americans"

@draggngmac386 3 жыл бұрын

i liked his chris evans/captain america mention 🤣

@4shorefishing779 3 жыл бұрын

Hmong people are family to me. Food looks amazing thanks for sharing!

@r2dxhate 3 жыл бұрын

I use to love going over to Hmong cookouts. They do it BIG.

@mathewjacob3075 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best episodes ever the last bit just made me cry

@PN-hc4nb 3 жыл бұрын

I really like the chef! He looks like a fun guy!

@u235u235u235 3 жыл бұрын

but people reacted to him like he's a little douchie.

@PN-hc4nb 3 жыл бұрын

@@u235u235u235 well everyone can have their own opinion.. 😄

@u235u235u235 3 жыл бұрын

@@PN-hc4nb what you said is called a truism.

@Hope-u-have-a-great-day 3 жыл бұрын

I watched your entire video this is super reminds me of some Mexican get together so we haven’t had an a while but you’ve inspired me to organize some thing and incorporate some of your tricks

@boxingboy1043 3 жыл бұрын

Finally, we get some recognition to the world. Good job brother 👍

@davejack8973 3 жыл бұрын

NGL guys ... this is by far one of ur best episodes

@unlimited02 3 жыл бұрын

It was the missionary that came to the Hmong ppl to share about the gospel and helped develop the written Hmong language to what it is now

@the_truck_farmer 3 жыл бұрын

Well spoken and presented Yia. Much love from La Crosse!

@merrygreenjane135 3 жыл бұрын

Really Amazing as a South African going to braai(barbecue)with this recipe 😍🙌

@ilovek20a2swatt 3 жыл бұрын

These are the types and Styles of foods when we have Small Gatherings or during a Celebrations! Some of the Best NFL Football Foods here!

@katout75 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing feast, really love the master chefs love and passion toward cooking and his peoples heritage

@robdobson5056 3 жыл бұрын

Dude you are cooking my dream BBQ! Just awesome assortment of meats!

@Mrk3lly 3 жыл бұрын

Huge Hmong community in Wausau, Wisconsin. Great food and great people.

@JA-ub9gb 3 жыл бұрын

Hmong food is soul food! This video made me hungry.

@timmyvechett 3 жыл бұрын

10:35 word of wisdom When you say this is mine you have less but, when you say this is ours you'll have more.

@Caleyfan86 3 жыл бұрын

Love this guy, such a good dude. That’s a lot of work to set up right there. 💪🏽

@shaolin6 3 жыл бұрын

im more so impressed that flies dont exist where ever this was filmed

@MarketingFoodOnline 3 жыл бұрын

Looks delicious man fresh is best marketing food online

@keganwallace8753 3 жыл бұрын

That's the definition of a legendary cookout! So impressive and everything looks so delicious.

@Garbageman28 2 жыл бұрын

Just wanna say that chef Vang's grandmother sounds kickass.

@bonamy25 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome to see my Hmoob people upfront and center! More power to you. I’ll be looking for more from you. (Hello from Blaine, Mn.)

@abcwarrior91 3 жыл бұрын

pfft cringe the world is not centre around Hmong people lol relax it just a random Hmong guy on KZfaq lol

@ntsuabnyiajxyooj2150 Жыл бұрын

@@abcwarrior91go eat padest and used your useless laos 🇱🇦 kip to wipe your padest ass

@honeymir805 3 жыл бұрын

I like this dude a lot. He’s got a great philosophy on food and life in general.

@SnackPack913 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Minnesota and I see Hmong people fishing all the time. Nice people. Gave me a fish once

@HelenPolumeheich 2 жыл бұрын

Love this guy. I mean cooking what you grew up eating is awesome.

@sharkloo7482 2 жыл бұрын

Yooo watched this dude in iron chef! You did your best chef! Super proud of the Hmong cuisine

@thedark-_-lord8285 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks talking good about our pple You talk with no shame and proud of who you are.

@shualy8058 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job brother! Keep it up. Glad to see Eater document your delicious Hmong food.

@DanWoodTomwoodson 3 жыл бұрын

He's not really Hmong, where's his Vikings jersey? I kid, I kid 😂😂😂 great video, if you are in MN get to the Hmong market, there's two pretty big ones

@tyruku18 3 жыл бұрын

Finally I can see something special like this. Special to the Hmong People.

@nobukat_su9134 3 жыл бұрын

Yup that chill vibe..

@sumoblues 8 ай бұрын

Chef Yia Vang is a culinary treasure

@swingin871 3 жыл бұрын

Great mentality and food 👌🏼👏👍🏻 your father must be proud.

@DaddyYP381 3 жыл бұрын

Think the most Hmong thing about this whole video is just the whole vibe of togetherness and selflessness. Don’t get me wrong, Hmong people can be real damn greedy, but when you go to someone’s house to eat, you’ll never everrrrrre starve. You’ll go home with food packed for the whole next day. Thanks for representing the best of us. PS: everything looks delicious.