Hmong Army Cooks Huge Jungle Pig and RATS!! Laos Village Food!!

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  • Опубліковано 19 сер 2023
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    🇱🇦SQUIRREL STEW: Skewer the squirrel, cook over fire until dry (10-15 mins). Cut into chunks. Soak split chili wood in water. Toast lemongrass, add to water. Boil squirrel chunks, grilled garlic, and grilled shallots. Add grilled chili, spicy wood, sticky rice. Mix, add salt, MSG. Include banana flower, and eggplant. Boil 10-15 mins.
    🇱🇦SQUIRREL IN BANANA LEAVES: Pound sticky rice for flour. Clean and mince squirrel meat. Prepare lemongrass, spring onion, chili. Mix rice flour, salt, MSG, water for paste. Add minced squirrel, lemongrass, onion, and coriander. Wrap in banana leaves, secure. Place in bamboo basket. Steam 40 mins - 1 hr.
    🇱🇦BBQ RAT: Clean rat. Mix MSG, salt, garlic, pepper, chili, coriander, and lemongrass in mortar. Make seasoning paste. Coat rat with paste. BBQ over fire for 1 hour.
    🇱🇦BOAR FAT SOUP: Boil hot water for 10 minutes to simmer (not boil). Add the pork fat, salt, and MSG. Leave for 25 minutes to boil. Then add the Hmong mustard greens. Simmer for 5 minutes.
    🇱🇦BOAR SAUSAGE: Mince boar meat and fat. Mix with salt, MSG, spring onion, coriander, garlic. Mash well. Stuff in the intestine casing for sausages. Boil 25 mins. BBQ 35 mins till yellow.
    🇱🇦BOAR BBQ: Boil the boar meat until cooked. Season with salt and MSG. BBQ the cuts of meat for 20 minutes. The fat takes longer, around 45-50 minutes.
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  • @BestEverFoodReviewShow
    @BestEverFoodReviewShow  9 місяців тому +82

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    • @blndstudiosyt4537
      @blndstudiosyt4537 9 місяців тому

      You've quickly became one of my favorite food and culture celebrity, you take being a foodie to a WHOLE new level

    • @sohelahmed5666
      @sohelahmed5666 9 місяців тому +2

      আমার ঘৃণা লাগছে ইঁদুর দেখে ।🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

    • @rowdybme4584
      @rowdybme4584 9 місяців тому

      3 min intro for a 20 min video

    • @toddellner5283
      @toddellner5283 9 місяців тому +2

      I know you need sponsors but Better Help? Really? They specifically avoid "therapists" who are professionals who would be governed by codes of ethics? Why? Because they sell your information, your confidential information. And your viewers should be aware of this.

    • @carlobatadlan713
      @carlobatadlan713 9 місяців тому

      ​@@blndstudiosyt4537j

  • @toualee1430
    @toualee1430 9 місяців тому +298

    Being a first generation Hmong American who has born in Thailand and came to the states in 1989, this series means so much to me. Love your content Sonny.

  • @jeor1298
    @jeor1298 9 місяців тому +280

    This guest is incredibly moving when he speaks about the ways his family is tied to the history of Laos. And he is incredibly charming. I hope he has a lot of happiness in his life! Thanks for giving him this chance to share his family's story.

    • @L.O.K-Soul-Reaver
      @L.O.K-Soul-Reaver 9 місяців тому

      He for some reason riminds me of a typical kiwi😂😂 it was when he said bro #NewZealand

    • @ericknkonya5682
      @ericknkonya5682 9 місяців тому +7

      i agree. he almost stole the spotlight, he should start his own food show i bet

    • @transparentpeace2082
      @transparentpeace2082 9 місяців тому

      @@ericknkonya5682he’s on Feral on Outdoor Channel :)

  • @MissMentats
    @MissMentats 9 місяців тому +483

    I don’t know the guy or his father, but I feel immensely proud of them both. Just incredible, beyond words

    • @Jay-jb2vr
      @Jay-jb2vr 9 місяців тому

      Isn't this channel demonitized?

    • @olabenne5519
      @olabenne5519 9 місяців тому +2

      There is another video when Sonny visited his family in the Us

    • @ikoyDaPnoy
      @ikoyDaPnoy 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@olabenne5519oooh what channel?

    • @najawonmungkang2223
      @najawonmungkang2223 9 місяців тому

      Looks like my grandpaa's teeth😆😂

    • @nahor88
      @nahor88 9 місяців тому +1

      I'm proud of Sonny's father as well. Forcing American men to fight that didn't believe in the war was extremely "un-American". I'm glad he found a way out of it.

  • @dengit5490
    @dengit5490 9 місяців тому +340

    As a Lao American I vouch the authenticity of this episode! Great job! My family has the same story. ❤ Thank you for showing the beauty of our culture. 🙏🏽

    • @Asian87
      @Asian87 9 місяців тому +1

      How they put a Hmong person to show how Lao ppl food?….🤷🏾‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @Go4Broke247
      @Go4Broke247 9 місяців тому +12

      ​@@Asian87because they are a minority group in Laos? Don't you see that's a Hmong Village?

    • @dengit5490
      @dengit5490 9 місяців тому +9

      It doesn't really matter. The point that Laos is being showcase is very cool. @@Asian87

    • @DUDEfreestyle
      @DUDEfreestyle 9 місяців тому

      ​@@Asian87Some of you Lao are very hateful people maybe thats why people don't really showcase you guys because you guys have a history of treating other ethnic minorities in Laos really bad. I'm not saying all Lao people are like that because I know a lot of really good and down to earth Lao people more good than bad, but some of y'all are hateful towards Hmong and Mien people for no reason at all. at the end of the day our parents are all from the same country and our fathers, uncles and grandfathers all fought against communism together that's why we're here in America. Belittling each other and making snarky comments won't get us anywhere only unity will because to westerners were all just black haired Asians...

  • @SICresinwrks
    @SICresinwrks 9 місяців тому +150

    Yia is such an awesome guest, the chemistry him and sonny have is great and just made the episode even better. This is hands down one of the best channels on yt!

  • @jdive12
    @jdive12 9 місяців тому +151

    Yia Vang's experience of going back to Laos & "reliving" his parents' history in that land is immensely deep! Great video!

  • @nathanphea6388
    @nathanphea6388 9 місяців тому +17

    This whole series with the Hmong people escaping their own country and becoming a refugee in Thailand, I can relate. My parents were going through the same situation in Cambodia when they escaping the Khmer Rouge and trying to survive. My parent's also met in a refugee camp and had 3 kids. We were fortunate to be sponsored and come to America and start fresh. This did hit me hard when I went back to Cambodia to meet my relatives and see how they're doing and how well they are doing. It's something that can leave someone speechless, but love and respect your own culture and parents even more. Proud to say who you are and where you're coming from! Great job Sonny for having this kind of series for the world audience. A peace!

  • @KainYusanagi
    @KainYusanagi 9 місяців тому +55

    Ever since you visited the Hmong Town market in Wisconsin that one episode and mentioned how you'd been there a bunch and knew the people, I wondered if you were ever going to take one of them along with you and do a video on their original roots. You didn't just do one video, you did a whole series, and you did it with Yia. This has been a wonderful series to watch, both for that connection with Yia, and to see the Hmong people still in Laos, and their culture. Thank you, Sonny and the BEFRS team.

    • @AsianAmericanGuy
      @AsianAmericanGuy 9 місяців тому +2

      I think hmong town market is only in st.paul minnesota

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi 9 місяців тому +1

      @@AsianAmericanGuy If I got the state wrong, my apologies; I thought it was Wisconsin because I remembered him talking about how "normally you go there for cheese, but tucked away, there's... this place" or something to that effect. Maybe it's close to the border and that's what he was talking about and I remember?

  • @paulohenrique_bitencourt
    @paulohenrique_bitencourt 9 місяців тому +20

    This is one of my favorite guests. He’s the real deal. Sonny, your show have been improving week over week and idk HOW YOU GUYS can do that…

  • @SethHenry90
    @SethHenry90 9 місяців тому +153

    Your channel has came a very long way since you started and you deserve it. The respect that you and mark weins give to all the different cultures is amazing. Waiting on the next one

    • @brianaguilar9782
      @brianaguilar9782 9 місяців тому +6

      Sonny is on a way different level than Mark, I respect him very much as well for his respect to each culture but Sonny really takes us, as the viewer, to really experience what that cultures’ really like. Actually going to places where very few people would go out to

    • @sasi6002
      @sasi6002 9 місяців тому +1

      Please don't compare Sonny to Mark Weins! Sonny is on a totally different level! He's authentic! Mark Weins is fake! All that BS head movements!

    • @nobueno3514
      @nobueno3514 9 місяців тому +1

      It's the same shit... Show people eat "weird" shot to Americans

    • @chaoseus
      @chaoseus 9 місяців тому

      Mark Weins? nah thanks. lol

    • @jayroi1814
      @jayroi1814 9 місяців тому

      Mark Weins eats children

  • @rajeevkalyanam9079
    @rajeevkalyanam9079 9 місяців тому +87

    I like how Yia Vang evolved throughout this Laos series.. he looks so comfortable now in his ancestral land..

    • @bottom_lizard192
      @bottom_lizard192 9 місяців тому +2

      Lmao Thailand and Laos is not Hmong people’s ancestral land wake tf up 😂😂😂

    • @DUDEfreestyle
      @DUDEfreestyle 9 місяців тому +4

      ​​​​@@bottom_lizard192by your logic it's not Thai and Lao ancestral land either you know why? because we are all originally from China. Laos is the ancestral land of the Khmu they were there before everybody and are the native people of Laos. Lao migrated to modern day Laos during 13th century from Yunnan, China. Hmong have been in Laos since the 16th century that's 400+ years.

    • @BullyMaguireMaguire
      @BullyMaguireMaguire 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@DUDEfreestyleI missed the part where that's my problem.

    • @unknownmasksw2serialirious580
      @unknownmasksw2serialirious580 4 місяці тому +1

      @@bottom_lizard192that like saying Thai and Vietnam is not there ancestor land I mean
      Didn’t Thai and Laos and even Vietnam come from yunnan??😂 Aka china
      plz ur making ur self look dumb 🗑️🤡🫵
      Smh 🤦‍♂️ these ppl I swear
      Edit: just to be clear the Laos country the king is originally Cambodia person so…🙃 therefore Lao is technically not really there ancestry
      Have fun looking ignorant and dumb asf over in yt comment
      Also what ur point???😂

    • @T-h-a-t_G-u-y
      @T-h-a-t_G-u-y 3 місяці тому

      @@BullyMaguireMaguireReply doesn’t work since he originally wasn’t responding to you

  • @shannondore
    @shannondore 9 місяців тому +24

    Yia Vang is such a sweetheart. Hearing his families story really touched my heart.
    I'm so glad he got to go on this adventure with Sonny and experience the things his ancestors experienced.💕

  • @samannyyan1
    @samannyyan1 9 місяців тому +56

    This was a very touching episode being Cambodian my parents escaped the genocide. So I felt this. Good job as usual. Most favorite UA-cam channel!

    • @bottom_lizard192
      @bottom_lizard192 9 місяців тому

      Damn you look fine af mama what’s ya IG shawty

  • @kiyokochanable
    @kiyokochanable 9 місяців тому +111

    .is not just the food, but how Sunny teach us culture and history.

    • @dillyDillzmuaythai4life
      @dillyDillzmuaythai4life 9 місяців тому +8

      Does it ever get tedious commenting this exact comment on every upload, like for me it's tedious to look at the comments cos I knkw i have scroll dozens of bullshxt comments like this, like get a life, your always within 1 hour or 2 of the upload, that takes so much of your time to plan and do, to wake up, like you gotta have a alarm for this, as said get a life

    • @jamiejenkins5643
      @jamiejenkins5643 9 місяців тому

      Yes

    • @susmitasubedi7179
      @susmitasubedi7179 9 місяців тому +7

      @@dillyDillzmuaythai4lifedamn bruh chill😂

    • @xevenau
      @xevenau 9 місяців тому

      And erotic comedy

    • @amanwithaplaninavan
      @amanwithaplaninavan 9 місяців тому +1

      Ok can you come up with something new next time?

  • @aasillak
    @aasillak 9 місяців тому +90

    It’s time for Sonny to visit the Iu Mien people and make a series. This channel has evolved so much and it’s preserving the people, culture, food and history.

    • @kellyfong5221
      @kellyfong5221 9 місяців тому

      There was one that was done in SAPA Vietnam. ua-cam.com/video/1k4FHNzU1eA/v-deo.html.

    • @ksaechao97
      @ksaechao97 9 місяців тому +4

      Here's my upvote for Iu Mien

    • @drewwho1776
      @drewwho1776 9 місяців тому

      Here's mine

    • @DUDEfreestyle
      @DUDEfreestyle 9 місяців тому +1

      👌

    • @LoLo-cm9ul
      @LoLo-cm9ul 8 місяців тому +2

      Watch the episode on the Red Yao Family in Vietnam. They’re Mien people.

  • @nafri89
    @nafri89 9 місяців тому +27

    We've already known Sonny's humour for a while. But Yia's humour is quick and witty. You gotta catch it or you'll miss it. Loving this duo now! 😂
    *At the end of the video, we got to know that Sonny's dad passed away recently. May your dad rest in peace, Sonny.*

  • @getchasome6230
    @getchasome6230 9 місяців тому +8

    This episode made me cry. I love it how the man was proud that sonny liked their food

  • @eltjguy8496
    @eltjguy8496 9 місяців тому +13

    Omgggg 😭 those wonderful words he said about his parents were straight from the heart 👍🏻

  • @claudiav1368
    @claudiav1368 9 місяців тому +6

    The way he described his parents, quiet, not life of the party, but to him they are his North Star. Made me tear up. Wish you endlessly amount of love.

  • @iceman101101101
    @iceman101101101 9 місяців тому +32

    Sorry for your loss man. Nothing but love for you and the family. Your dad had the courage to do the right thing.

  • @bennymav81
    @bennymav81 9 місяців тому +8

    The story of Yia's parents truly moved me! A wonderful addition to the show, and such a genuine and lovely human! And then your own story. Best video ever!

  • @superyoohoo100
    @superyoohoo100 9 місяців тому +10

    Touching story of Yia. Glad you brought him along❤.

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 9 місяців тому +35

    This channel deserves further recognition. Keep up the good work as always.

    • @wolfgangpeter2995
      @wolfgangpeter2995 9 місяців тому +6

      More then ten Million subs.. id call that quite far reaching recognition..😊
      Anyways .. keep goin' Sunny 👍

  • @TKDJK
    @TKDJK 9 місяців тому +12

    The moral of the story is that nothing is wasted. Everything is consumed. Really interested to learn how one gets to the remote villages and meet the beautiful locals

  • @naomil504
    @naomil504 9 місяців тому +7

    Such a heartfelt episode and the sincerity of these conversations is so appreciated and deeply felt

  • @mrbalanh99
    @mrbalanh99 7 місяців тому +4

    I'm immensely proud of this incredible episode, which authentically showcases the beauty of Lao culture. Yia's moving story and chemistry with Sonny make this one of the best channels on UA-cam!

  • @davidbarclay4968
    @davidbarclay4968 9 місяців тому +7

    I am loving this series in Loas. Watching Yia connect with his past and allowing himself to be vulnerable is incredible. His families story is incredible.

  • @dailyminimo8867
    @dailyminimo8867 9 місяців тому +16

    This is such a complete show. Thank you guys for all the work and for always bringing real people to tell their story. I cried watching this episode today, but im full of joy.

  • @drissaudia1323
    @drissaudia1323 9 місяців тому +8

    15:34 This guy is very respectful of his parents and what they have been through. He see’s them as a North Star ⭐️. Very much like how I see my hero mother. She single handed built a small boat to escape Vietnam and we landed in Australia in 1979. She taught me what resilience really is. And this dude is right, “this too will pass”, think back to what our parents had to go though to give us a better life! You can’t compare. I love my mum and miss her each day. ❤️💜💛💚💙💞💝💕💖💗💓💟♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @gijslaumen1354
    @gijslaumen1354 9 місяців тому +4

    This is the absolute perfect co-host for this series. Very likable character.

  • @chimwemwemoyo9374
    @chimwemwemoyo9374 9 місяців тому +4

    i remember sonny going to his restaurant to try out Hmong food then meeting his family, i never knew that would be a start of one of the most wholesome food ever... this made me smile

  • @jorgeasaur
    @jorgeasaur 9 місяців тому +5

    Sacrifice is in many different cultures and the fact that his Dad would go back in order to save as many of his own people is very admirable. Goes to show that in survival situations you can always also find food and figure out how to make it the best.

  • @anneboostrom2810
    @anneboostrom2810 9 місяців тому +4

    I've always said he is my favorite co-host and learning about the hmong history and all the different perspectives is makes the best episodes.

  • @ROBINstrawBERRYwine
    @ROBINstrawBERRYwine 9 місяців тому +41

    Sonny thank you for following your dreams so that people like me from a little town in Southern WV can learn other’s culture from around the world 🌎 ❤

    • @plasntawmlajlim9310
      @plasntawmlajlim9310 9 місяців тому +3

      Daily life is simple and food is quick in preparation to meet the daily life activities. That is a touch of life ❤✌️🌎

  • @spencerodom8273
    @spencerodom8273 9 місяців тому +2

    wow this is probably one of the most wholesome videos i've ever seen on youtube

  • @brooklynbandit6788
    @brooklynbandit6788 9 місяців тому +14

    I am so blessed to live in a country where food is in abundance

    • @SilentStone13
      @SilentStone13 9 місяців тому +2

      Oh yeah, lucky us, but sometimes abundance is going too far .. 😊

  • @vangjohnny08
    @vangjohnny08 9 місяців тому +6

    This episode hits home. Both my parents fled Laos during the war and eventually came to the states as refugees. The stories my dad told me about him being a 12 yr old fighting in the war were just as Yia explained with his father. So good to see my people living a better life today. I hope to one day go back to these villages and connect with these people.

  • @p90p90
    @p90p90 9 місяців тому +8

    Thank you again BEFRS team. Bringing on Yia along for this journey really warms the heart of my family and I. Thank you for respectfully helping share our story.

  • @rg20322
    @rg20322 9 місяців тому +10

    Yia is such a great guest and hope to see him again even after this series wraps up.
    The stories from his parents and the ones along this trip are fascinating, and terrifying at the same time. I can't imagine being in the situations talked about during this series and trying to escape your own country where they are hunting you down.

  • @jansteam
    @jansteam 9 місяців тому +7

    Sorry Sunny for your loss ❤ may your father’s memory be a blessing.

  • @debcarpenter8519
    @debcarpenter8519 9 місяців тому +4

    This series has been an emotional history lesson for me. The food has been on the back burner. That Sonny is a huge compliment!

  • @ErinChamberlain
    @ErinChamberlain 9 місяців тому +4

    So much of what you do is light-hearted and fun, and that's wonderful! Yet...when you do episodes like this, it's just incredible. I was moved to tears when he was talking about his parents and them being his north star. My parents were the same. Thanks for sharing this with us!

  • @lindathao5017
    @lindathao5017 9 місяців тому +5

    As a first generation Hmong American who grew up hearing similar stories from my parents, I love this series so much!

  • @blueenglishstaffybreeder6956
    @blueenglishstaffybreeder6956 9 місяців тому +2

    This is why I love this channel, some laughs some tears and plenty of good food and beautiful people

  • @futuholic_9393
    @futuholic_9393 9 місяців тому +5

    This episode is not only about foods and cultures but it also showcases Humanity❤

  • @eedisounds
    @eedisounds 9 місяців тому +4

    Everything that came out from Yia's mouth sounds so soothing and inspiring. What a great guy his father is. His mom too.

  • @travisludwig7824
    @travisludwig7824 9 місяців тому +2

    That was beautiful what he said about his parents and being home to a place he didn't know was home. Beautifully said my man. Sonny your show is so awesome in so many different facets bro. Keep doing your thing yalls way!! Killing it bestie

  • @Hyperion-5744
    @Hyperion-5744 9 місяців тому +2

    Keep up the great work sonny.

  • @WinstonYeboah233
    @WinstonYeboah233 9 місяців тому +12

    This is the only show that gets my curiosity level at 100% from start to finish. Every scene is a discovery.

  • @ericmknsana2608
    @ericmknsana2608 9 місяців тому +3

    Sonny and Yia make great food buddies 👍 They are hilarious together, which makes the show fun to watch 😅

  • @adamvang1
    @adamvang1 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for always showing every culture the love and support

  • @randalreigel4089
    @randalreigel4089 9 місяців тому +5

    It was a very emotional and satisfying episode, especially when I saw Yia's mom.
    Thanks for sharing that... Much love vibes to you both !

  • @FoodBD
    @FoodBD 9 місяців тому +5

    Another exciting episode! ❤

  • @jakesmith5278
    @jakesmith5278 9 місяців тому +2

    Was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and now settle here in California, this is the story of my people. Well done guys. Looking forward to episode 2.

  • @stisf5612
    @stisf5612 9 місяців тому +2

    Just watched this with our kids . It was an honest and confronting episode . Yia was a pleasure to watch in this series . Please can you have him back in the show but his food and culture in the states . This eoisode filled our buckets . Thankyou .

  • @lenkalenka7988
    @lenkalenka7988 9 місяців тому +13

    This channel should be TV chanel❤❤.not only food, but also whole culture are explained 😮❤❤❤

    • @jamiejenkins5643
      @jamiejenkins5643 9 місяців тому +2

      It's much better on UA-cam if they turned it into a TV channel they would ruin it!! Everything would be so scripted and fake. Worked on TV shows before it is absolutely mind-blowing fake

    • @princecharles421
      @princecharles421 9 місяців тому

      Definitely I agree

    • @anngo4140
      @anngo4140 9 місяців тому

      No, I don't watch TV anymore

  • @IneeYang
    @IneeYang 9 місяців тому +3

    Awesome video and thank you for educating people about our Hmong people.

  • @pangvang178
    @pangvang178 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for Sharing our history and our food…. Love it….support all the way…. Do some more…..

  • @devoncottone1553
    @devoncottone1553 9 місяців тому +2

    Great job on teaming with this guy sonny....hes such an authentic soul, hes funny- not afraid to show his feelings and watching him connect is so heartwarming and thats without even knowing either of you personally....2 wonderful men- keep sharing your stories and exsploring others❤

  • @darlenelee5683
    @darlenelee5683 9 місяців тому +4

    It makes me so happy that Sonny decided to do another series on the Hmong community! I’m first generational hmong, and it means a lot to see him raising awareness on our history. Everyday I am asked “what kind of Asian are you?” And I always have to give them a rundown version of what Hmong is ! I really do hope one day we are known in the Asian community 🥲

  • @sselluoss5935
    @sselluoss5935 9 місяців тому +3

    Damn, those 6 men knew exactly what their jobs were and performed them amazingly well. No part wasted either. That's how people should live 👍

  • @johnjones3332
    @johnjones3332 9 місяців тому +1

    had many Hmong friends in america growing up in the south. Good people.

  • @andyvue2418
    @andyvue2418 9 місяців тому +2

    Oh yes the hmong one are the best and also to make it clear there is no black nethier is there a orange hmong. WOW I love how you brought him back I love him I love how I can actually understand the hmong this time and so suprised you can to hmong history so sad😭

  • @annkimbro3403
    @annkimbro3403 9 місяців тому +5

    Thank you for this series! I’m part Lao! It was so neat to learn and see how they live and the culture! Felt like a part of me was home! Thank you for what you do!

  • @MyLife-og2kr
    @MyLife-og2kr 9 місяців тому +4

    Such a wholesome video. Thanks for shining a light for the Hmong people.

    • @MallPeaMallCow
      @MallPeaMallCow 9 місяців тому +2

      Sonny is from MN and he knows about the Hmong people. He has quite a few videos of Hmong food and people.

  • @tfoserauqsevoli
    @tfoserauqsevoli 9 місяців тому +2

    my parents grew up in laos as well :) they also make a killer squirrel stew also, and it always tastes amazing

  • @timothyphouthavong
    @timothyphouthavong 9 місяців тому +2

    This is a good series. Sonny and Yia hit Lao, Hmong and Khmu spots. That's how you do it, include multiple groups and what they have going on.

  • @SanDiegoKid
    @SanDiegoKid 9 місяців тому +3

    It's crazy how similar food is across the world. I'm a Black American with southern roots and some of this food is so similar to what I grew up on. Mustard greens boiled with pork, pork sausage with natural casings, pork parts smoked over open fire, squirrel fresh out the woods, and communal meals.

    • @richardh4811
      @richardh4811 9 місяців тому +2

      My brother in law is black and he brought collared greens to a pot luck once, I thought it was something my mom made....it was almost exactly like a dish my mom used to make...I'm hmong

  • @dennissommerfeld509
    @dennissommerfeld509 9 місяців тому +1

    One of the best co hosts/guests so far, great video!

  • @travestestify
    @travestestify 9 місяців тому +1

    This is one of the best videos in this series. Bravo, and thank you.

  • @ferocityapricity5521
    @ferocityapricity5521 9 місяців тому +9

    Love the Hmong content ❤

  • @jamiejenkins5643
    @jamiejenkins5643 9 місяців тому +3

    Should do an episode where your whole production team is part of the video even if it's not this type of quality can we get to see who puts all of this magic together. Even do something like a company picnic

  • @crystalcorbett1705
    @crystalcorbett1705 9 місяців тому +2

    This has to b one of my favorite series u have done sunny…I absolutely love the loas culture n especially the food…laarp is literally my favorite favorite thing in the world…perfect meal papaya salad laarp n sticky rice n a spicy sauce on the side is literally my go to meal

  • @ruknasty1
    @ruknasty1 9 місяців тому +1

    Your friends dad needs to be celebrated for helping others escape. Also sonny your content is top notch. Love it. Great job

  • @ruksanaaziz7530
    @ruksanaaziz7530 9 місяців тому +17

    Now I understand,, this show is not just a show for Sunny!! It’s a way of bringing peace on earth for him..He sees unity in diversity among others around the world..❤ thank you Sunny for doing your part for bringing harmony n peace at so many levels 🍀🫶🏽😇

    • @nobueno3514
      @nobueno3514 9 місяців тому +2

      Shout out to yia, he time down the micro racist.

  • @KCSassy
    @KCSassy 9 місяців тому +4

    Yia is so funny, he’s a great addition to this show. He has a great chemistry with Sonny. Culture-wise and history-wise, I’ve learned so much from watching all of the series that you can never read from textbooks. ❤ Everything is so heartwarming and the stories of people they encounter and they interview in here are so touching. I wish this show can go on and on. ❤

  • @rabinathtulsi7145
    @rabinathtulsi7145 9 місяців тому +2

    Must say that I truly love this food review show teaches about different styles of cooking and information about history.

  • @tariqbakerrr
    @tariqbakerrr 9 місяців тому +1

    Music choice on this episode is amazing

  • @seanaldrich5024
    @seanaldrich5024 9 місяців тому +3

    This was an awesome episode. Love your teams work man keep it up, I've been watching for 3 or 4 years at this point.

  • @bisimedia
    @bisimedia 9 місяців тому +2

    This channel transcends food. ❤️

  • @missamylynne86
    @missamylynne86 9 місяців тому +1

    15:30 the way he talks about his parents, voice cracking and so proud makes me cry. What am amazing man what amazing parents to raise such a beautiful soul n man.

  • @CynM.
    @CynM. 9 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for sharing your experience in Laos.

  • @sharmainnejoarellano7118
    @sharmainnejoarellano7118 9 місяців тому +3

    This has been the first time I’ve watched Sonny being serious about his parents..

  • @shawty865
    @shawty865 9 місяців тому +1

    What a beautiful description of his parents. I feel the same about mine but never had the words to express it

  • @drissaudia1323
    @drissaudia1323 9 місяців тому +1

    21:20 It’s good to see Sonny open up about his personal life and his dad. Shows humility.

  • @zemulislam
    @zemulislam 9 місяців тому +2

    Hope you will visit Bangladesh again. 🇧🇩

  • @metaforcesaber
    @metaforcesaber 9 місяців тому +1

    The landscape is so beautiful. The fog and the way the mountains look in the high drone shots. Has a certain ethereal quality.

  • @baseballgod6709
    @baseballgod6709 9 місяців тому +1

    I love the education you give us in your videos

  • @fancydre3447
    @fancydre3447 9 місяців тому +1

    One of the best episodes so far. Please add Yia as a regular co-host like Andrew and Calvin!

  • @NicoleMcGuey
    @NicoleMcGuey 9 місяців тому +2

    Omg Sonny the story about your father.... just thank you man for such honest, real, and educational content... the realness doesn't go unnoticed or unappreciated ❤❤❤

  • @midget_princess2200
    @midget_princess2200 9 місяців тому +1

    So sorry for your loss Sonny I feel your dad would be so proud of the man you are and he sounds like a good man

  • @leonidaslabay8643
    @leonidaslabay8643 9 місяців тому +1

    Yia is soooo awesome! He is smart. Definitely matched Sunny. Their back and forth is so great!

  • @songokuu439
    @songokuu439 9 місяців тому +1

    i like this big guy please bring him more on your travel List

  • @kojkuv100
    @kojkuv100 9 місяців тому +1

    Many hmong families have similar story, great episode

  • @novemberbrown4504
    @novemberbrown4504 9 місяців тому +2

    Love how they explain their own stories about their lives as well ❤

  • @stevevang1003
    @stevevang1003 9 місяців тому +1

    bruhhhh finally hmong food!!! the boiled pork belly with mustard greens. thats like home food for me. with spicy pepper sauce. and hmong sausage. great video!

  • @wullcandlish9181
    @wullcandlish9181 9 місяців тому +1

    I loved this episode sunny...dnt no the big dude sunny (love his family history 👍) but sent my love & happiness from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍😉✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @MrPremkumar666
    @MrPremkumar666 9 місяців тому +1

    This series at Laos... every time sunny comes up to say it's weird... but the cohost just loves and expresses the food with it's TRUE meaning!!!

  • @tsibogchannel5038
    @tsibogchannel5038 9 місяців тому +1

    Good videos not only you learned their lacal food but also their history.. Good channel