The Hmong are such a beautiful community. I love their different styles of clothes. The host spoke a southern Vietnamese accent and I understood her very well. Another great episode Mr Fraser 🙏👏. Interestingly the tea had more flavor the 3rd time around . I understand coffee is very popular in VN, I do like coffee in the morning , but I drink tea in the evening, it helps with digestion and helps me get to sleep.
@HoLeeFook68 Definitely not a northern accent , your Nguyen what does that mean , I’m a Vu and on top of that I’m Bắc Kỳ. Also you can’t spell Nguyen with Ngu . Just playing ok do t get upset , waited years to say that. 🙂 Let me watch this vid again and see.
Another fantastic one, Andrew. It is heartwarming to see that the people of this area are able to keep their traditions alive whilst making enough money whereby they don't need to go to the city to work. You have me on the lookout for Suoi Giang tea❤
I miss living in Minnesota, the diversity in cultures is amazing. The Hmong people were people I first met while working the fields as a teenager. I fell in love with the culture and people. We shared plenty of traditional meals in those migrant camps. I am Mexican-American.
I am from Minnesota, and I don't like Minnesota. I might have liked it more if I had known the people you knew there. I live in Virginia now, and I like the people here a lot more than I liked the people in Minnesota. And even though it is cold in Virginia, it's not nearly as bad as Minnesota. I can't handle those low temperatures and long nights.
Another great video, Andrew! Such great quality and I've noticed your narration improving since you've been doing this style of video. Can't get enough!
Seriously just a friendly tip: your theme music is significantly louder than the rest of the show. (For me) it was a bit of a surprise! But love your channel!
I preferred your original title. It honored the Hmong community well. This new one takes away from any sincerity that you may have towards the ancient community you are receiving merit for.
Absolutely love the colors of the traditional Hmong clothing! The intricate embroidery, vibrant patterns, and rich colors really make their attire stand out 💯.
Thanks for showing the traditional process. The whole video was very interesting. I drank Japanese green tea for decades. Tea drinking really really is an art.
Before 2019, much investments in domestic tourism in VN is concentrated along the coastline. Because most foreign tourists came to VN hoping a cheaper Hawaii experience. Another reason is the traditional non-interference between the Vietnamese government and the mountainous ethnic minority tribes since as far as the Mongol Empire, which many in VN see as good (prime example of harmful investments is Da Lat). Since 2019, there are more investments toward the highlands, plus with the new national identity card renewal, more financial trust is guaranteed for entrepreneurs in ethnic tribes to develop tourism on their birthplace, which also promotes local specialties like this tea.
In my life I have known many Vietnamese people, in many different situations, rich and poor, content and at risk. I have noticed one common aspect to all of these. They are always smiling. Through thick and thin they have always carried this with them. We have so much to learn in life.
This is one of the nicest videos I've seen in awhile, across the board. Great job Andrew. I don't know how long you've been in Vietnam because I just watched this video and haven't read everything yet or checked you out on other social media. I live in Lam Dong province in Tay Nguyen , not Da Lat
I am Vietnamese but have a hard time translating Cha't too there is probably tannin, astringent type taste or feeling. Like when you have a persimmon that isn't ripe it is described as cha't...
trick is dont question it nothing better than a good cup of tea what a wonderful way to learn about tea i would love to have this job for a day as a kid i loved climbing trees its making me think twice about what tea i drink no to yorkshire T
I was northern Laos earlier in the week drinking this tea. I’m a black coffee guy this might be my new thing after drinking boats loads with the in-laws.
Hello Andrew, I think you should conduct your interviews in Vietnamese and have English subtitles. Since you know Vietnamese, I think it would add more depth and appreciation to your content. Great job.
Good Day Andy. I'm a Tea drinker myself. Now, after this video it makes me wonder what kind of 💩 I've been drinking. I thought Twinings Teas were expensive. The stuff in my cup this morning cost $1.89 per 100 bags. I bet coffee would grow great in that climate too. I'm sure a cup of tea is preferable to a bowl of clotted blood. Have a Blessed and Beautiful Week. ✝️📖✌️💞🙏
Vietnam is all about coffee. I mean, they're the second-largest coffee producer in the world! But they don't really get the recognition they deserve as a gourmet coffee producer. Most of the coffee they grow is robusta, which is super strong and kinda bitter. Now, don't get me wrong, it's perfect for Vietnamese iced coffee, especially because they mix it with sweet condensed milk which cuts in with the bitter coffee perfectly. But if you're like me and prefer your coffee black, it can be a bit of a challenge. When they export it, the profit margins are pretty low, and most of it ends up as instant coffee. Some farmers and groups are starting to grow more fancy artisanal strains of Arabica. It's seriously good stuff if you know where to get it. They're trying to up the game for Vietnamese coffee and improve its reputation, but Viet Arabica is going to take some time to get recognised by international buyers.
@@Andrew_Fraser Hi again, I was a coffee drinker until I dated a Chinese girl who was born in China. Now I find coffee too strong and bitter, at least what I can afford. Jamaica Blue Mountain is the 💩 and I will still drink that. In the US it's crazy $50lb. Fresh espresso I'll drink but my favorite coffee is from Burger King, yes the hamburger place. I don't care for flavoured coffee, I want my coffee to taste like coffee. Can't wait to see what they serve for dinner next video. Have a Blessed and Beautiful Week ✝️📖✌️💞🙏
Unlike black tea has a very little savoury, this yellow tea (with a good brand, not street tea) is purely handmade, stronger, much fragrant, bit sweet bit bitterness and sweeten aftertaste. You are welcome :D.
@@Holystar12 Good Day, Sadly the American palette doesn't appreciate something like this tea. Myself included. Must be delicious, just look at all the work that goes into making it. Seemed almost religious to them. Respect.!✌️
Should have a tea drinker with you. To really appreciate it. It’s like someone who don’t care for coffee try to appreciate and like coffee. To another it may be an acquired taste if one don’t consume regularly
Very interesting, at a machine shop that I worked at in Seattle one of the Vietnamese machinists that I worked with said that his relatives had a tea business in Viet Nam and would I be interested in ordering some . They said it was grown on a special mountain. After I got it they explained about the third brew being the best . I liked it very much but when I ran out they said that I could not order anymore . I wish I would have learned the name of it.
Value is defined by what people are willing to pay for something. Some people like expensive things simply because they are expensive, therefore exclusive. They like having things that other people can't have.
what are they spraying the trees with? It can't be watering because they get plenty of rain. I would think that such an expensive tea would be organic .
Pesticide. However, that shot is from the lowlands. Those short lowland tea trees are always treated with pesticides. There are simply too many of them to handle organically.
I wish that was true mate. But for the first 10 days, there was no mention of Cocaine in the title at all. The video wildly underperformed. It was the change to this more clickbait title that saved it, the click through rate more than doubled and now it is one of my better performing videos. A ton of time and money goes into each of these videos and there is no way I could afford to do them if I don't play the UA-cam game just a little bit.
@@Andrew_Fraser Then I for one Andrew forgive you, I have had dreams of influencing people via UA-cam, but have never been brave as you, so sorry for my questionable judgement, please forgive me.
Not possible to watch this guys videos without finger on the volume button to counter the yoyo of blasting background music between trying to hear the dialog.
Looked interesting but im so sick of UA-cam channels that overmodulate the volume on their intros that i turn them off immediately and tell UA-cam not to recommend this channel anymore.
@Andrew_Fraser it's not easy to speak and learn vietnamese to be honest. Good for you Andrew. 👍 👌 I am also impressed by you learning about their culture and foods 🌶
Do they spray insecticides on their tea trees? I saw several shots of a man with a backpack sprayer spraying the trees with something? There is a growing market for organic teas but I've heard it's hard to find teas that have not been sprayed with insecticides.
Those shots are from the lowland teas in and around Xuoi Giang and Mu Chang Chai. The specific shot your referring to is from Mu Cang Chai. Those are the smaller tea bushes / young trees used to produce the standard northern Vietnamese style bitter black tea and they typically do use pesticides. In Suoi Giang, the ancient tress do not have any pesticides used on them.
Hahaha….you’re dating yourself! Everyone younger than 55 years grew up with a continual soundtrack in the background of their lives! I’m not saying it’s a positive thing…they just feel something is missing if it’s not there! Finally, there are recent research findings that periods of silence are beneficial for the brain and nervous system.
So if demand is low. Does the price go down? Or stay up to remain making money? Supply and demand never made sense. Especially if there’s plenty to go around. If no one buys. Shouldn’t price go down?
Stewards of a rare delicacy....and curators of an ancient enterprise......VERY BEAUTIFUL HIGHLANDS THAT ARE FERTILE AS WELL AS PRODUCE AUTONOMY... HMMMM
women that are feminine, friendly, and beautiful. The east is looking like the place to be in the future. They honor tradition and at the same time advancing their way of life. No sex is better then the other and the families as a whole work together.
You produce great videos, and very interesting content. However I don’t understand this god awful horrible music that all these travelogues use. You produce these amazing videos, just a suggestion, get some better music
What music do you think fits with this content? Please provide specific examples of a video using music well or music you think would fit. More than happy to change but “good music” is subjective. Concrete example and I can implement.
@@Andrew_FraserWish I could suggest something specific, but gentler music with less volume. Thanks for a great video and asking for suggestions. Hope your channel does well.😊👍
@@Andrew_Fraser I thought the music was good, but there was just too much. Not every scene needs music. There was so much I found myself thinking about the music instead of the video and the subject. Use music carefully in some scenes only, don't think that most scenes must have music. Also, make sure it doesn't get too loud, especially under dialog. Nice video though!
I love the fact that these Hmong minorities are speaking such beautiful Vietnamese with a northern accent. Very lovely! 🤩😍
The Hmong are such a beautiful community. I love their different styles of clothes. The host spoke a southern Vietnamese accent and I understood her very well. Another great episode Mr Fraser 🙏👏. Interestingly the tea had more flavor the 3rd time around . I understand coffee is very popular in VN, I do like coffee in the morning , but I drink tea in the evening, it helps with digestion and helps me get to sleep.
Correction : She speaks the northern dialect
You are right, I had to listen to her again.@@CuongNguyen-zn6jy
Mien and Hmong the original inhabitants of China and Asia.
That accent is not north , south or hue.
@HoLeeFook68
Definitely not a northern accent , your Nguyen what does that mean , I’m a Vu and on top of that I’m Bắc Kỳ.
Also you can’t spell Nguyen with Ngu .
Just playing ok do t get upset , waited years to say that. 🙂
Let me watch this vid again and see.
Another fantastic one, Andrew. It is heartwarming to see that the people of this area are able to keep their traditions alive whilst making enough money whereby they don't need to go to the city to work.
You have me on the lookout for Suoi Giang tea❤
I miss living in Minnesota, the diversity in cultures is amazing. The Hmong people were people I first met while working the fields as a teenager. I fell in love with the culture and people. We shared plenty of traditional meals in those migrant camps. I am Mexican-American.
I am from Minnesota, and I don't like Minnesota. I might have liked it more if I had known the people you knew there. I live in Virginia now, and I like the people here a lot more than I liked the people in Minnesota. And even though it is cold in Virginia, it's not nearly as bad as Minnesota. I can't handle those low temperatures and long nights.
Another great video, Andrew! Such great quality and I've noticed your narration improving since you've been doing this style of video. Can't get enough!
My Hmong people are amazing.
Seriously just a friendly tip: your theme music is significantly louder than the rest of the show. (For me) it was a bit of a surprise! But love your channel!
Tea 🍵 is always perfect! Good for your digestion, high in anti oxidants…. Healthy drink
I love Northern Vietnam. I spent some time in Sapa and a week tracking through the mountains. Such beautiful people.
Great video, thank you. Beautiful place and beautiful people.
I preferred your original title. It honored the Hmong community well. This new one takes away from any sincerity that you may have towards the ancient community you are receiving merit for.
I agree with you. Unfortunately it was getting very few clicks.
What was it originally? I saw Hmong and I clicked.
Awesome video once again! Always makes me miss Vietnam whenever I watch your videos!
I loved it. Learning of single origin farms is the best, coffee included.
Absolutely love the colors of the traditional Hmong clothing! The intricate embroidery, vibrant patterns, and rich colors really make their attire stand out 💯.
Another great and very interesting episode, well done Andrew 🇦🇺👍
Thanks for showing the traditional process. The whole video was very interesting. I drank Japanese green tea for decades. Tea drinking really really is an art.
That music on the background. Is fire Hmong Minnesota pride.
that was good only bad thing was i wanted to keep watching and it was finished 😃
Before 2019, much investments in domestic tourism in VN is concentrated along the coastline. Because most foreign tourists came to VN hoping a cheaper Hawaii experience. Another reason is the traditional non-interference between the Vietnamese government and the mountainous ethnic minority tribes since as far as the Mongol Empire, which many in VN see as good (prime example of harmful investments is Da Lat). Since 2019, there are more investments toward the highlands, plus with the new national identity card renewal, more financial trust is guaranteed for entrepreneurs in ethnic tribes to develop tourism on their birthplace, which also promotes local specialties like this tea.
Everything looks beautiful in your videos.
awsome job!! Beautiful photography!!
Really enjoyed your contents. thank you.
Very informative, thank yo
The Ladies workvery hard!
JO JO IN VT 💞
Thanks for the history of Tea.
--- Beautiful panorama! ---
In my life I have known many Vietnamese people, in many different situations, rich and poor, content and at risk.
I have noticed one common aspect to all of these. They are always smiling.
Through thick and thin they have always carried this with them.
We have so much to learn in life.
This is one of the nicest videos I've seen in awhile, across the board. Great job Andrew. I don't know how long you've been in Vietnam because I just watched this video and haven't read everything yet or checked you out on other social media. I live in Lam Dong province in Tay Nguyen , not Da Lat
Thanks, appreciate it 🙏. I have been here 10 years. Hoi An.
The video is so beautiful, I'm the driver who takes you to stream 😁
Love this episode, Andrew!!
That was magical, THANK YOU!
Nice to see they still wear their traditional Hmong clothes
I am Vietnamese but have a hard time translating Cha't too there is probably tannin, astringent type taste or feeling. Like when you have a persimmon that isn't ripe it is described as cha't...
So this tea is only found in northern Vietnam? How big are these farms and who owns them?
I am well pleased for these people when I was there in 1970 things were a little tense .Well done my friends and gods blessings on you all
Love your videos and subjects covered. Since these take so much efforts to produce, would be great if they can be of longer 20 min format.
trick is dont question it nothing better than a good cup of tea what a wonderful way to learn about tea i would love to have this job for a day as a kid i loved climbing trees its making me think twice about what tea i drink no to yorkshire T
So beautiful..i like to go there someday. So beautiful
Wow wow wha very beautiful woman and a very important person to be a Steward of such an amazing and ancient cultivation process
We love you andrew
- 1:36 I had to pause this video to make egg noodles && tea 🍵 😋 well. I already started making egg noodles and then saw this video.
I was northern Laos earlier in the week drinking this tea. I’m a black coffee guy this might be my new thing after drinking boats loads with the in-laws.
If I could afford it, I would insist on the traditional method performed on it
Trà cổ thụ là loại thượng hạng đó bạn. ❤
Hello Andrew, I think you should conduct your interviews in Vietnamese and have English subtitles. Since you know Vietnamese, I think it would add more depth and appreciation to your content. Great job.
My Vietnamese is nowhere near good enough
He can’t even speak Vietnamese.
@@ashton8878 Right. How pathetic.
@@Andrew_Fraser Do they do anything special with the tea flowers that they picked?
@@AngieJames4172They also make tea from the flower.
Incredible video!🤗
Good Day Andy. I'm a Tea drinker myself. Now, after this video it makes me wonder what kind of 💩 I've been drinking. I thought Twinings Teas were expensive. The stuff in my cup this morning cost $1.89 per 100 bags. I bet coffee would grow great in that climate too. I'm sure a cup of tea is preferable to a bowl of clotted blood. Have a Blessed and Beautiful Week. ✝️📖✌️💞🙏
Vietnam is all about coffee. I mean, they're the second-largest coffee producer in the world! But they don't really get the recognition they deserve as a gourmet coffee producer. Most of the coffee they grow is robusta, which is super strong and kinda bitter. Now, don't get me wrong, it's perfect for Vietnamese iced coffee, especially because they mix it with sweet condensed milk which cuts in with the bitter coffee perfectly. But if you're like me and prefer your coffee black, it can be a bit of a challenge. When they export it, the profit margins are pretty low, and most of it ends up as instant coffee. Some farmers and groups are starting to grow more fancy artisanal strains of Arabica. It's seriously good stuff if you know where to get it. They're trying to up the game for Vietnamese coffee and improve its reputation, but Viet Arabica is going to take some time to get recognised by international buyers.
@@Andrew_Fraser Hi again, I was a coffee drinker until I dated a Chinese girl who was born in China. Now I find coffee too strong and bitter, at least what I can afford. Jamaica Blue Mountain is the 💩 and I will still drink that. In the US it's crazy $50lb. Fresh espresso I'll drink but my favorite coffee is from Burger King, yes the hamburger place. I don't care for flavoured coffee, I want my coffee to taste like coffee. Can't wait to see what they serve for dinner next video. Have a Blessed and Beautiful Week ✝️📖✌️💞🙏
@@Andrew_Fraser One more thing, have you ever tried "Manhattan Special" it's an Espresso flavored soda. I'll still drink that, best iced coffee ever.
Unlike black tea has a very little savoury, this yellow tea (with a good brand, not street tea) is purely handmade, stronger, much fragrant, bit sweet bit bitterness and sweeten aftertaste.
You are welcome :D.
@@Holystar12 Good Day, Sadly the American palette doesn't appreciate something like this tea. Myself included. Must be delicious, just look at all the work that goes into making it. Seemed almost religious to them. Respect.!✌️
Great stuff.
Should have a tea drinker with you. To really appreciate it. It’s like someone who don’t care for coffee try to appreciate and like coffee. To another it may be an acquired taste if one don’t consume regularly
Very interesting, at a machine shop that I worked at in Seattle one of the Vietnamese machinists that I worked with said that his relatives had a tea business in Viet Nam and would I be interested in ordering some . They said it was grown on a special mountain. After I got it they explained about the third brew being the best . I liked it very much but when I ran out they said that I could not order anymore . I wish I would have learned the name of it.
tea for the obscenely rich.... that leaves me out.
What makes the tea so special ? Is the taste really superior or are there measurable addition health benefits ?
Value is defined by what people are willing to pay for something. Some people like expensive things simply because they are expensive, therefore exclusive. They like having things that other people can't have.
It's like Apple Computer. It's not a better product, but it's more expensive, so the consumers get bragging rights, and boy do they use it.
Very interesting
Great video.
Unless I missed something, but I don’t think so, I never heard or saw in transcript, the name of the tea...??
White Tea
what are they spraying the trees with? It can't be watering because they get plenty of rain. I would think that such an expensive tea would be organic .
Pesticide. However, that shot is from the lowlands. Those short lowland tea trees are always treated with pesticides. There are simply too many of them to handle organically.
I like this video, I would like it a lot more without the awful music.
My only advice... Don't bring comparisons to Cocaine into your video titles just for views, you are far better than that and so is the tea.
I wish that was true mate. But for the first 10 days, there was no mention of Cocaine in the title at all. The video wildly underperformed. It was the change to this more clickbait title that saved it, the click through rate more than doubled and now it is one of my better performing videos. A ton of time and money goes into each of these videos and there is no way I could afford to do them if I don't play the UA-cam game just a little bit.
@@Andrew_Fraser Then I for one Andrew forgive you, I have had dreams of influencing people via UA-cam, but have never been brave as you, so sorry for my questionable judgement, please forgive me.
@@Qthefun No sweat man. Appreciate the understanding.
whats that farmer spraying on our tea if you don,t mind me asking!
Great video ❤🇵🇭
How do we plant more of these trees?
Not possible to watch this guys videos without finger on the volume button to counter the yoyo of blasting background music between trying to hear the dialog.
It should be improved in more recent videos, but finding the right balance is definitely something I'm working on.
Where can I buy this tea? 😋
Look up Suoi Giang tea there should be a few international suppliers but most is sold directly to Taiwan
Looked interesting but im so sick of UA-cam channels that overmodulate the volume on their intros that i turn them off immediately and tell UA-cam not to recommend this channel anymore.
I could have sworn I hear you speak flawless Vietnamese in videos with Sunny. 😂
I can get by in vietnamese but I cannot do a full interview in it.
@Andrew_Fraser it's not easy to speak and learn vietnamese to be honest. Good for you Andrew. 👍 👌
I am also impressed by you learning about their culture and foods 🌶
Do they spray insecticides on their tea trees? I saw several shots of a man with a backpack sprayer spraying the trees with something? There is a growing market for organic teas but I've heard it's hard to find teas that have not been sprayed with insecticides.
Those shots are from the lowland teas in and around Xuoi Giang and Mu Chang Chai. The specific shot your referring to is from Mu Cang Chai. Those are the smaller tea bushes / young trees used to produce the standard northern Vietnamese style bitter black tea and they typically do use pesticides.
In Suoi Giang, the ancient tress do not have any pesticides used on them.
Thanks for your response. I enjoyed your video.
Great production! Can I interest you in some KUCHA tea ?
Nice video
So money DOES GROW ON TREES AFTER ALL ! !
You don't need music under everything.
Hahaha….you’re dating yourself! Everyone younger than 55 years grew up with a continual soundtrack in the background of their lives! I’m not saying it’s a positive thing…they just feel something is missing if it’s not there! Finally, there are recent research findings that periods of silence are beneficial for the brain and nervous system.
@@pohkeee i love that expression, "your dating yourself"!
It sounds like I'm masturbating!
@@pohkeee also, i see HUNDREDS of videos with little or no music.
Constant music is not universal.
How interesting. The hmong community i grew up with were the "black hmong" they dont seem too different besides dress.
💛👍
So if demand is low. Does the price go down? Or stay up to remain making money? Supply and demand never made sense. Especially if there’s plenty to go around. If no one buys. Shouldn’t price go down?
Absolutely stunning woman ❤ Beautiful
Coca leaves can also be teatify. Expensive Chinese tea has more of an almost abstract experience - like mother's milk-.... maybe??
hmong are people
in Lao but also elsewhere ? i didnt know thank
you
I prefer it if there’s as little human labor involved in supporting my life. Some people like to have others working for them 🙁
Hmong Thai weed grows as big as a pine tree(7-8metres).
*How about $10.000+ 1kg in China, Tieguanyin tea from Fujian??*
The Hmong have a huge part in illegal weed in in Nor cal.
Stewards of a rare delicacy....and curators of an ancient enterprise......VERY BEAUTIFUL HIGHLANDS THAT ARE FERTILE AS WELL AS PRODUCE AUTONOMY...
HMMMM
12:06 i feel like im there
i wonder what they are spraying, insecticide?
If you can buy a kilo of cocaine for 400 bucks I'd buy it for 500 and throw in some Lipton my dude
❤
Imagine how expensive cocaine made from those leaves would be! 🎉
women that are feminine, friendly, and beautiful. The east is looking like the place to be in the future. They honor tradition and at the same time advancing their way of life. No sex is better then the other and the families as a whole work together.
I have seen it personally in Sri Lanka, the coorparations are making big profits, and these workers are getting a shamely low income.
labourus laborious
"trac" is like astringent
3+ minutes in, and we still havent learned the name? hmm.
The tourists will show up and destroy this wonderful place and these fantastic people. PUT UP A FENCE NOW!! Trust me.
That is cocaine pricing.
The "music" is ridiculous
Hes trying to find a profit out of this 😕
If you get coke for under 400 bucks a key, you ain't getting coke.
The entire premise is b.s..👎
Not going to get a kilo of cocaine for 400$ just saying
You produce great videos, and very interesting content. However I don’t understand this god awful horrible music that all these travelogues use. You produce these amazing videos, just a suggestion, get some better music
What music do you think fits with this content? Please provide specific examples of a video using music well or music you think would fit. More than happy to change but “good music” is subjective. Concrete example and I can implement.
@@Andrew_FraserWish I could suggest something specific, but gentler music with less volume. Thanks for a great video and asking for suggestions. Hope your channel does well.😊👍
@@Andrew_Fraser I thought the music was good, but there was just too much. Not every scene needs music. There was so much I found myself thinking about the music instead of the video and the subject.
Use music carefully in some scenes only, don't think that most scenes must have music.
Also, make sure it doesn't get too loud, especially under dialog.
Nice video though!
Have a cup of 800 year old tea! Er... pass.
No offence to any of these people, but tea is goddamn overrated.
@pv2639
You sound like a Cheap Charlie.
in tex.you would go to prison for the hemp,if you sold it you could get for 10 years, i did.