Thank you sir! I’ve heard of stories from some American vets that remember fighting alongside my people and they described them as children that were barely able to lift their AKs and shoot their opposing soldiers. Can you imagine being like 9-10 years old and you’re automatically enrolled into the militia because you are able to lift a gun and shoot it 🤯
hmong people were industrial farmers for thousands of years with knowledge passed by word of mouth only until our written language was established in 1940s
Yia, you are the prime example of the “Hmong American dream”. We’re here in California rooting for you! Maybe one day I will get to enjoy a meal at your restaurant!
I worked with a group of Hmong and some Koreans. Never have I met more giving people. When they found out I was having my first daughter they all gave me a gift card for diapers and formula. I loved these people. Never have I had better food. Everything they make is amazing. I love it all, even the raw dishes.
Via Vang, I just wanted to say when you spoke of your Father it made me as emotional as you, became because it illustrates your deep love for your Father, Mother and your Culture. As Indigenous people and it some cultures it is said Men shouldn't cry, don't get emotional, well I had an Elder Women from another community come over to me after I became emotional speaking of my daughters like a wave. She said, Never apologize for getting emotional it is the sign of a True Warrior, one who is in touch with his true emotions. I live in Rhode Island and we have an extremely large Hmong community here in our little state, Would be awesome to meet and have some of those great family Recipes. Be Well Nijia(brother)
Love your philosophy Yia about food and culture. I got teary eye watching this when you spoke about the sacrifices of our ancestors and parents generation. If you follow hmong food history, you'll see touch of every land we lived upon.
I saw him on the Best Food Review show…and he went back to Laos and amongst the Hmong people…what a great episode. He was even hesitant to eat some foods.
If Yia’s mom had to leave her village right after she was born means hes a pretty young guy maybe 3rd or 4th generation. That just makes him that more respectable because it means he’s conserving our culture that much further down the chain already. Props Yia!
I live in South YOSEMITE not far from Fresno- some of my Hmong bros and I have been hunting together since childhood. Y’all should see these gardens and try the food-
Quite possibly the best meateater interview ever. As a white American dude in the southern Appalachians, I would love to meet some Hmong people in this area. Their culture is incredibly interesting than me. And they are well known by all us white dudes as some absolute wild game killers!!!! I’m reasonably sure Yia’s cousins from NC are the ones whacking and stacking deer in WNC lol
Hmong getting popular, Sunisa Lee from Minnesota (Olympic gold medal), Paxengxa Lor from Laos (Miss Universe 2022), Xiong Jing Nan from China UFC fighter championship. Yia Moua, the bull (boxer), and now Yia, Hmong chef from Minnesota, what's next, who's next?
This is by far my favorite episode. I would love to see more of this guy on the channel. Maybe meat eater season 13 or something. Dudes gotta be on more forsure.
Hmong names are usually given for what they represent. My name translated into english is bronze. I was born with dark bronze skin and represents strength. Yia which means a big cooking pan represents the oldest son as the protecter or curator of the rest of the kids. Bet he is the oldest son and has a bunch of siblings.
I live in Minnesota and the damn Hmong was fishing in my dock without my permission, so I went down to chew his ass and ended up fishing together. Now we are best friends and I got racing pigeons and a Toyota tacoma😂😂😂😂
I work with a buncha 1st gen hmong american dudes, none of em are related and they ALL can fish like no one's business! Also their mom's make amazing food.
I doubt you'll read this, Steve, but put a large crawfish in the tank with your bluegill. They're cool AF to watch and will keep the bottom of the tank cleaned up.
Random fact about Laos: There are over 40 ethnic groups in the country of Laos. The 3 biggest Ethnic groups in Laos are Ethnic Lao (1), Ethnic Khmu (2) and Ethnic Hmong (3).
Yia is not just an iron skillet, the “yia” synonymously can be any frying pan. I think he selectively chose an iron skillet because it’s the more rugged of all frying pans lol but he’s not wrong it’s just that our language has blanket definitions like every dog is named after it’s color so every lab would be called yellow dog and every sheepdog would be called shaggydog.
Are the Hmong people the ones that got caught in the squirrel poaching case a few years ago? no hate actually impressed with the number they were over the limit
Love it, I personally believe the future of hunting is bringing other cultures into the American wildlife model. That's how we save it from the cute predator people.
My dad put a knot on a stringer for legal fish they had to be as long as the knot. The legal bass at the time was fifteen inches he put it at sixteen just to make sure we were legal. The limit was five. I think it was the same for walleye. This was most of Wisconsin. Now I think it's one? Over eighteen inches where I live.
I used to go hunting with a bunch of Hmong they didn't fit their deer just drug the whole thing out and used the guts and everything to cook with these guys kept whatever fish they got too because they made fresh fish sauce with it. I was too big to climb up in the deer stands they made out of random sticks and rope in the trees. They would go squirrel hunting a few weeks before the season and always 'by accident" left a bunch of salt near the stand LOL. I found so much salt and bags and baskets nailed to trees on public land. Guys would put them up in trees and let the rain wash it down. I bet some of the stuff I found was back when the land first became public over thirty years ago.
I’d love to hear an episode dedicated to the nonsense happening with the wildlife commission, but more importantly, shine a light on effective ways to get involved. Thankfully Inslee isn’t running again. Unfortunately our Governor (and the appointed Wildlife Commission members) will be still be picked by King County. At least Idaho is nearby! Thanks for another great episode.
Bacon can transcend any social difficulties . Invite the neighbors over for bacon cheeseburgers. If that doesn't work, then the neighbors are free to move elsewhere.
I need a second opinion. I know nothing about this culture but was told by a Hmong guy at my dojo that came to the US during Vietnam that Hmong= west Va hillbillies in his experience in Laos
I’ve been a fan of meat eater for a long time. With that being said. This podcast needs some structure. It’s seems to be aimlessly wondering talking about random stories. I’m 45 mins in and I’m still waiting to hear from their guests. Wrap it up. Get the topics out, talk about them and move on. You invite people on and besides their intro they have said very little. Not a hater, just some constructive criticism.
There's no room for civility when neighbors leave nasty letters in order to intimidate and subtlety disturb your right to enjoy activities that have literally nothing to do with them or occur anywhere near them. Save the letters, and when they escalate start slapping the lot of them with restraining orders and phoning in every violation they perform in whatever legal code applies. And when they whine politely mention that this kind of neighborhood doesn't appreciate their disgusting lifestyles.
Yes we made it to meat eaters! Now let one of us take you hunting!!! And hopefully we can experience the supernatural stuff we experience lol jk but not jk... we can make that happen if you want th experience something spooky muahahaha
I love the Hmong info/content, but that guy really just loved to listen to himself talk. Cool he got to promote his restaurant but he should've been a side guest or something
Did Rinella just get done changing the oil in his rig or what? PS, as a WA State hunter, any outside help holding these wa gov clowns feet to the fire would b appreciated! Thanks for what you guy do.
No disrespect towards the Hmong people or your guests but my interactions with the Hmong hunters in California has been less than pleasant. Back when I lived in the communist Republic of California I would hunt zones D3 through D6. We would regularly encounter Hmong hunters while out there. My problem was that there would be a 14 person Hmong hunt camp with only two hunters having tags. What I witnessed is 2 guys hunting opposite ends of a unit while the other 12 would glass and drive the deer with radio coms between each other. Go hunt any unit northern California yourself and you will see 12 old beat up Toyota Tacomas or 4runners beating the trails road hunting with radios.
I'm not sure vegans should be driving. There's a decent chance that you're going to run into some critter at some point, not to mention the countless insects that are being killed. Many can write off bug kills, but keep in mind that those insects represent food and nutrition for other animals that the driver has removed from the environment. Any moral argument against consuming animal products can be used against driving a car, among many other normal activities that we engage in on a daily basis. The amount of insects and animals killed in the agricultural industry, growing vegetables outweighs the animal mortality caused by hunting and fishing.
The Hmong/Montagnard people were badassed woodsmen and foragers, not to mention fierce fighters that fought alongside our military with honor.
Really appreciate the recognition, I hope that if you haven't yet, be able to share a meal with our hmong people.
Thank you sir! I’ve heard of stories from some American vets that remember fighting alongside my people and they described them as children that were barely able to lift their AKs and shoot their opposing soldiers. Can you imagine being like 9-10 years old and you’re automatically enrolled into the militia because you are able to lift a gun and shoot it 🤯
Were?
The mountains of S.E. Asia during the war
@@dysay
hmong people were industrial farmers for thousands of years with knowledge passed by word of mouth only until our written language was established in 1940s
I live in Minneapolis and I love Hmong people, my neighbors are Hmong and they are the nicest people I have ever met, always bringing food over.
Hmong people are the nicest people ever
We cook so much food it'll be a waste if we didn't share. CHEEERS!
facts - these guys make amazing cuisine and love to share.
We love sharing our food and culture, your always welcome to enjoy both.
Nice to see hmong brothers branching out to a wider society and introducing our culture. Very nice!
Yia, you are the prime example of the “Hmong American dream”. We’re here in California rooting for you! Maybe one day I will get to enjoy a meal at your restaurant!
I'm Hmong and I love watching the MeatEater show, it's awesome. Hmong folks love to hunt, our people were hunters and farmers.
My dad served with them in Nam and helped many get here. Some amazing stories.
thanks and gratitude to your father and bless your family
Always great to see Cal in the field...but it's also nice to see Cal on the pod!
I worked with a group of Hmong and some Koreans. Never have I met more giving people. When they found out I was having my first daughter they all gave me a gift card for diapers and formula. I loved these people.
Never have I had better food. Everything they make is amazing. I love it all, even the raw dishes.
Via Vang, I just wanted to say when you spoke of your Father it made me as emotional as you, became because it illustrates your deep love for your Father, Mother and your Culture. As Indigenous people and it some cultures it is said Men shouldn't cry, don't get emotional, well I had an Elder Women from another community come over to me after I became emotional speaking of my daughters like a wave. She said, Never apologize for getting emotional it is the sign of a True Warrior, one who is in touch with his true emotions. I live in Rhode Island and we have an extremely large Hmong community here in our little state, Would be awesome to meet and have some of those great family Recipes. Be Well Nijia(brother)
Y'all give me a college course with each of your guests. The best history lesson ever today. Thank you to all.
Another awesome podcast!!!! I love that they are now watchable!! It changes the experience 100%. Keep it rolling!
Love your philosophy Yia about food and culture. I got teary eye watching this when you spoke about the sacrifices of our ancestors and parents generation. If you follow hmong food history, you'll see touch of every land we lived upon.
I saw him on the Best Food Review show…and he went back to Laos and amongst the Hmong people…what a great episode. He was even hesitant to eat some foods.
If Yia’s mom had to leave her village right after she was born means hes a pretty young guy maybe 3rd or 4th generation. That just makes him that more respectable because it means he’s conserving our culture that much further down the chain already. Props Yia!
OMG, I'm literally braising deer shanks in the crockpot tonight while I'm listening to this podcast. My favorite Fall/Winter comfort food!
I live in South YOSEMITE not far from Fresno- some of my Hmong bros and I have been hunting together since childhood.
Y’all should see these gardens and try the food-
Happy that you've been blessed to experience some of our culture.
Quite possibly the best meateater interview ever. As a white American dude in the southern Appalachians, I would love to meet some Hmong people in this area. Their culture is incredibly interesting than me. And they are well known by all us white dudes as some absolute wild game killers!!!! I’m reasonably sure Yia’s cousins from NC are the ones whacking and stacking deer in WNC lol
have to say that the story about what citizenship meant to him,really touched me.
I love the longer podcast time!
That was so fun, learned allot and enjoyed the mans passion, thanks for the 'cast.
Live in Washington State. Inslee’s terrible. Would love to hear a dedicated episode to the situation.
Meat eater needs Samong Yang on the Podcast.
For reals but I think Samong is the next Meater
Eyyy my current favorite show/podcast with my Hmong peeps LFG.
Shout out to my Hmong people.
It’s awesome to see Hmong people on the pod cast. Get more hmong hunters on the show
Maneater needs to sit down with Samong Yang
I just read the title and thought.. now that sounds interesting!
You can also see Yia Vang with Sunny Side. Best ever food review show. Really cool stuff thanks guys!
Hmong getting popular, Sunisa Lee from Minnesota (Olympic gold medal), Paxengxa Lor from Laos (Miss Universe 2022), Xiong Jing Nan from China UFC fighter championship. Yia Moua, the bull (boxer), and now Yia, Hmong chef from Minnesota, what's next, who's next?
Lexus Vang, who made it to a K-pop group!
The Mayor of Oakland, California is Hmong.
Megan khang pro golfer
This is by far my favorite episode. I would love to see more of this guy on the channel. Maybe meat eater season 13 or something. Dudes gotta be on more forsure.
Awesome podcast. So inspiring. I watched while butchering my fall deer. I wish I had a Hmong recipe or two to try out with it.
Nice!! Need to see him go out on a hunt with you guys now.
Shoutout to Point Vietnamese Market - my favorite Hmong food in Stevens Point. Great episode.
Iron Frying Pan is a great 👍🏽 American! Need more Americans to understand what he knows!
One of the best podcasts you’ve!!!
Right up there with pus in the pot
Hmong names are usually given for what they represent. My name translated into english is bronze. I was born with dark bronze skin and represents strength.
Yia which means a big cooking pan represents the oldest son as the protecter or curator of the rest of the kids. Bet he is the oldest son and has a bunch of siblings.
Yia in Hmong is a WOK, cooking WOK!
I live in Minnesota and the damn Hmong was fishing in my dock without my permission, so I went down to chew his ass and ended up fishing together. Now we are best friends and I got racing pigeons and a Toyota tacoma😂😂😂😂
Lol next step is to marry a Hmong sister and have lots of babies and name them after stuff around the house.
@@4stroke-r6 youre tellin me trek vang is named after a damn bike this whole time and I didn’t know?
@muskyman26 apparently he trek onto your dock brother lol
Austin, MN! Represent!
I think the podcast was top level first class well dun thankyou from rex saunders in Australia
Incredible episode, what a story
Love the podcast guys and the show please keep the coming
I work with a buncha 1st gen hmong american dudes, none of em are related and they ALL can fish like no one's business! Also their mom's make amazing food.
I doubt you'll read this, Steve, but put a large crawfish in the tank with your bluegill. They're cool AF to watch and will keep the bottom of the tank cleaned up.
Random fact about Laos: There are over 40 ethnic groups in the country of Laos. The 3 biggest Ethnic groups in Laos are Ethnic Lao (1), Ethnic Khmu (2) and Ethnic Hmong (3).
Wooohoo Missoula made it into the podcast!
Ayyyy awesome to see a Hmong brother getting some air time.
Yia Vang is soooo fkg interesting. Amazing dude, so down to earth.
Very interested in why the mama cat moves them in the order she did . As having farm/ house cats I'd like to know this ....
Is the picture over Steve’s left shoulder from the archery elk hunt with Janis in the Blue Mountains?
So Dope! Thx Meat Eater
Yia is not just an iron skillet, the “yia” synonymously can be any frying pan. I think he selectively chose an iron skillet because it’s the more rugged of all frying pans lol but he’s not wrong it’s just that our language has blanket definitions like every dog is named after it’s color so every lab would be called yellow dog and every sheepdog would be called shaggydog.
Rice and hotdogs. If you know, you know. Lol
Great show. Take them hunting!!
When Chester said "jeepers" I lost it
Love this channel! Love my HMONG people!
Hey reach out to one of my other Hmong outdoorsman I watch. Samong outdoors from washington state. He has great videos and camp cookouts too.
I hope you guys come to Louisiana!
Ive always wanted to hunt with the hmong on the public duck refuges in California. Shoot 60 coot, or 7 ducks, seems equally fun to me.
Don't be afraid to extend a handshake and trade some questions, we're super friendly.
When the conversation turned to sexual preferences & then hogs, I immediately recalled the Deliverance movie! 🤣
I’ve seen em make a venison stew that includes the contents of the digestive tract. Waste not want not!
What is all over Steve’s arm/hand? Ink?
That bluegill tatoo is symbolic.
31:20 well that what the naacp used to be like, not so much anymore. Same thing with the ACLU and ADL
The beyond meat ad before the episode defintely isn’t reaching the right audience 😂
Writing from Maine where many communities require school teachers, firemen, policemen, and community leaders live in the town.
I wish more places would be similar.. would fix a lot of issues. A greater sense of community even.
Are the Hmong people the ones that got caught in the squirrel poaching case a few years ago? no hate actually impressed with the number they were over the limit
Love the katten story 😂
I had to change my name too …… because I wasn’t grown, doing well too… awesome that your like me too …
Love it, I personally believe the future of hunting is bringing other cultures into the American wildlife model. That's how we save it from the cute predator people.
I love this!! #hmonggirl
My dad put a knot on a stringer for legal fish they had to be as long as the knot. The legal bass at the time was fifteen inches he put it at sixteen just to make sure we were legal. The limit was five. I think it was the same for walleye. This was most of Wisconsin.
Now I think it's one? Over eighteen inches where I live.
I used to go hunting with a bunch of Hmong they didn't fit their deer just drug the whole thing out and used the guts and everything to cook with these guys kept whatever fish they got too because they made fresh fish sauce with it.
I was too big to climb up in the deer stands they made out of random sticks and rope in the trees. They would go squirrel hunting a few weeks before the season and always 'by accident" left a bunch of salt near the stand LOL.
I found so much salt and bags and baskets nailed to trees on public land. Guys would put them up in trees and let the rain wash it down. I bet some of the stuff I found was back when the land first became public over thirty years ago.
They didn't gut their deer bad spelling
We gut our deer... we just eat the organs and small intestines... we call" shiid" soup 😆
I’d love to hear an episode dedicated to the nonsense happening with the wildlife commission, but more importantly, shine a light on effective ways to get involved. Thankfully Inslee isn’t running again. Unfortunately our Governor (and the appointed Wildlife Commission members) will be still be picked by King County. At least Idaho is nearby! Thanks for another great episode.
Bacon can transcend any social difficulties . Invite the neighbors over for bacon cheeseburgers. If that doesn't work, then the neighbors are free to move elsewhere.
It was nice seeing you with on BEFRS. A surprise to see you here
Sir would you like some white wine with your boneless wings???
Yia's hmong definitely has a Meka accent lol
You guys are way to funny... I'm the first generation born here in the states....
Hmong people Roll deep.
PLEASE COME TO OHIO
What podcast episode was Yia Yang on?
Episode 277
Ep. 277: Driving Squirrels With the Hmong
@@giuh_ just listened to the whole thing. Amazing.
Corinne has a BIG yellow Yeti
I need a second opinion. I know nothing about this culture but was told by a Hmong guy at my dojo that came to the US during Vietnam that Hmong= west Va hillbillies in his experience in Laos
Trying to watch and all I can focus on is the lady drinking out of a five gallon water bottle in the background.
54:28 hahhahaha that reaction
I don't even care if you aren't coming east of the Mississippi, im going!
Sou do Maranhão, Brasil . Show essas casadas!!!!
❤
What’s on Steve’s wrist?
Appears to be grease
Had the same thought, I think it may be a tattoo of islands
I’ve been a fan of meat eater for a long time. With that being said. This podcast needs some structure. It’s seems to be aimlessly wondering talking about random stories. I’m 45 mins in and I’m still waiting to hear from their guests. Wrap it up. Get the topics out, talk about them and move on. You invite people on and besides their intro they have said very little. Not a hater, just some constructive criticism.
There's no room for civility when neighbors leave nasty letters in order to intimidate and subtlety disturb your right to enjoy activities that have literally nothing to do with them or occur anywhere near them.
Save the letters, and when they escalate start slapping the lot of them with restraining orders and phoning in every violation they perform in whatever legal code applies.
And when they whine politely mention that this kind of neighborhood doesn't appreciate their disgusting lifestyles.
Yes we made it to meat eaters! Now let one of us take you hunting!!! And hopefully we can experience the supernatural stuff we experience lol jk but not jk... we can make that happen if you want th experience something spooky muahahaha
I love the Hmong info/content, but that guy really just loved to listen to himself talk. Cool he got to promote his restaurant but he should've been a side guest or something
Pay Corinne more so she can stop drinking out of 5 gallon buckets
Did Rinella just get done changing the oil in his rig or what?
PS, as a WA State hunter, any outside help holding these wa gov clowns feet to the fire would b appreciated! Thanks for what you guy do.
No disrespect towards the Hmong people or your guests but my interactions with the Hmong hunters in California has been less than pleasant. Back when I lived in the communist Republic of California I would hunt zones D3 through D6. We would regularly encounter Hmong hunters while out there. My problem was that there would be a 14 person Hmong hunt camp with only two hunters having tags. What I witnessed is 2 guys hunting opposite ends of a unit while the other 12 would glass and drive the deer with radio coms between each other. Go hunt any unit northern California yourself and you will see 12 old beat up Toyota Tacomas or 4runners beating the trails road hunting with radios.
Lol my father's birthday is January 1st no bullshit
I'm not sure vegans should be driving. There's a decent chance that you're going to run into some critter at some point, not to mention the countless insects that are being killed. Many can write off bug kills, but keep in mind that those insects represent food and nutrition for other animals that the driver has removed from the environment. Any moral argument against consuming animal products can be used against driving a car, among many other normal activities that we engage in on a daily basis. The amount of insects and animals killed in the agricultural industry, growing vegetables outweighs the animal mortality caused by hunting and fishing.
Episode name: "Saucy Nugs"
If you're a Hmong male in your late 20 or 30 and not marry yet your not consider a man yet but a boy.