Cooking Hmong Food in an American Missile in Laos!!

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INTERVIEWEE: Mr. Nengyongsong Jongja, Mis. Yau Ya, Lue Song, Mr. Kamar Song, Mr. Nouyang + Mrs. Phaua
🇱🇦STICKY RICE PATTIES: Soak sticky rice for 1 hour. Steam 3kg for 1 hour, 10 mins. Pound steamed rice till sticky. Mix egg yolks. Wrap in leaf, grill till non-sticky.
🇱🇦RAW BUFFALO & BILE LAAP: Dice buffalo meat & liver. Extract bile from sack. Mix with rice powder, coriander, mint, pepper, onion, galanga, lemongrass, chili, bile, salt, MSG.
🇱🇦BUFFALO HEART: Slice the Buffalo heart, season with garlic, lemongrass, salt, MSG, chilli and fish sauce, place on bamboo skewers. Grill over fire.
🇱🇦STIR-FRIED BUFFALO: Slice the Buffalo heart, season with garlic, lemongrass, salt, MSG, chilli and fish sauce, place on bamboo skewers. Grill over fire.
🇱🇦BUFFALO SOUP
🇱🇦BOILED BUFFALO MEAT
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[@joecoreano]

Lovely

[@abdielstalwartsoma7725]

Kaaa peace ✌️

[@Okok35158]

Sweet 😊

[@channel_cheezilik7667]

Sunny You Should Visit my Country Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 (West Africa). It's a very peaceful country and I bet you'll enjoy most of your Delicacies and I'll Gladly be your Toure Guide. Please give it a thought... 👏😊

[@jacquelinezonneville1427]

therapy is for mentally weak people.

[@djjaewon]

The problem I have with this show is that episodes are too short. I’d watch an hour 2 hours of this. Yia is charismatic and he should start his own food show. Love Sonny as always.

[@monkeysflingpooatyou]

Wait a bit, they'll post the whole regional series in a single video. Usually a couple weeks after the individual episodes compete.

[@No-uo2nc]

@@monkeysflingpooatyounormally the normal episodes are a bit longer as well though

[@Like_Ike]

Sometimes I purposely don't watch the videos just to wait for the whole series release and watch the long version. It can be difficult because I love this channels videos, it makes it hard to wait.

[@fruitpunh]

Had us in the first half

[@ferdinandgustav]

Hiya, South African here, I've watched all of your videos, they're all very special, purely because of the actual cultural education that comes with the food, even the ones you did here in SA, but this series was just very special to me because of the story behind Yia's parents, and you could just see in every episode, what it meant to him to be there. Keep up the good work team BEFRS, can't wait for the next series, you guys are awesome.

[@MolotovFolktales]

This series with Yia has been really awesome to watch, Sonny. Thanks for bringing him along!

[@KainYusanagi]

That was so sweet; couldn't see it through the tears of happiness for Yia and his family, but could hear it just fine.

[@kyibobpeb]

I laughed at so hard when Sonny stood there wondering out loud why Chef Yia was doing a cooking show in the middle of his show. 😂

[@afodimkpa9658]

😂😂😂❤🇳🇬

[@Giveme100ksubs]

which part of the video?

[@putradesa8210]

​@@Giveme100ksubs 10:04

[@TheSfelex]

yes that was hilarious, i replayed it a couple of times (it also reminded me of that shocked Elmo Vine)

[@TsoiIzAlive]

Yeah Sonny definitely doesn‘t like someone taking over his show even for 2 mins

[@doua_her]

Sunny, as a Hmong young man, you’ve just gained my upmost respect. You’re not one to discriminate or should I say only do your videos focusing on a particular group of people, but you focus your videos on the world as a whole. Thank you sir.

[@jules3048]

Awww so sweet that Yia’s family were fangirling/boying over Sonny. ❤

[@EdventuresMX]

Normal people watch cartoons with their kids. We watch the Best Ever Food Review Show! Saludos from Cancun México!

[@hueyang5943]

Thanks for sharing the culture of laos, Sonny. I'll visit in October.👍

[@sunnyjaylenyengthao1127]

Thank you sunny for showing people our culture

[@VillageCookingTV.]

That's Asian food. I hope one day you will to review food in Cambodia too. Wish all of you here have good health and safe!

[@chorlor8267]

This show is so awesome!

[@kaptainkaos1202]

When it came time for the Buffalo preparation I had flashbacks of Apocalypse Now.

[@tingzut759]

I can watch this show all day

[@kelliepineda9822]

thank you both for sharing ive learned so much n respect they stuff.they n their families had to go through. as they started comingbtonthe USA i made friends n was not allowed to play with them but i snuck n did . my grandfather n my mom would say horrible things about them ect. i nvrbsaw any of those things n glad i could think fir myself. my hubby from mexico n have friends from Vietnam lias ect n drs from china whom im thankful for that you for doing this n showing the world its ok to be different n have different beliefs

[@gamer298channel2]

Hmong is really friendly ❤❤❤love your video sharing about hmong food to people in the world 🌎 know about hmong thank you ❤❤❤👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@TitoManongTV]

This channel is beyond Food Network 😊😊

[@squeezemysak]

I wholeheartedly get a joy watching Sonny and this channel - amazing guy, amazing work, amazing cultural knowledge bomb dropped in each video!

[@Hmongsta612]

Thank you Sonny

[@DawnalynForrest]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video!

[@StefanKhalil]

Lol @ the brotato music when they slaughter the cow

[@UrbanKhan100]

Loved these episodes!!

[@lis_anar9630]

LOVED IT WHENTHEREISNO ADS🎉

[@sophitran]

Just love love this episode

[@Hanibul_Lecktor]

Watching this, I'm preparing my breakfast of beef, pig heart and rice...

[@gearhead113]

Shots shots shots!😎 see him puttin it down lol. Sleep good brother mornings goong to be ruff.....

[@Idrewthingsforaliving]

I'm hmong and I simply like this video

[@wolfpsg1]

Wait you provided the Buffalo? Wow! 👍

[@raditz9676]

"Nothing go to waste, the blood, the hooves, the organs, the skin - everything, but its last breath." - I find this thought beautiful.

[@NakuNama-r9u]

We newars also eat raw buffalo meat with spices called kachela

[@LtColUnknown]

Sonny: "How was the (raw) meat taste?" Yia: "Mhm.. (trying to hold it in)" Lmao

[@Reina1297-4]

Lmaooo they got the “I’m so tired” wrong Yia said to the other man “You have so much strength” lol 😭

[@HopSkipRun22]

I will now volunteer to be the Communal drinker when my friends cant 😂

[@jonasholm-mw5bn]

9:20 that’s some really fresh tartar

[@thewarboy1129]

"You're the chief of the village right?" ...yeah man. I'm sure he said something else he had to have.

[@kellipeterson8631]

That is cool

[@vibinoutside]

This dude's literally that character from Mulan

[@AkaliciousZA]

Sony is eating so much food, he has even lost weight

[@beelao5755]

Almost 227k viewers in less than a day. Good jib.

[@scrollingthroughlife]

Holy moley.

[@xxSargentRagexx]

Is that music from brotato. 8:34

[@MikeTheGamer77]

Am I really hearing music from Brotato?

[@BITEITYOURIPHONE]

You need to try lanternflies😂

[@swiftglockz]

I'm a Mexican American, I hunt with a group of Hmong in NorCal. Their food is incredibly delicious. 10/10 would recommend.

[@wanglee21]

Too many Americans are willing to break out of their shell

[@bobbiety]

@swiftglockz touché brother

[@jiggitydazzle84]

dude thats so cool, can you tell more? like how did you meet, what do you hunt? and whats the end result w the food?

[@swiftglockz]

@jiggitydazzle84 I met one of the guys that hunts with this group at work, we had some stuff in common as we are both veterans. So he invited me to come out to hunt with them. We hunt blacktail deer and black bear. Here is a link to the groups KZbin channel if you'd like to see some of the hunting process and the food that we enjoy in camp. I'm the big dude with the beard in some of the videos. youtube.com/@willowhunters?si=7mrrmJS9OoBYOf17 The channel is Willow Hunters.

[@GamingClipse]

I’ve always said Hmong and Mexicans are very similar 😂 Food gotta be spicy and always gotta have a few cases of beer

[@iancordell4718]

Great video! I really do have a question. For someone with less than $10,000 to invest, how would you recommend we enter the crypto market? I am looking at studying some traders and copying their strategy rather than investing myself and losing money emotionally.. What's your take on this approach?

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I and my brother have been trading with Ms Letton Deb. For over a year and I've made good profit of $86000 that's not much but I'm happy with the progress, I don't have to look for jobs anymore

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Wow can't believe you guys also know expert Mrs Letton Deb

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Trading with her has been the best decision i and my husband has made this year

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My only regret is not starting up earlier.... I and my husband can't wait to cashout tomorrow and reinvest

[@raidernai6646]

Sonny, this is the best series you've ever made. As a first generation immigrant with the exact same back story as Chef Yia, this has a connection to my soul. Thank you both for putting this together.

[@SilverSpectre266]

Been waiting for this episode since the preview. Its so awesome Sonny helped Yia not only connect with his roots, and help him understand his own food culture, but also reconnect him with his own lost relatives

[@rg20322]

Yia is one of the all-time best guests of this channel and there is a long list of such great co-hosts.

[@popaopol]

@@rg20322 ...

[@clydemosis]

Me too! I couldn’t wait for this.

[@duchieu235]

**falls for the cheesy sob story**

[@karissirak]

I was coming to say the same thing. It gave me chills when Yia met his family. Good job Sonny!! You nailed this video! Thank you for sharing and yes I eat the meat from around the bones too!!

[@kellenphan7198]

Love learning about Hmong people. Being Vietnamese, it feels like I almost have a responsibility to. They fought for my people and it got them nothing but suffering.

[@TheSleeplessGuy]

We were split, half of us helped the NVA and the other half helped the CIA. But in the end we should've never even fought against our asian brothers/sisters.

[@michelhv]

Oh man, I’m not Hmong and I’m not American, but I broke a tear for this episode and all the backstory of war and dispossession this is trying to heal in its own way. Truly a good thing.

[@Lushflowers19]

I'm actually Hmong and my elders like grandpa,uncles ,and all that they fought in a war long back

[@doublet7184]

I have love this HMONG series. Thank you for representing our culture with chef Yia Vang.

[@lillycollier7915]

This series with Yia has been my favourite so far this year! Loving that it was a more personable journey along with learning the culture and its food

[@sophiaisabelle01]

Laos sure has amazing sceneries. Their food definitely has a lot of variety.

[@theslowserious9974]

This is so great. Everyone on the Best Ever Food review team did such an amazing job. Thank you guys!!

[@evilemperor4245]

Food is meant to be enjoyed with family and friends. I usually eat alone so watching these videos while eating is kinda like eating with these people and enjoying their stories! Thank you for these sweet videos!

[@FighterPL]

one of the best episodes. seeing this family reunion is huge and wholesome

[@fangyang1026]

i like how at 3:00 dude said "you hella strong" but the subtitles said "im so tired" 😂

[@ThojHmoob97]

4:02 i appreciate sunny’s recognizing the way hmong people speak when saying “nyob zoo os” the “os” is like a tone difference its not aggressive or mean its calm and welcome when saying “nyob zoo os” instead of just nyob zoo.

[@WorksopWhiskey]

I’m feel so happy that tradition’s in culture’s like this are alive and kicking and shown to us by Sonny and his team but I’m a little sad that I’ll never be able to experience any of it first hand

[@husaink5253]

I am so used to Sonny being jolly, that at the end when Yia and Sonny had that very deep rooted conversation about having Yia come to Laos and all.. took me a little while to process. Great work BEFRS!! Love from India

[@jimscarlet]

This series has been wonderful, Yia is a natural, I'm sure he'd be hugely popular if he started his own channel. Thanks yet again for opening our eyes, and challenging our own cultural norms.

[@brendayang7059]

As a Hmong American from MN these videos with Yia and Sonny in a Hmong village feels like home.🤗🙏🏼 I love this channel anyways but the last few videos with Yia has been so beautiful. I’ve been watching them with my children and have been looking forward to each video that comes out. Thank you Yia and Sonny ❤

[@k3n12ock]

As a Hmong person, Its been great watching this series and seeing Yia Vang get the props he's getting

[@aaliyah3567]

as a hmong person, watching this video learning more about heritage and my tradition is awesome

[@myangkia]

Thank you for showing a small part of the Hmong culture and tradition. I can't wait to show this episode to my parents. My grandparents would have love to see what they once called home.

[@JPLamoureuxsTravels]

Dude, just beautiful watched you from the start and mental health, family and food are a big part of my life and you do so much to bring these key factors of what makes life a lovely thing, you guys ROCK! thank you x Huge respect to you and the team XXX JP

[@ikkivp5631]

From the different tribes of Taiwan, to Vietnam, to Laos, to Burma and finally where I'm from NE India. I think it's safe to say that we all share common ancestors, from traditions, culture and cuisine, because it's all so familiar, I have always feel a deep connection to these people, sometimes, more so than my fellow mainland Indians, thank you BEFRS for bringing it to us/connecting us in some way.

[@rjth2835]

Where u from?

[@rjth2835]

@zenjigaming3342 did u even understand what I asking huh? Stop replying to people if u don't even understand what others are saying. Ofc i know and read what he said so by asking what I asked it means that i was asking sth else from what has already been given. Learn to speak politely and stop assuming things with ur 10 IQ brain.

[@buyanifakudze3489]

I just got schooled. There are some similarities to Nguni African culture here and it's amazing to see. Sonny and the BEFRS... thank you for the amazing work.

[@thankyoucomeagain9130]

Much love to my hmong people... Hmong pride forever

[@playertou]

Sunny thank you. As Hmong American viewer I think you’ve done an amazing job and to bring a family together and really look into history of places before you go. Wish you good health and more supporters.

[@HmoobDudeSonGaming]

8:50 LMAO! Broooooooo... Guess it don't matter if it's in the U.S or Laos. There's always that ONE guy at Hmong gatherings, lol

[@johnher291]

😂 so damn true

[@williamli4129]

Love Laos! The unique and exotic cuisine and wonderful people there is so fantastic! Will definitely visit there someday. Thanks Sonny for the review and showing us their amazing culture!

[@brianmac7536]

You never fail us Sonny, Thanks for showcasing Laos culture and food. I love chef Yia for making the experience beyond expecttion

[@IgorEngelen1974]

Super nice video. I just realised how important it is to preserve culture and cooking styles. As a kid I adored my grandma's liver stew and assumed it was a normal thing but it wasn't. Nobody asked for the recipe and now the original dish is gone. We only have attempts to create something similar.

[@shveetsness]

Amazing amazing episode. So happy to see Yia connect with ancestral grounds and family, what an opportunity!

[@tyrone0714]

Sonny you are so awesome to provide for this village and make everyone come together and just have a wonderful time. Bless you brother for visiting Laos🙏🇱🇦

[@rachelgrinnell]

My favorite videos always the ones that take place in Asian countries. I always love seeing the Hmong people. I can feel their soul through the screen.

[@dieselgrandpa4181]

Thank you for this series, more than just the food it was very cool to watch chef get in touch with his heritage. So many of us will never know our heritage as Americans

[@mindysuarez1699]

I hope ya'll do more videos together the friendship is awesome. I love his laughter !

[@Saisaid1]

As a Hmong person I am very glad that us Hmongs get to be recognized 😊

[@megendoherty380]

This video travel touched my heart ❤ I'm always impressed an enthralled with all that Sonny and his crew along with friends shows us! Wonderful job to All!

[@laobb7033]

ມັນແຊມທັງອີ່ມນຳລາຄາກະຖືກເຮັດກິນກະໄດ້ສຸດທໍ່ນັ້ນ 🙏🏻🇱🇦#Laos food 🥰

[@lindathao5017]

So happy to see a collaboration between Yia and Sonny! Thank you for showcasing the Hmong culture so beautifully! I enjoyed this so much

[@misslovelyynnt]

I love this hmong series with Yia! It's like a personal touch and dive deep into the hmong roots

[@itsBINGO357]

No matter where you go in the world there always seems to be a kid in a Spider-Man shirt. 🤔

[@heavylover7944]

Sunny, what about bologna and hot dogs? Many Americans eat these things that incorporate different parts of the animal. I love your videos. Keep rocking the KZbin ❤

[@OpoOnTheGo]

Scrapple is another good example of a meat product where nothing goes to waste

[@swampcritterisbackbaby1740]

Don't forget souse meat/headcheese.

[@heavylover7944]

I grew up in Mobile Alabama. Every gas station back in the day had giant jars of pickled pigs feet,pigs ears and eggs.

[@doubtingthomas9612]

The fact that we get free food & travel videos on KZbin by Sonny is truly a gift. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jorgeasaur]

Glad to see people coming together after so long, Sunny seeing a new way of putting down an animal just shows that even now after so long he is still understanding more about cultures around the world.

[@paulbloxham1068]

Great show again and thanks to Yia Vang for his great input. Ua tsaug!

[@KaPaChan_]

I have to say I really enjoyed this series. I'm half Hmong born in the states. I remember my mom who was also born in the US tell me a story about, was it my grandmother's dad or grandfather? I forget which one since she doesnt tell this story enough. But when my grandmother and her family were in the motherland trying to run away during the war, they had to leave him behind in the jungle because he was blind. Seeing this series and hearing the stories about the war reminded me of that old story. Watching this made me feel proud and also brought a tear or two to my eyes. :')

[@toma.w1820]

You know what this might be the best ever food review show I've seen

[@joshyycute5823]

It's a food and culture documentary at this point

[@g-mane7497]

Hey Sonny and team, great job on this series of videos, I am Hmong and so glad to see you go through the villages to show and explain our culture to the world. Thank you guys and keep it up.

[@VangDOPE]

@3:13 a mistranslation. Chef Yia said, “oh, you’re so strong!” Instead of “I’m so tired” :)

[@bukhukee32]

Keep tradition alive! 🇱🇦🇱🇦💚

[@LaoGrow]

Goddamn, Laotian american here, you're doing amazing work brother, proud you're shining light on this

[@seancrisci610]

Best Food Show In The World🌍🗺🌋🗻⛰🏝🏜🏖🏕🏞🏙🗽🗼🏯🏰🖼✈🚢🌞

[@KaiVangSF49ERS16]

The food looks delicious but what missing there is Hmong chill sauce/pepper dip 😊

[@Yellahighway]

I wonder how Hmong Americans from Fresno and St Paul feels when they see all the truly “authentic” Hmong food from the old country 😂 peace n love to the Hmong community either you green or white ❤

[@Desi365]

The missile-made-oven thing is very poignant, indeed. And kudos to you for putting a clip on the "rolling thunder" operation: a carpet bombing campaign of Vietnam bigger than WW2 in Europe ! America's folly and shame, if you want my opinion. I am always stunned how Vietnamese welcome americans despite eveything, instead of shredding you in pieces out of anger when they see you.

[@mangonow6350]

3:11 bruh however translating is not hmong lmao, its "you are very strong" not "im so tired" 😂