Martin Yan's Chinatowns - Like Father Like Son

[@will.a.benjamin]

I love Martin Yan, watched him a lot in high school during the 90's. Probably my favorite television chef...he has such a fun personality.

[@dlish984]

I love this guy, hope to find more of his episodes im going to watch them all! "Look at dis!!" "Whoaaaaa~" Hahah he's the best!!! Brings back alot of great childhood memories watching him on TV.

[@RKO859]

Martin Yan is an awesome charismatic chef

[@cotegt]

hey can you keep uploading these episodes, this dude is like my childhood idol. I really appreciate it thanks.

[@felixlee9645]

Mine too

[@Joseph1NJ]

Back when cooking shows were about cooking.

[@0623kaboom]

I miss his dad Steven Yan ... saw a show live when he was in Ottawa ... awesome cook and a really nice person too ... martin is a lot like his dad too

[@patricktracy4371]

not his dad, Martin worked for him demonstrating products in the 1980's

[@JThom-yh3ef]

Martin Yan, you rule my friend.

[@Dingle-Berries]

No need to say anything// this guy speaks for himself!!! Master chef

[@nottix624]

Oh man. Thank you for sharing this. I grew up watching him. He's boss.

[@felixlee9645]

Ikr

[@dragonlord316]

The first restaurant Martin goes to here is still around, except the neighbourhood around it doesn't really quite exist anymore. There's still a bit of it around, but since most of the residents have moved away from there it became rundown for a time until now where it's not so much a "Chinatown" anymore, but more of a gentrified area these days. Kinda sad to think about since I spent a lot of my childhood every weekend there. When I pass by it now, I just simply don't recognize it anymore.

[@rjsfr]

me and my dad would watch him in 1985 i love this guy little bit this little bit that lol lol.

[@NickyNightShine]

You might be referring to Stephen Yan, this is Martin Yan, and they are not related.

[@danpt2000]

Stephen yan? hmm never heard of him myself.

[@Wahbooz]

Jat Tan: I used to watch them both. Martin Yan has been around a long time. A couple of his old shows, one with Jacques Pepin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqbHZWRsjpWKpJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4mwh5mtaqtreZI

[@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue]

@@danpt2000 Stephen Yan is from Canada and had his own cooking show on the CBC in British Columbia called Wok With Yan. Martin Yan has been on US TV forever, since the 1970s.

[@mrnelson1911]

@@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue Early 70's was the first time I saw him on tv PBS channel 9 SF .

[@drvizeralkavokinstine5145]

love this guy he rules!

[@MaryPinkHair]

He does make it all seem possible.

[@Apollo440]

The man's a genius in entertainment

[@danpt2000]

the original youtuber.

[@0623kaboom]

@@danpt2000 no that would be his dad Steven Yan .. the original Yan Can Cook .. Martin took over and kept a good show going

[@planetx1595]

0623kaboom Just curious, who did you prefer Martin or Stephen?

[@felixlee9645]

Tell us something we dont know

[@LorelLa22]

Love the style in which rum is used similarly with shellfish as cooking sherry, like She-Crab Soup!

[@romeoandsusandial5340]

Hi yan you are really a good cook & a joker too more blessings to you & yours

[@devladjackson116]

I met him at an airport heading to Canada. He does not have an accent in real life, I think PBS told him to give a slight accent when in TV.

[@priyamason7365]

Kevin K so he has a regular American accent?

[@Im2Old4ThisShite]

You either didn’t actually meet Martin Yan or he was playing you with an American accent. He very much indeed, has an accent. 🙏

[@smar3167]

The accent is definitely for TV and appearances. Makes him extra special 😊

[@dr.abelgideon7747]

I know. We knew in the 90's. The MISTERY is why so-called PROGRESSIVE PBS would sign off on it.

[@hartonoX69]

You do spoiler

[@choenyisonam2]

Please upload more of mr Yan’s cooking show! Thank you!

[@wintersburgoutback6485]

I like when children improve a Family recipe. It shows traditional but innovation

[@jasonkeizer9369]

MOOORE RUM!

[@michaelcurry2000]

I watched his shows years ago, the fastest knife in the west? 😂

[@spike378]

that garlic cutting was fast......

[@jennytan2998]

I wish I stay there. How good cooking and eating are.

[@johnliu8953]

His knife cutting skills is dashing it just get you edge of you sit

[@misaqueenbeeher8093]

Wow he is so lucky to travel maybe I might Travel their two lol...😂😂😎😎

[@ZanesFacebook]

"and when the fish is done, I'm quite sure the fish is done."

[@Plasma216]

Same... conginue, succes, getin putt out, now, message, " my history" ...is waht sopossed, too say

[@naturelilacgold9016]

New York has three Chinatowns...

[@davidebasinger2997]

Hahaha I love the rum wooooooah!!

[@O_l_i_v_e_r391]

Have you noticed that every restaurant he visits in every episode the chef is named Chef Chen

[@rcmarquette3838]

Like father , like sun

[@litoloco4fish]

Ho sik!!!!👍🏼👍🏼

[@1190thomas]

I wonder what type of rum is used for the lobster dish

[@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue]

What's the difference between Shanghai baby bok choy and regular baby bok choy?

[@anniethomas1407]

what year is this ?

[@0623kaboom]

late 80's early 90's ... the early 80's was his Dad Steven Yan ... he was the one with the apron sayings ...

[@planetX15]

@Annie Thomas 22:29 2002

[@amirrulfitri2678]

can cook

[@jonminnella2966]

did not know his son had a show

[@michaelbullen3104]

Dim sum for a dollar huh Man I live in the worst timeline for Canadians lol

[@dorianlindberg1662]

I have no problem killing lobsters, they have no central nervous system. I wouldn't taunt a person with a fish though. I am pretty sure they feel pain....

[@Apollo440]

all living beings, even plants feel pain. Google "Cleve Baxter", he conducted an experiment and called it "the secret life of plants". Here on youtube you can find it too.

[@finalbossd]

Apollo 440 Not quite. Not all living things have nociceptors or neurons. In fact, the vast majority of living things lack them.

[@0623kaboom]

@@finalbossd that doesnt mean they dont feel it .. it just means they dont feel it the way we do ... plants dont have them and they still recognise pain or dismemberment ... trees do as well ... lobsters do feel pain and shy away from it ... if you want to make their suffering less of a problem place them in the freezer for a few minutes so they go into a hibernation type sleep and then they dont feel the heat as easily

[@chubbydawme]

Tiny tiny bit of that. Tiny tiny bit of this. Lol.

[@Plasma216]

Hell, I am in pro......to the father... just do it good...

[@HalifaxHercules]

Since corn is not native to China, I'm surprised that is used often in Chinese and Cantonese cuisine. At least he uses Nova Scotian lobsters as they are the best.

[@YoungDespereaux]

+John Barrett Neither are tomatoes to Italy...

[@daoyang6055]

+YoungDespereaux and cheese to Mexico.

[@leafster1337]

global culture fusion is great

[@0623kaboom]

@@daoyang6055 um mexico made goat cheese long before the conquistadors arrived ... so how not native is it ?

[@0623kaboom]

yeah ... I get a kick out of people passing off rock lobster as atlantic lobsters ... the first noticeable difference is when cooked atlantic lobster is all red ... rock lobster or carribean lobster is mottled green and red ... and the lobsters he used were one of each ... the the female he showed was a caribean one the male was atlantic .. the female atlantic lobster has furry feet first at the tail while the male has hard ones ... otherwise known as ovipositors ... yup that's how they get the job done

[@thomas4315]

Chinese restaurant has the cheapest price. Our mall has a side dim sum selling side and they dim sum are 75 cent to 150. Cheap. Two young girls was working the cashier. And this white lady in front of me tells them, how can’t it be so cheap, how much are they paying you. I taught that was funny. The girls didn’t say but were laughing. Maybe the daughters

[@mwsiew7696]

Nobody cooks like Yan.

[@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue]

"It's not called STAREfry. It's called STIRfry!"

[@Csi807]

I hate to say it but Canada has better Chinese food than the U.S.

[@kevinhoward9593]

Technically until recently Hong Kong was British, not Chinese. "Jerry"??? not very Chinese. shouldn't his name be like Shi Chog Doig?

[@timothychang34]

You answered the question yourself. Because of British governance and American business ties, most people from Hong Kong can speak very fluent English, albeit with an accent, and most have both chinese and English names.

[@FlameAdder]

15:35 You don't say.

[@MaryPinkHair]

could those looooob sters be a n y fresher??????????? :/

[@wongdavidchess]

+Linda Spontak I was thinking exactly the same thing myself . . . . . . yuck !

[@daoyang6055]

it's a common culinary practice for live lobsters to be used.

[@MaryPinkHair]

I'm sure the lobsters don't like it but, I do admire the nerve of the guy who is preparing them. I hope he is proud of himself.

[@wongdavidchess]

Even I don't like it , so what more about the poor things ? . . . . . . The humane approach would have been to put them in the freezer for 15 minutes to let them go to "sleep" first . . . I am pretty sure that it will not affect the taste one tiny bit , but the cook was just too darn lazy .

[@MaryPinkHair]

or could be a matter of pride? An elite cook.

[@spicychicken9970]

3:20 what is 'baby bark choi'? "baby cabbage"??hahahahahahahah

[@0623kaboom]

kind of ... different taste and smell ... but similar enough ... and doesnt stink when being cooked like cabbage we get in north america

[@Plasma216]

Goining, too show some pro bono.....on all my ingrediant to show some respect, to "one" that had, some where, I will show some respect, and please, show the indians on the show, think, it was more cool.... watchit, he a brah....

[@dr.abelgideon7747]

It's shame Yan is now politically correct.

[@kaiwei2403]

can cook