CANCELLED! The Dark Side of Uncle Roger - Pro Chef reacts

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[@ChefBrianTsao]

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[@WatcherPrime]

Uncle Roger: CCP no scared me Also Uncle Roger: Me so swwroy! CCP numba one!

[@CainXVII]

Will you send a sticker to Sweden and how long will that take? I know I waited for a free pin for several months once...

[@Aquarius-WordSmith]

Looking forward to my sticker! 😄

[@therabbitcanada]

you should try the food here in Montreal. Lao, Korean, name it we have it and good!

[@lynnea01]

Just signed up!

[@violin01]

Can't believe I am saying this but I believe that Uncle Roger really turned the tables around because if it wasn't for that collab vid, there wouldn't be as much awareness/curiosity generated regarding Laotian cuisine. That Laotian chef he did the collab with is really energetic.

[@ChefBrianTsao]

1000%

[@edvaninthanom1329]

@@ChefBrianTsao sorry to correct the spelling, its Laotian not Laosian lol love the funny jokes

[@lanceresultay014]

I still don’t forgive him on what he did to Mike Chen.

[@phillipcrook3424]

​@@lanceresultay014what did he do?

[@lanceresultay014]

@@phillipcrook3424 he deleted his collaboration with Mike Chen a few years ago because it turned off a lot of his Chinese audience.

[@CainXVII]

I love the idea of picking a beef with a country's food and then having them proving him wrong. It's a way of branching out his comtent I guess

[@nishthagupta1357]

Ikr

[@sgxmp8565]

Yeah, imagine sending death threats to a comedian... How low can they be?

[@LimFuchen17-]

Jocelyn: 😅😅

[@russiastrategy9896]

How Lao*

[@SparkShadow212]

Soooo, we're just not talking about that one time?

[@sy-2]

if he was actually funny it would be justified

[@artypyrec4186]

Is that a question or rhetorical? It goes lower

[@edwardfletcher7790]

This Lady is a frickin' LEGEND 👍 She managed Uncle Rogers humor and promoted awesome Laos food at the same time ..... Hilarious !

[@charlesr.8159]

This is how to beg for food without begging for food.

[@beastgaming7879]

You mean by calling shit food. If so for that you have to be famous 🤣

[@LedSomeFlops]

Flying to Minneapolis for a meal is pretty expensive.

[@beastgaming7879]

@@LedSomeFlops well he got free food + money from the video. So in reality it is a win for him

[@charlesr.8159]

Not to mention he had other trips as well. Like when he collaborated with guga again

[@Michael_Brock]

Or UK rugby football 🏈

[@TerminallyOnline2077]

If you get hated by entire countries but can still keep millions of people around the world laughing, you made it as a comedian. Go Uncle Roger!

[@jamescheddar4896]

I don't care about offending weird asian people who will shoot you in the face for singing "My Way" at kareoke

[@robynandrews4384]

He's really not that funny. The Rachael Ray one was funny, but then it's the same schtick over and over...and over. 🥱

[@jamescheddar4896]

@@robynandrews4384 yeah internet famous people tend to create a meme and then it devolves into a gimmick. Nigel might pull a Joji and kill his character off lol

[@robynandrews4384]

@@jamescheddar4896 I've only watched three, but I feel like I've watched them all lol. I'd watch that though 😂

[@lyndiane7899]

he played a lot sensitive issues, i need his courage. lol He's Malaysian. Once he was "challenged" by our legendary chef, Chef Wan, he's famous tv chef in 90s to 2000s bcs he's really chatty lol. He just nonstop attack uncle Roger. Best thing ever 😂

[@jaxpoolboy]

When asians compete with each other over who has the best food, we all win! I'd love to see more deep dives into specific countries and regions and their special dishes.

[@nataschaadama9363]

I want to taste everything. All kinds of Asian food…learn and if I can prepare at home

[@annettespradlin4945]

It's a thing. My Thai mom used to bash every other Asian country when it came to their cusine, lol. She couldn't seem to help it even though should would try them and like it.

[@annettespradlin4945]

cuisine

[@jaxpoolboy]

@@annettespradlin4945 Yeah I get that, as an American growing up in Florida there are vicious BBQ rivalries, lol. But just like the asian cuisine, when they compete, we win! Plus I think we should all try each others food... we can still all retain traditional recipes while making new ones with what we learn from other types of cuisine. Food, like ideas, shouldn't be culture-dependent imho. We all eat!

[@annettespradlin4945]

@@jaxpoolboy - For sure. If anyone has anything in common it's the love of food!!! My white Kentucky granny on my dad's side taught my Asian mom American southern cooking. My mom taught her how to make chicken curry and boy was it good. Grandma put her own spin on it but it was still super tasty. My m

[@theamericannestormakhno2360]

I love the "don't call a Scot a Brit they will probably kill you" so true 😂

[@DaGabbaGangsta]

I'm Scottish so true

[@theamericannestormakhno2360]

@@DaGabbaGangsta nobody likes the Brits

[@Ich1GoTgl]

Try calling them English, they will certainly.

[@russellward4624]

​@@DaGabbaGangstaI thought that was Irish.

[@DaGabbaGangsta]

@russellward4624 aye they'll not have that either

[@colina1330]

Nigel Ng has successfully created this character where he can basically say/imply whatever tf he wants and use his influence to collaborate with whoever and get out of any trouble or "cancelling" he might experience from it. He's so good at teetering on that line between good-natured ball-busting and straight up offensiveness. Smart.

[@HO1ySh33t]

meh he got his rise to fame by shitting on caucasian chef, not exactly ground-breaking in western media. Now he's shitting on asian chef, nothing new since making fun of asians is so normalized in western media. Have you ever seen him shitting on black chef? Dude is toeing the line.

[@lyndiane7899]

​@@HO1ySh33tyou know it's just a satire right. i know people would call him racist it that ever happen

[@pushslice]

Apparently, you’re just completely choosing to forget him being a complete Simp/peostitute for the CCP ( re: throwing CCP critics under the bus, for his own gain ) The guy showed the world his true colors .

[@SanskarWagley]

@@pushsliceI can’t watch his videos anymore since that. He straight up deleted a video with Mike Chen because of it.

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

@@pushslice That's not even true. He literally got banned from China lol.

[@GentleCrank]

Your editor needs a raise. Amazing video as always

[@ChefBrianTsao]

Jordan is amazing!

[@GentleCrank]

@@ChefBrianTsaoBut not as amazing as your hand movements 😜

[@ChefBrianTsao]

lol

[@AntMediaUK]

I agree. This Editor Jordan is amazing, needs a raise AND a trip to Beuaty in Essex, again 😉

[@sangramos]

Duuuude this was recorded on my block in Minneapolis!!! So fucking cool. Awesome video, awesome reaction, and awesome channel. Stay metal 🤘

[@Chamomileable]

tbh I love the jokes. I know a lot of people, hell maybe even a majority can't really handle jokes that might make them uncomfortable anymore. but what makes it great is that at the end of the day, I know, you know, Nigel knows that literally every country on earth has some great food and interesting culture. Looking at those stereotypes and joking about ourselves and others honestly humanizes us a lot. I admit 99% of what I know about Laos is through Kahn from King of the Hill, but it seems like a country with a lot of underrated food.

[@ChefBrianTsao]

1000%

[@ASHFAR578]

Its mainly Americans that cant handle a joke. Other parts of the world are still somehow sane.

[@nonondriessen]

Well said, self inspection and self-mockery are so wholesome! I think that not only the food of Laos is underrated but much more. As is the case with the Native American heritage.

[@KamiNoBaka1]

​@@ASHFAR578 In my experience as an American, it gets worse as you go up the socioeconomic strata here. There always seem to be some rich white people who feel the need to get offended on behalf of others who weren't offended in the first place.

[@MarcIverson]

@@ASHFAR578 Lots of Europe is really uptight too. People in Britain getting arrested for memes etc.

[@ZulqarnainAidil]

I mean, he is getting fed. There are cheaper ways… but he is getting fed.

[@azultite]

Been binge watching your channel for the last month or so, have learned so much about cooking despite never really cooking myself Keep up the great work y'all!

[@ChefBrianTsao]

Thank you for binging!

[@kamwickw933]

Uncle Roger was kidding! and bringing appreciation to the cuisine. Some people are too serious.

[@wira619]

a comedian behaving like a know-it-all when it comes to assessing asian cuisines of all kinds despite only being renowned for just egg fried rice and nothing much else…and he expects to be pardoned? don’t send a mathematician to do a scientist’s job. if you stoke the flames, get ready to be burnt. stick to stand up. don’t roast when you ain’t got the culinary gift of the gab to do so 💯

[@Chaos_152]

Very good video. Good respresentation of Laos food. It looks delicious and its just simple to make. Chef should make this at home or maybe even like do a cooking video for it. maybe we can bring a Laos food expert. it would be cool Honestly its so fun for Uncle to do this. cuz it keeps us interested in other food cultures too. Nigel planned this very well and executed it nicely too. It seems to be the part of the whole plan. He makes a controvery, a popular chef defends it and challenges them and Ends up doing a collab. He may get a lot of negativity on all social media platforms yes but hate is everywhere. anyways take care Chef, be safe and good luck

[@VTL291]

Hey chef Brian, if you want some authentic Laos food in NYC then i would recommend 3 place for u, Lan Larb; Somtum Der and Khe-Yo.

[@ChefBrianTsao]

THANK YOU! Im taking Frenchie!

[@catherinejones5807]

I would love a video of your exploration into Laotian cuisine. It would be wonderful to shine a spotlight on amazing, but unfamiliar cuisines.

[@johntowner1893]

I believe in you bro. Keep pushing, and find your own way, you’re more than capable. Only follow others if they facilitate your growth.

[@ohnosmoarlulcatz]

If you were trying to cancel Uncle Roger, you would have needed to start the moment he said "Don't use the white amount. Use the right amount." Anything after that would just make you seem racist for allowing one group of people to be targets of a joke but not another.

[@raysure1345]

Lol so true!! I don’t think he was being serious though😂

[@ohnosmoarlulcatz]

@@raysure1345 Of course he isn't serious. His Hiyah special is literally him making fun of China as a whole. Once again, not calling that out would mean you allow racism towards Chinese people.

[@AlissaSss23]

Uncle Roger is a character. Not a person. Nigel explained what he wanted to achieve and show off as Uncle Roger. I love it

[@andrearay5134]

Food can definitely bring people together! Great video! ❤

[@RobotsWithKnivesCartoons]

So I heard from a lot of travel channels that Beer Lao was the best SE Asian beer so I went to an Asian supermarket in the Seattle area and got some and the lady at the checkout was Lao and was so happy to see me buying Beer Lao, she even told me her kids got a job working at the high speed rail in Vientiane. After trying the beer I thought it was a really great lager for hot days, hope to visit the country some time soon.

[@akatatari]

Naem khao she made, in Thai is called Khao Todd Naem Kluk(ข้าวทอดแหนมคลุก). Main different is we also fried the rice to get them crispy as well :)

[@AgnesKoteles]

I finally got my straight outta compliments to the chef merch! It looks so great! I love it! The tie-dye one I got is lovely as well. Thank you!

[@ChefBrianTsao]

Thank you so much for your support!

[@MXM194]

I developed a shellfish allergy later in my adult life (I’m 45) and I’m terrified to visit Asia because I feel it would be very difficult to avoid the shellfish given the prevalence of shrimp paste. Sigh. I miss Thai curry.

[@buttstinkman5983]

Same thing happened to me. I became allergic to shell fish in my mid 30's. If effing sucks

[@mfaizsyahmi]

I hope vaccines for allergies are coming out soon.

[@anusree2632]

Asia is not one country. Just say you want to avoid South East and East Asian countries

[@feedLala]

Don't be terrified man, there's a lot of non-shellfish dishes in Asia.

[@MarcIverson]

@@anusree2632 How the hell is he or she to know where the exact limits of fish products lie? I bet you have no idea either.

[@LedSomeFlops]

Love her spunk and energy. Great video and reaction. Just subscribed to your mailing list but i must have missed the raw channel. Subscribing now. Hope i get a chance to go to NYC and visit your restaurant. ❤

[@namphan4060]

I have to admit the food look better when i watch your reaction. Now i really want to try Laos cuisine. BTW love the hand motion haha.

[@ChefBrianTsao]

🙈

[@irisflower9030]

I freaking love Laoitian food! Nam Khao is one of my absolute favorites. I actually make papaya salad (my favorite dish) and sticky rice at home exactly the same way she showed with a steam basket and all, flipping the rice and aerating it. I haven’t gotten around to making Nam Khao cuz I’m a white woman with an air fryer and no deep fryer 😂.

[@AlissaSss23]

Lady, if you steam rice in a basket, you got my respect 😊

[@yl7495]

The fact that you make papaya salad, hats off to you!

[@felipechalreo]

Nigel is really smart. New Brian video makes me happy

[@ChefBrianTsao]

😁

[@greed94]

This man collecting cancellations like they're medals of honor And tbh to any sane person it kind of is

[@ChefBrianTsao]

Haha

[@test23123]

idk about cancellations, he's shitposting, he can't help it that people are idiots

[@OoMASEoO]

Omg omg omg I'm so glad she brought Nam Khao! One of my favs. My mom is Thai and my step dad is Laotian and now that I'm older I'm craving the foods that my mom cooked growing up and I always thought they were Thai dishes but I am finding they're mostly Laotian recipes! KZbinr Saeng Douangdara posts Laotian recipes on his channel, if you're able to try some definitely do! One of my other favs is served at all the big parties like weddings baby showers etc called "Or Lam" Cooking with Nana, and House of X Tia are some other great Laotian youtubers (Nana could be my grandmas twin!❤❤)

[@jacquelineking5783]

The whole don't confuse neighboring ethnicities perhaps similar cuisines reminds me of a Key and Peele sketch with I think a Greek and Macedonian restaurants.

[@ChefBrianTsao]

Key & Peele 🐐

[@verentyee5413]

Hello Chef Brian! Like several other folks, I am not too familiar with Lao cuisine. Thankfully, I have gotten to try Nam Khao at a couple local restaurants. It is really good! Coming from someone who also enjoys lettuce wraps with rice, pork belly, and gochujang, I would say there is no comparison between those two dishes. Both are so tasty, full of flavor in their own special ways!😋😋

[@AlissaSss23]

Have you tried kimchi? South Korean food had been my hyper focus cuisine for the last year 😅

[@verentyee5413]

@@AlissaSss23 Yes, I have been eating kimchi since childhood, and I happen to be 25% Korean!

[@David_S_TO]

I guess the question I always have with Nigel is, is the controversy designed to help, or is the helping just a side effect of Nigel doing his Uncle Roger character.

[@AlissaSss23]

I think he loves being edgy and controversial. He's a devil 😂😂😂

[@wildwine6400]

Theres a rather popular Lao restaurant in London, "Lao Cafe" . I don't think theres many in the UK. Plenty Thai restaurants, theres a couple I've seen that are Thai & Lao and serve a few Lao dishes

[@findlesplurb]

Houstonian here, and we have several Lao restaurants. In fact we have almost any kind of food you can think of here. It's one of the best things about living here (and the list of good things about living is here is shrinking).

[@usagi7063]

i really like how descriptive you are since i never had those, all the flavor profile you said help image how it would taste more clearer.

[@ilakya]

In Thai we have called the Som Tum differenly as Tum Thai and Tum Lao. Tum Lao in Thai is mostly like in this video using these land crabs and fermented fish sauce. Tum Thai has a lot of ingredients like Pad Thai. It has palm sugar, dried shrimp and roasted peanuts. There are a lot more different kinds of Som Tum but they're on this spectrum between Tum Thai and Tum Lao. BTW substitute for the shrimp paste could be dried fish. Put a lot of salt on gutted and butterflied fish (no head, no gut, bone is fine, should be thin) and sun dry it like a beef jerky (the smell might make your neighbor call the police on you but totally worth it). After it was totally dry, you could store it unrefrigerated in a dry closed container like a jar. When you want to use it, Roast well to make sure it's safe and add more smoky flavor. Then use a mortar or blender to shred it into powder. It will be different from shrimp paste. But it's in the same direction as fishy salty umami. The smell is not as strong as shrimp paste and has smoky quality in it. One of the best ingredients that could goes everywhere from chilli paste to soup and even on fruits like watermelon. Edit 2 : The crispy rice salad thing is in Thai too. In Thai we call it Yum Nam while in this clip Laos people call it Nam Khao which is totally understandable. So no. It's not unique to Lao. But this dish is less regional than Som Tum. I see no variation in this dish beside the ball's shape but I think that's her own invention. Traditionally it should be just a round ball. Both in Thai and Lao.

[@yohannessulistyo4025]

Uncle Roger is Malaysian. We Indonesians often do this kind of thing with them. Like how some of us (Padangese) make fun of "Malaysian rendang" (often internationally just called "rendang") - which is slightly different. Some of our edgier folk (who typically lives in the west) often try to roast each other the way Europeans have been doing it without going to actual war for comedic purpose. They forget that we also have plenty of hillbilly and lowly educated folks back here - which often react in tribal manner.

[@MystixGaming03]

The Lao chef actually won the first season of next level chef (she didn’t win) but definitely check it out since I know she did pretty good I would recommend watching the first season she was a boss

[@ChefBrianTsao]

Nice! Def gonna check it out!

[@phaymusone803]

she did not win she came in like 6th or 7th

[@MystixGaming03]

@@phaymusone803 oh my bad I know she got super far

[@sigmablock]

@@MystixGaming03it was Pyet, na Native American.

[@sae2705]

Honestly the best outcome. It's always bad when people double down, play victim, make fake apology videos (that people just see through), make comments like "can't take a joke bro?", which is all stuff that makes things worse. Given it was a joke from Uncle Roger the character, there's no reason to be sorry, instead of getting defensive or saving face, he not only shows that it's a joke in good faith but also turned the whole thing into something positive. Because now I'm wanting to try Lao food and I love the chef he's collabed with, she has great energy and gives just as much as she takes. And his collaborations work, I have auntie Liz and auntie Thuy's books and when I have a reason to go to London, I'd love to visit their restaurants. And now I follow Ae on Instagram, because damn, that food looks good. I hope Uncle Roger does good on his word and visits her restaurant when it opens. And credit to Uncle Roger's roasting, because it has driven me to try and improve my Asian cooking. And whilst I don't think I'm a great cook, I try to avoid some of the mistakes others make, heck I own a rice cooker and he's right to rave about them, because I've only got a cheap-as-shit one from Amazon, so it's not like you have to spend a lot to get good rice every time without any effort. As a British person I now feel the need to apologise for some of our chefs, because wow, I knew we took some liberties, but some er...really take liberties.

[@akki942200]

@Chef Brian, would love to see Chef Ae collab with you and create more amazing food. Maybe a Korean and Laosian fusion recipe?

[@KenNakajima07]

I would eat everything in a heartbeat, looks so tasty... Chef... you're very brave not to edit out your "food shoving" good luck with the memes bro!

[@김단군-z2b]

I'm Korean but I took his comment on Korean food as a joke. Always found this Indonesian boy uncle Roger hilarious.

[@Shaosprojects]

Uncle Roger was like “lol you mad at a comedian’s jokes? How about I turn this car around and feature the very food you’re defending right here!” Nigel really knows how to roll with the punches

[@emanymton713]

King oyster mushrooms or whitefish can usually be substituted for shrimp in a dish but for paste… I don’t think there is a substitution unfortunately.

[@bensgalley1368]

Hey Brian you need to call Uncle Rodger out and do a similar video. With you making him some Korean food. Let's everyone get together and make it happen.

[@Notsosweetstevia]

We need more shady comments from the editor. All videos should have them😂

[@jarlsigurdstorvann9885]

if you love food that happens to be spicy, there are a couple of things that can help cool that burn in your mouth if you will. besides from milk, cucumber helps you deal with spicy food. back in the day i had an Thai Aunt who served cucumbers with her spicy food and it worked perfectly.

[@IrishBrotato]

Horseradish does great too I was at a hot sauce shop and they had a sauce called flash bang I think and I love spice habaneros are my fav and so when they offered me free sample of the sauce I was excited and for the free sample they dipped the very tippity top of a tooth pick in the sauce and had me wipe it on my tongue and i felt like my insides were melting i couldnt breath or speak and after maybe 2 minutes of agony they gave me horseradish and instantly nullified the spice...yes horseradish is spice but it works

[@packnerz2017]

And scientifically, milk doesn't really ease you from spiciness. That's just some placebo stuff happening in there.

[@jarlsigurdstorvann9885]

@@packnerz2017 well that is one contradiction my man. placebo effect is scientific. regardless if its right or wrong. there is a reason why milk is more of the most common thing served along side spicy food. and that is because it works. personaly i dont think it is the best thing to cooldown that spicyness. but it does infact work

[@packnerz2017]

@@jarlsigurdstorvann9885 Nah, it is bogus. You're just trying to convince yourself that milk is effective on that because that's what they said. It is just a myth.

[@daan8702]

Brian really looking a lot healthier 👏🏻💪🏻

[@ChefBrianTsao]

Thank you!

[@MeganSin]

I’m Thai and Lao and my Laotian dad even said to me that the best food is in Vietnam. My mom who is from the border of Thailand near Laos and makes a lot of Lao food (particularly khao poon which is my favorite Laotian dish, although I prefer Khao poon nam jaew which is the clear non coconut milk version) but I will say a lot of Thai food originated from Laos.

[@zemekiel]

I love all asian cuisines, but my favorite is vietnamese. My brother in law is a vietnamese chef, and the flavors in those dishes are just out of this world! Your dad is a wise man!

[@mfaizsyahmi]

Iirc historians and linguists do consider Thai and Lao people as closely related, and their homeland is just north of the Laos border with China.

[@LelakiKerdus]

Thai and Laotian beef regarding cuisines probably have similar energy like Indonesian and Malaysian beef 😂 And they're also pretty close culturally.

[@GardevoirBoy]

Thanks for translating Uncle Rodger's signature "Haiyaa!" To be fair, Haiya sounds like the Chinese "Oh no..."

[@richardsanchez5444]

This is the kind of humor i love. We always talk sht to each other at work, but its always a joke. People need to learn to take a joke

[@patricknez7258]

18:51 Uncle Roger is feeling the spice! 😂

[@CainXVII]

This really, really looked delicious. I don't know of any Laos restaurants where I live, but I would definitely go if I got the chance. I mean, I'm lucky if I can find Thai nowadays

[@JohnWarner-lu8rq]

Calling a Scotsman a Brit isn't quite as bad as telling a Sicilian he's actually Greek. It's true, but still not a good idea : ^)

[@professorbutters]

Calling a Scotsman ENGLISH though…prepare to…[not have very nice things happen to you, because KZbin can be nasty]. Listen sometime to David Tennant reading letters to Donald Trump about calling them “English,” “taking their country back,” and Brexit. About the nicest term is “orange cockwomble.”

[@fionamb83]

Honestly about the Korean skin care. I'm from Ireland and if I spend 0.5 seconds in the sun I burn. And Korean sunscreen has been a godsend to me. Thank you Koreans for saving me from turning in to a pile of dust on the ground when it gets above 22 degrees Celsius without my skin getting all greasy and gross 🙏 I'll show you guys all the best secret Guinness spots if you come here.

[@fionamb83]

Also if there is Lao food in Ireland please, anyone with this knowledge, let me know. I can handle spicy food, despite me not being able to handle spicy sun :(

[@AlissaSss23]

Where do you buy it? I'm in London

[@AlissaSss23]

​@@fionamb83maybe Google it? Use Google maps and search for Asian restaurants

[@poomlertpinyowong9187]

As a Thai, I am not gonna lie I think I only have had less than 10% of Thai foods because I mostly stick with the central Thai foods, Thai-Chinese foods (well I am a 100% chinese who was born and raised in central Thailand), and only try some famous foods from other regions, Northern, Southern, and Isan (which means Northeastern). These 4 regions have different foods, cultures, and accents. Most of the worldwide famous Thai foods are central Thai and some Isan foods. Actually, althoght central foods are spicy for foreigner, they are considered as the least spicy in Thailand. It is arguably whether which one is the spiciest though. Most people might say the southern one I guess. Thai and Lao not only share the foods, we also share cultures and languages. I never learn Lao language but I can read and listen to Lao language except some different vocabuaries. Thai-Isan language is more similar to Lao. In term of history, some Thais might say Lao was a part of Thailand while Laos might claim Isan to be part of Lao. My prefer theory, according to a book called Siam Mapped, is that there was no concept of precise geographical boundary in the area before the West colonized some parts of it. The area in between like Isan was both Siam (Thailand) and Lao.

[@annettespradlin4945]

Southern Thai go nuts with the spices! One of my mom's friends from there made us a 7 course meal and it was one of the spiciest I ever tried, but oh so tasty.

[@annettespradlin4945]

Both my mother and aunt are from the Isan region but different provinces. My sister recently had a blast in Udon.

[@mfaizsyahmi]

Iirc historians and linguists do consider Thai and Lao people as closely related, and their homeland is just north of the Laos border with China.

[@MAZakir2]

14:30 Brian, I think Uncle Roger's rubbing off on you now! 😂

[@ChefBrianTsao]

🙈😂

[@jasonstevenson8569]

I love the way uncle roger talks about other countrys food some times . Makes me laugh so much .

[@jasonstevenson8569]

@T.elegram..ChefBrianTsao2015 yo great show had to watch it again cause you commented on my comment. Judy wanted to say love your videos keep it up

[@forty_two42]

For real. Those collab shirts went fast too. There was like 3 left when I looked

[@Cyberoverdose888]

Thais will say that Isan food is very much alike to Lao. Some families have mixed blood of Lao and Isan. North Eastern Thailand has sour/fermented flavors. Shrimp paste(fermented), similarly Filipinos have "Alamang" both raw in refrigerated section and cooked (spicy/sweet) on shelves. One substitute that is close would be to use Thai dried shrimp or better krill boil or better, pour boiling water over the shrimp/krill. Drain add salt about 20% of volume of the shrimp, make a block, sun dry for about 2-3 days until the block of shrimp can be lifted without crumbling. Ferment in room temperature for 3 days,Then trasfer to refrigerator for more fermentation time. Good for months. Salt is the main ingredient to ferment the shrimp/krill.

[@Jida_TheRainGirl]

Laos people is one of the funniest and sweetest people to hang around, i'm Thai btw Oh the crispy rice! I never saw that. Maybe because I'm live in the northern part so i don't really know what eastern eats other than papaya salad and soi ju (raw beef) So this is interesting

[@peerah]

Naam Khao is LEGIT. I’m Thai and being a next door neighbor of Lao we get to enjoy all the amazing Lao-Isaan foods.

[@alicethelomasete2391]

Love your uncle Roger reactions Chef Brian

[@meltdown4126]

Now imagine a white dude saying half of what Roger did in that vid 🤣

[@CookingwithStephennJacklyn]

Hey Chef great reaction video....and those dishes look so delicious...at one point I wished there like I was tasting the food lol 😂😂. Cheers ✌️ 🍻

[@ChefBrianTsao]

Cheers!

[@nickr242]

Your mouth was definitely watering at the food lol!

[@poramednakkaew4635]

Laotian dishes aside, I agree with the laotian chef at the end of the video. It doesn't mean that the cambodian food is horrible but lots of the menus that they cook for the restaurants in the states might hard to distinguish from the thai counter part. Moreover, due the fact that some restaurant even dare to claim thai food (central thai style) as cambodian food on TV, I would say that Uncle Roger would have a hard time dealing with their ego for sure.

[@lmpeters]

I think Auntie Ae needs to do a collab with Max Miller on the history of Laos and Lao cuisine. Also, America's Test Kitchen found that Bragg's liquid aminos make a decent vegetarian substitute for fish sauce. I don't know if they've figured out a vegetarian alternative to shrimp paste, though.

[@libraryofpangea7018]

A faster way of cutting cherry tomatoes is just putting them on a metal skewer and then cutting vertical down the axis of the skewer. I grow cherry tomatoes and have ended up with a few hundred pounds of them before, this is how I process them. 20 cherry tomatoes fit on one of my skewers, one cut and I have 40 halves.

[@paladonis]

I looked through a ton of comments and no one seems to know who "she" is. Her name is Ae Southammavong (I think I spelt the last name right) and she did a lot of cooking on social media with Laos food. She also came in 8th place on the first season of Next Level Chef. Uncle Rodger made some comments on a previous video and I believe Ae and Nigel got together to do this video after. Even does some out takes at the end of the video

[@manalittlesis]

Uncle Roger tilt his head too while eating with hand 🤭

[@tascharahernandez5867]

I wish that we had more restaurants where I live. I really want to try food from all across Asia.

[@tishamac529]

Can’t wait to get my stickers!!

[@ChefBrianTsao]

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[@louisachalarca6494]

I love intraethnic ribbing around food it’s always so fun! I love to argue with a Venezuelans over Colombian arepas and learning all about how the same food gets a different result in our different cultures

[@Kim-en9gp]

Khe-Yo is my go to Lao restaurant in NYC. Like Southish Manhattan.

[@ChefBrianTsao]

Nice! Def gotta check it out!

[@dantecry125]

uncle roger she just called you uncle cancelled hahahhaha

[@msqunhua]

Food so good that the thought makes Chef Brian foodgasm! I don't know about NYC but Georgia has Lao restaurants.

[@mignonetbeau]

2 most likely places to get your feelings hurt. 1. comedy club 2. In a kitchen Uncle Roger covers both departments. RIP ❄️

[@richardplass8453]

Sounds like Brian needs to make sandwich versions of these Lao salads!

[@algum504]

My first experiance with spicy food was chinese restaurant when i was just wee child, from soup to salad it was all i tasted... stoped eating spicy food till way later when i had green curry, could actually taste flavour with that spice. Sadly chutty's stoped selling it (now they sell nonspicy curry)

[@punkrockdave1000]

The best Lao place you can eat is at a families house. I had the privilege of working with around 16 or so guys from Laos. They would always share their lunch with us white boys. I was invited to a traditional Laos wedding and I was floored by the hospitality. The BEST wedding I've been to. The people were so damn nice and the food was incredible.

[@leejongsumusicofficial8240]

14:16 Brian came.😅😂😂😂

[@Phoneybeetlemaniacxs]

It’s like how frenchie dismisses British cooking when we have brilliant chef

[@PingLagGLHF]

If you need to cut a bunch of grapes in half, sandwich them with two lids and cut. Susur Lee aka Iron Chef thought me that.

[@Wifibee]

Bird's eye chili peppers, got like a huge bag in my drawer (dried ones). I've tried hotter peppers but these ones hurt different, that's totally true. The heat is so specific. I'm gonna try to fry some into my next chili oil batch next time.

[@palestrinabrahmsfan]

This video is actually very educational. Now I want Laos food.... drooling

[@mcnamaracody1]

The ending music caught me off guard because I've been playing metal on my guitar while watching this 😂

[@CainXVII]

Thanks for explaining the football bc I definitely thought she was just making it round

[@visbiss]

Im shocked hes JUST NOW getting cancelled 😭😭

[@ChefBrianTsao]

Truth lol

[@charlesr.8159]

He almost got cancelled before. It had something to do with his collab with mike chen in the past. He deleted that video afterward. I have a feeling he is about to retire the uncle roger character. It all started with the pandemic, and the longer he keeps this up, it will get boring. He will run out of people to criticize at some point.

[@Chaos_152]

@@charlesr.8159 look dude. western people wont stop messing up asian food so there's no stopping. plus he got cancelled by china 2 times, and cancelled for ukraine jokes. he's still here and doing well. so far its not getting boring at all. he knows what he's doing and he can continue

[@PanamanianMan317]

If he's getting cancelled, then he's a true comedian. If he's pandering to some narrative, then he's no comedian, he would be just a pandering sellout.

[@charlesr.8159]

What I meant of content getting boring is repetition. His jokes are getting predictable. If you don't get tired of it, that's fine. I do see how Nigel is trying to be relevant despite all of this, and its a skill, but this act is not just about him.

[@j-fb4596]

That pinch harmonic sound for censorship is epic lolll

[@tildessmoo]

I want some of that crispy rice salad. I think I heard somewhere that mango sticky rice is from the Laos side of Isan, so everyone's favorite Thai dessert is actually Lao. And Jordan, don't worry about calling Scots Brits; that just means they're from the island of Great Britain. If they want to take offense, they're just ignorant of their own geography. (Well, unless they're from Orkney or something.) I just cringe when my fellow Americans call them English. (Or when they call Irish Brits; the only one of the British Isles whose inhabitants you can call Brits is Great Britain, that's a great way to start a fight, especially after they gained independence for the country/most of the island.)

[@AlissaSss23]

But ...Great Britain is COMPOSED OF: England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland. Obviously Irish people are British

[@SiimaWycliff]

That lady is really feisty and full of energy

[@knocknockify]

Nam Khao is one my top favorite dishes of all time!! There are so many contrasting textures and flavors, everything builds together and it is one of the most flavorful and amazing thing I've ever eaten!! It's honestly a reason for me to say I live to eat and not eat to live. I could go on lol 😂 The only regret I have is not having enough time and energy to invest in making it for myself at home, and I also don't have easy access to Asian groceries where I live 😢

[@angelserenade]

I'm so invested trying this Lao papaya salad, and other Southeast asian dishes. I am a Filipino and I have not even tried these wonderful, mouth-watering dishes yet.

[@plutoniumlollie9574]

Agree on the shrimp paste. I can only use it when I'm home alone and have enough time to air out 😅 But it's a great umami bomb. Just have some shrimp paste and garlic, stir fry it until fragrant, add some asian greens like morning glory to stir fry it for some minutes. Done. Easy and delicious side dish is ready.

[@AlissaSss23]

Morning glory ❤❤❤

[@TheRememdium]

I don't need a Lao restaurant, my wife is from Laos, and I can say Lao food has its own thing going for it. While similar to Thai for obvious reasons, it is something quite special. Spicier and more flavorful in general. If you haven't tried it yet, you're missing out. In my top 10 food dishes of all time, Laotian food has at least 5 of those spots. Reminds me, I need to ask my wife to make me some of them crispy riceballs tomorrow, (not the one's in this video, different type.)

[@hugobranca]

Lol Chef, "You are gonna feel it again later". I hope nobody missed that. While I am at it, you put out great stuff, thank you mate.