Uncle Roger Review OG UNCLE Mongolian Beef (Martin Yan)

[@revtoyota]

The one motto I will always remember from my childhood is "If Yan can cook, so can you!". The man is a legend.

[@dylanhammerstein3059]

Amen to that shit 😃

[@GMBMXProductions]

That and "Now we add ginger! I loooooove ginger!" whenever he adds ginger to a dish.

[@飛-m7k]

Better than jamie oliver

[@spudbono5747]

And the chopping! He was so entertaining...never missed an episode. He came to our small county fair one year and was so dang nice.

[@trublgrl]

I liked "Looook at this damn thing!"

[@Rokakaka]

Yan cooking wasn't the only good thing about him, his personality and how entertaining he is as well

[@agiammarco94]

I think that’s something I miss about cooking shows from around this time. It’s probably nostalgic but I miss the sets and the audience interactions. Like my favourite growing up was Pasquale’s Kitchen Express as an Italian

[@thepastmaster5643]

Also one of the few celebrities from the 90's who hasn't turned out to be a complete bastard.

[@patrickfreeman205]

@@agiammarco94 Was Pasquale the one who made a salad by ripping some lettuce in half? Always had a boiling pot on the stove?

[@lilymarinovic1644]

​@thepastmaster5643 aah you've jinxed it now! 😝

[@Jingling-MelO]

"If Yan can cook, so can you!" Was such a catchy slogan/phrase.

[@LocalShark22]

It's amazing that this chef still has his PBS show today at age 74! He's never stopped cooking and inspiring people and that's truly admirable and remarkable. Mad respect

[@tashray633]

Heck yea! Yan the man. That's great, he made lots of memories for people. Like when my mom tried to do his recipe for this....😂. Good times. We had Round Table Pizza that night.

[@robertschmidt9584]

He’s still on? I gotta check this out!

[@215ILLicit]

Does he?! I’ll have to check it out.

[@jaredconnor]

​@@tashray633man I love roundtable haha!

[@tarnthamuaapithorn9161]

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[@thesniperjoe5119]

Saturday mornings, after cartoons were done, PBS time and it was Martin Yan, Justin Wilson, and Julia Child exposing my tiny rural Indiana brain to culture and flavor. His skill with a knife and his positive, affirming voice were mesmerizing. That szying "If Yan can cook, you can too!" Was burned into my brain and inspired me to try tasting and cooking food from cultures I had no experience with. It led to a lifelong love of cooking and an openness to new things that would lead me out of my little rural town and into a much wider world. Legend almost seems to humble.

[@ruth80809]

I also watched them after the cartoons as well! Absolute nostalgia 😊

[@shellyboggs9093]

I miss Saturday mornings cooking shows

[@HAHb-zc2dp]

Yan Can Cook is a Chinese oriented cooking show starring Chef Martin Yan that featured recipes for stir fried foods and an assortment of various other traditional Chinese meals and cooking techniques. The series first aired in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (CFAC-TV) in 1978

[@HAHb-zc2dp]

Here in Canada, where the show is from, this was on around 1:30-2 in the afternoon on week days

[@Jerepasaurus]

Don't forget Jacques Pépin! :D

[@jhpak]

Yan didn't cook to show off his skills, he cooked to inspire us. A legend

[@robg1004]

True Story Jhpak. I really loved the way he went through the cooking of the dish and then brought us the place where the dish may have come from. True legend

[@sarojgurung4521]

He inspired me to be a Chef from a very early age. Currently, I'm a professional Chef.

[@allenwenduwesun8609]

Uncle Roger just became itachi😂😂

[@mrwpg]

Mission accomplished.

[@downdownleftright4646]

THIS!

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

I was lucky enough to meet and interview Mr. Yan back in the 2000s. He's a friend's Uncle (really) and he was gracious enough to let us bother him for a couple of hours. Mr. Yan was an incredible guy - nice, knowledgeable, and a force of nature. I was really impressed at his breadth of knowledge - from production, to business, to cooking. One of the highlights of my career.

[@jep9092]

That's so cool

[@MrTobi013]

Waa.. that's so awesome!!

[@naturalharmoniagropius4486]

Fuiyoh! You're a lucky dude

[@janesays1278]

That’s wonderful! They say not to meet your heroes, and Martin Yan seemed like the nicest guy on tv. So glad to hear that was the case in real life too! He was my favorite cooking personality on PBS when I’d watch with my mom in the 90’s.

[@jaredconnor]

What a thrill to be able to speak to a legend like chef Yan! 😮

[@terrybradford3727]

Was born in 1971. Martin Yan is awesome and a life saver. Moved to Alaska in 1982, was one of the few shows that we got. When i joined the Army in 1989, used to watch his show when stationed in Korea. He fostered an enjoyment in cooking and learning about dishes that has helped me to this day. Awesome episode, he is one of the OGs.

[@arrowghost]

Stephen Yan is another with Wok with Yan, another cooking show I watch. But they're not related.

[@markchan2512]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoXNqIefmtabgLs Weird that Uncle Loger doesnt mention him

[@pbabiesinspace6112]

I was born in 1981. My mom watched cooking shows all the time and I never saw this guy.

[@revtoyota]

@@pbabiesinspace6112 If she didn't watch PBS then you probably didn't see him. PBS back then was worth watching....

[@terrybradford3727]

@@pbabiesinspace6112 it was pre cable days on PBS.

[@oxpolitik]

We need a Yan/Roger collab more than ever... I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed this show growing up.

[@boitmecklyn4995]

@@teacher_ps I think they know this video is not a collab. maybe read the sentence first.

[@SaintSullys]

Dumb comment don't ever post again @@teacher_ps

[@ChibiPanda8888]

Is Martin Yan even still doing stuff? Guess I gotta Google it....

[@chrisreyes7479]

@@teacher_ps and you're not a teacher with that poor reading comprehension, good lawd

[@SinRayquaza]

Your wish has come true 😊

[@t0mlee11]

I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Martin Yan when I was helping teach at a high school last year. He's still just as witty and charismatic as he has always been. He even took a picture with me. Nice guy, he was showing a variety of students how to make various dishes and adding a bit of his own pizazz to it.

[@briandoan3837]

Yan graduate of UC Davis in the 1970s. Great person.

[@DeltaDrifter2201]

Not to be a bummer but a lot of those great people are getting old and leaving us. Eventually we will be left with nothing to remind us of the good old times. I was born on the year 2000 but grew up watching a bunch of the old movies and shows that were available. The more I think of this the more I realize we don't have those same kind of amazing people to teach us some of the most important things in life. KZbin is the closest that comes to it these days but it doesn't have the same kind of atmosphere and like you said "pizzaz" to it.

[@NotDeinut]

​@DeltaDrifter2201 who hurt you bro it'll get better 😢

[@bunnymcfoo8650]

Oh man, i am so jealous!

[@gachackies38]

I love this! My dad graduated from UC Davis and yan Can Cook was our Fave cooking shows growing up in the Bay Aea . I love hearing he was so nice in person!

[@harvestmoon_autumnsky]

I watched him as a kid in the 80s on PBS. Every Saturday morning. I even taped his shows on my VCR so I could rewatch them. He is the single reason I love Asian food and culture so much as an adult. Almost 50 years old now.

[@fozziebear786]

Thank you for featuring Martin Yan. I grew up watching him in the 80s in Trinidad. So many people don't know this awesome man. You've inspired me to go back and watch his old episodes.

[@wolfiemelody209]

Oi I live in Trinidad

[@trinitunerboy]

South posse here lol

[@verentyee5413]

Me too! My parents definitely know his name and reputation, and they have a few of his cookbooks!

[@steveleeart]

You ever watch Stephen Yan? The OG Yan!

[@fozziebear786]

@@steveleeart Absolutely!!!! I was just thinking of him yesterday. Growing up, the only chefs I saw on TV were Martin Yan, Stephen Yan and Julia Child. Legends all of them!

[@OrAngeAnArchy]

The best thing I heard of Martin Yan is that he was awarded the James Beard Life time achievement award in 2022. Many Americans have forgotten about the legend but his peers have not.

[@HAHb-zc2dp]

Martin yan was from Canada though the show started in Canada

[@OrAngeAnArchy]

@@HAHb-zc2dp You mean his show started in Canada? As far as I know he's mainland China born and moved to Canada and then the US for further culinary education.

[@HAHb-zc2dp]

@@OrAngeAnArchy I mean he was Canadian.

[@viktorcheng2061]

Martin Yan introduced the world that Chinese food wasn’t just fried rice and chow mein. Martin Yan is a legend and the only person on tv with an Asian face in the 80’s and 90’s.

[@arrowghost]

Stephen Yan is another with Wok with Yan, another cooking show I watch. But they're not related.

[@challenger516]

World? You mean the United States and Canada.

[@maklogetrich2378]

​@@challenger516they still part of the world

[@acatnamedm4529]

And now, Uncle Roger show us that we need to go back to fried rice basics.

[@alphabetsoup6681]

We also had Pat Morita.

[@zanpaingphyo1697]

I lived in Myanmar, a third-world country with a strict connection with the rest of the world. Yet I still remember his catch phrase "If Yan can cook, so can you". Legend!

[@jessenorris1672]

Martin Yan was the inspiration for me becoming a chef, such an amazing man and chef. I remember the episode after his son was born they carried him on to the set in a giant wok so Martin could introduce him to the world.

[@steveleeart]

You ever watch Stephan Yan?

[@jessenorris1672]

I have not

[@Mr-fe5ng]

source: trust me bro

[@Pumpk1n__Pi3]

@@Mr-fe5ngHe did tho, there is proof

[@Bnick2009]

And no one knows you or which buffet you "cook" for

[@eve.nguyen]

As a former Vietnamese kid, his show was such a hit here. We barely understand English back then but we all known the phrase "Yan can cook". I dont even remember the content now but still remember his chopping

[@MrNoipe]

I met him last year (2022) for a cooking demo. hes still as sharp and witty as ever.

[@MIKEK3NT]

Uncle Roger needs to meet him

[@guy67000]

That's awesome!

[@janellepas]

I hope to meet him one day.

[@lavishmctavish4905]

Uncle Roger really went from (sort of) generic youtube react content to a serious food chanel for homecooks (with a laugh) and actually giving great advise about asian cooking. I think you motivated a lot of people (like me) to cook asian food as correct as possible. I even got a rice cooker. I loved the video you did with guga and josh, and you actually kept up compared to josh his cooking. Great direction this channel is heading towards.

[@revinaque1342]

You got a rice cooker? Fuiyoh! 😀

[@winkle1983]

No lie…I got a rice cooker bc of Uncle Roger as well…I could hear him in my head as I made gloopy rice in a sauce pan and it hurt my heart!

[@stever456]

Same here, I have been learning before I came across UR but I follow this methodology. My Gurkha and Nepali friends are really happy I will only cook their homelands food right, likes I say to them I done want to upset Asian ancestors do i? White people messed up other countries enough so its only fair I do how they do it 😉👍

[@MarkDeSade100]

I also bought a rice cooker because of Uncle Roger. Was going to get a Zojirushi but they're pretty expensive, so I did some research and got a Korean brand (Cuckoo) which is almost as good at a lower price.

[@BachelorDinosaur]

I got one because of Uncle Roger and my ex-Auntie used one. And then I had to move before I could use it and it’s gone into storage. Can’t wait to finally try the sucker out.

[@mikukumiku]

OMG, I grew up watching Martin Yan! Thank you so much for this Uncle Roger! Because of Yan can cook, I always found it weird that TV chefs/cooks never shared their food with the audience after the show, haha!

[@Sqooshyfroog]

@Covid-19-is-awesomeoh cool now I don’t have to jump off my building

[@InoriD.Uchiha]

out of context but you have a really cool pfp!

[@InoriD.Uchiha]

@DontReadMyProfilePicture.104 shut up bro,its not funny

[@CricketEngland]

They shared it with the crew

[@silververnallbells191]

Emeril Lagasse used to.

[@jimhayes316]

When I was young all the cooking shows were on PBS. It was Julia Child, Galloping Gourmet and Yan Can Cook. Martin was my favorite. I was fascinated by how great he chopped and how funny he was. 25 years later I got to assist Martin for a whole day of cooking demos, and even got to show him how I taught myself how to chop like him with a Chinese cleaver. He gifted me a signature cleaver and I got an autographed Martin Yan cookbook and lots of pics. One of the best days of my cooking career

[@HAHb-zc2dp]

Yan Can Cook is a Chinese oriented cooking show starring Chef Martin Yan that featured recipes for stir fried foods and an assortment of various other traditional Chinese meals and cooking techniques. The series first aired in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (CFAC-TV) in 1978

[@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx]

At OP thats pretty damn awesome my guy......a little jelly not gonna lie.

[@Jerepasaurus]

Don't forget Jacques Pépin! :D

[@joshowens7912]

Martin Yan's knife skills were always above and beyond all the other chefs on TV at the time. The way he would count along with every slice getting faster and faster. Crazy skills.

[@qrowacheron230]

Saw that man butcher a chicken in 30 seconds once, timed it to be sure and yup, 30 seconds

[@prehistoricturtlesaurus5309]

Watch. Cut. Cut. Cut. Flip. See? So easy! Cut. Cut. Cut. Done!

[@paulwagner688]

@@qrowacheron230 Yan's knife skills are truly amazing, but I've seen Pepin butcher a chicken in 30 seconds too. Technique and practice.

[@robswander1]

Met Martin purely by random chance my first week of Culinary School in San Francisco. He was recording a special at one of the cooking stores. He was the nicest person you could imagine. Let my friends and I hang out and watch the shoot. At the end he gave us some great tips and advice.

[@uqox]

I teared up. I watched him to learn how to cook in general. He was so straightforward about the ease of cooking. Loved his show.

[@JKat316]

Little did we know, nearly 40 years ago, Martin Yan was going to reveal what Uncle Rogers ex- wife was going to look like.

[@jakecoutts9132]

Uncle Martin Yan time traveler confirmed?

[@ramachandra776]

"If yan can cook so can you" - what a inspiring quote from Martin yan . Didn't know he was the one who inspired Uncle Roger's love for cooking and also his side hustle of roasting chefs . 😜

[@matthew1182]

IF YAN CAN COOK YOU CAN COOK

[@Nottherealbegula4]

Reminds me of if the scatman can do it so can you

[@FightingTorque411]

​@@Nottherealbegula4SCAP BAP OO BEEBLY OO BAP

[@Nottherealbegula4]

@@FightingTorque411 IM THE SCAT QMN SKIBIDIBI DA PA BOP

[@reecieboo]

Love Chef Yan!!! He’s my hero too!! I was lucky enough to score a seat at one of his cooking demonstrations in Hong Kong 10 years ago. He made his own version of creamed corn fish fillet, and his cooking was legit. It tasted truly authentic too! He also demonstrated how to butcher a chicken in 30 seconds. Super impressive! I remember having a brief chat with him after and he was as enthusiastic and nice as he was on TV. ❤

[@terryulmer969]

I loved watching Uncle Martin Yan on tv. I got to meet him at an event in Pasadena, California, and he autographed his cooking book and gave it to me. He is so sweet and awesome. His twin sons were so adorable.

[@Hyper_Driven]

Martin Yan was the man who introduced me to cooking and enjoying great food. I remember buying his book and trying as many recipes as I could. The man is a legend and great entertainer.

[@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx]

He was definitly a good memory from my childhood as well.

[@betterinsodapop]

Martin Yan had the skills and charisma to make me watch a cooking show as a 10 year old. Martin Yan is indeed the OG.

[@ssettev9361]

Exactly! 😄

[@lolobutterwolf5485]

I used to fake being sick so i could stay home from school to watch Yan can cook. Best episode ever is when he put his kids into a (cold) wok and said "Look! They're Wok-ing" OG for sure

[@rainie22rs]

I met Martin Yan at my culinary school’s graduation ceremony. Such a good human being. He even told me the secret to a delicious Xiao Ling Bao. Just the Best! I hope Martin and Uncle Roger can do a collaboration.

[@liuj88]

What's the secret?

[@rainie22rs]

@@liuj88cold, gelatinous pork stock mixed with the ground meat filling

[@liuj88]

@@rainie22rs Thanks!

[@figmo397]

I've had the pleasure of watching Martin Yan cook in person. He's even more awesome in person! He's also hilarious. It's almost like watching a comedy team cook where his "partner" is the food. If you want to see something REALLY hilarious, dig up the episode of "Emerald Live" where Emeril cooks alongside Martin Yan. Yan constantly makes fun of Emeril's (lack of) technique through the whole show.

[@jasonnemeroff3220]

When I was in culinary school, I had the pleasure of working and learning from this awesome chef. A memory I will never forget.

[@pm_davidjones]

There were 3 TV shows that you did NOT bother Grandma when she was watching them. General Hospital, Bob Ross, and Yan Can Cook. To this day I can remember one of his plays on words. He said "Whistle while you wok". I thought that was the greatest saying ever. Thanks for conjuring so many happy memories of my childhood with this episode.

[@neoteucer]

4-5 year old me never missed a chance to see Yan when he came on, on my local PBS station he was right after Seasame Street and at first my mom would try to change it over to some other kids' show but I always threw a fit, I LOVED Yan Can Cook. I didn't grow up to be a professional chef like I wanted, but he helped me to be a pretty good home cook!

[@canonicalheat2376]

HIs first series on CBC (Canadian TV) was Wok With Yan. My Mom and I never, ever missed a show. Martin Yan was a rock star chef long before the Food Network.

[@liquidmetaldefender]

If we got a Martin Yan and Uncle Roger collab, I would lose my goddamn mind and probably would be able to die happy

[@KenS1267]

As a very white kid growing up in very white suburbia Yan Can Cook was a look into a different way to approach food. One of the first things I did once I was on my own was get a wok and find an Asian grocery. Eventually I became a professional chef, not really because of Martin Yan but he certainly helped, and now that I have moved on to a profession that doesn't involve being on my feet all day I still love cooking recreationally and I'm still exploring the cuisines of the world. PBS producing these cooking shows really opened the world to a lot of people.

[@inspiration356]

Meanwhile I can’t even find a job

[@klayd2929]

This guy inspired so many children across the world to learn how to cook. Simply marvelous seeing and hearing clips from his show!

[@1Manimation1]

oh my god... I used to watch this show as a kid in the 90s. I remember his catchphrase "If yan can cook, so can you". he always ended his show this way. and then as I grew up I looked up his show and I couldn't find it anywhere. I am so glad someone brought him up because, at a certain point, I really thought I made him up. glad to be proven wrong. glad to know someone knows about the "Yan Can Cook" show. he is, and will always be, one of my many childhood nostalgia heroes.

[@melenatorr]

In the 1980s, on PBS, there was a line-up of very good cooking shows. My parents and I would watch them all with great attention, and Yan Can Cook was one of our favorites. Another of his catch phrases was "nice and golden-brown". We enjoyed his show very, very much!

[@PhoenixHealing]

Did you watch the "Frugal Gourmet," too?

[@MrRezRising]

Great Chefs was a classic. I remember being an unemployed line cook in nyc in the 90s watching all those shows. I still occasionally watch them on yt.

[@SirBowie]

Two Fat Ladies was another good one!

[@melenatorr]

@@PhoenixHealing I don't think so. As I remember, the line-up was (sort of): Yan Can Cook Jacques Pepin, and also the iteration with Julia Child There was a fun chocolate show featuring Jacques Torres America's Test Kitchen (with Christopher Kimball before he left for Milk Street) Lydia Bastianich, who was called "The Italian Lady" in our house Even longer ago, there was "The Galloping Gourmet", and though he was never a regular watch in our house, I remember that my sister enjoyed him.

[@melenatorr]

@@SirBowie Yes, they were fun!

[@ChioGaru]

My mother loved (and still loves) Martin Yan! She watched his show all of the time and his catchphrase of "If Yan can cook, so can you." is embedded in my childhood memories. Quite a few of the dishes she's cooked and continues to cook were inspired by his simple recipes (like dredging meat in oyster sauce instead of beaten egg before coating with breadcrumbs).

[@marshall6113]

Yan can cook was an absolute classic. When we were kids we'd watch the whole show just waiting for "If Yan can cook, so can you!"

[@CantoErgoSum]

I grew up watching Martin Yan alongside Julia Childs. He always made me feel like I could legitimately make Chinese food (like Bob Ross made me feel like I could paint) and I never could, but I thank him for the inspiration. Uncle Martin Fuiyoh!

[@sabrinam2280]

My Italian grandmother used to LOVE Yan Can Cook, she loved to see people cook food so different from her own and watching this take me back.

[@Tigress75]

Watching Yan Can Cook was a thing we did as a family during the weekends. We loved how happy he was and how simple he made cooking Chinese dishes. Loved watching his show.

[@b-wise6801]

I hadn't even watched a millisecond of this video, and immediately liked it. Why? Uncle Roger talking about Martin Yan, that's why. Martin Yan is someone who I've been watching since I was 8 years old, and have always had a fascination with him. I absolutely love his food, style, and just overall lovely demeanour. Big ups, Uncle Roger for covering this absolute legend ❤

[@crookedlid9653]

when I was a little kid, I used to watch Yan Can Cook with my mom during my nap time. One of my most favorite childhood memories

[@soong_type_android]

I’m so glad Uncle Roger made a video about Yan. As a white girl who grew up watching him, my love for cooking and Asian food came from him. Plus, Uncle Roger is the perfect person to make a video about him.

[@aveleziii]

good lord, this takes me back to the old PBS cooking shows when i was little. maybe it's just the nostalgia, but Martin Yan had more talent, personality, and knowledge than a lot of hosts today.

[@the_aroogah]

Wow. Major flashbacks. Glad that Yan is getting his due. In an era of primarily "Italian" food chefs on TV, Yan was a welcome antidote to the endless parade of bland pasta dishes. Thank you.

[@AflacMan13]

This guy is like the Chinese version of Justin Wilson of The Cajun Cook fame. Down to earth, personable, likeable, well beloved by his fans, and an excellent cook!

[@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx]

Thank you! I could not for the life of me remember that guys name or the big bearded french cook.

[@briandavis9952]

@@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx who?

[@CeruleanDragon1]

Thank you so much, Uncle Roger, for bringing the awesomeness that is Martin Yan to a new generation. I grew up with him and loved him, watching this is so nostalgic. He is such a great entertainment chef. And he still is with his KZbin channel!

[@naturalharmoniagropius4486]

Really?

[@JohnnyHyuuga]

What's Martin Yan KZbin Name??

[@CeruleanDragon1]

@@JohnnyHyuuga @ChefMartinYan

[@andrewpatterson9042]

What a great tribute. I always enjoyed Martin Yan when I was trying to grasp basic cooking skills, and he always held a special place in my heart. His fantastic technique along with his you can do it delivery really resonated with me. He’s a master.

[@RonKosey]

Love Uncle Yan, a real childhood hero on PBS. A collab would be amazing and I'd put it on repeat for a week!

[@Bigski]

When I was a kid the local PBS channel (WTTW 11 Chicago) used to show Yan Can Cook followed by Justin Wilson the Cajun Cook every Saturday. The two of them were both so funny. Still to this day my favorite cooking shows.

[@Felidae-felicis]

Gyat dayum. Now that's a blast from the past. I remember watching him back in late 80's early 90's. Martin Yan is the sole reason i love cooking and eating good food. A really inspiring man. And remember guys, IF YAN CAN COOK SO CAN YOU!

[@pandacitis7763]

My mom and I loved watching Yan Can Cook. Since he catered for an American audience, it made it easier for us to find alternatives to ingredients. It was difficult to get traditional Korean and Chinese ingredients in the 80s, in the US.

[@agamersinsanity]

still hard af to get here in Sweden.. there are some, but the quality is usually a bit meh

[@downdownleftright4646]

You FINALLY review my culinary hero. His iconic line "If Yan can cook, so can you!" Gave me inspiration as a kid

[@jaybird7300]

Mr. Yan was definitely my cooking inspiration. Best cooking show on TV. So much passion, so many laughs. Love it!

[@bohemiansusan2897]

I loved watching Martin Yan on PBS in the eighties. I enjoyed his humor and how he did the food. He made it look less alien and is a good reason for Asian food making mainstream wayback in the day. I still have his cookbook; The Yan Can Cook Book.

[@luv2bbq]

Are you sure it wasn’t Stephen yan? I think people get them confused

[@bohemiansusan2897]

@@luv2bbq yes I am certain that I have the right name. It was Martin. They look NOTHING ALIKE.

[@kiratso3014]

As a mongolian i can say that this dish is pretty similar to something we call "khorkhog" which is meat veggies and rocks inside a pressure cook in which we cook on top of campfire it comes out really good and we keep the rocks in our hands until it becomes cool its a really cool tradition we do

[@JokeswithMitochondria]

Funny that you mention it cuz I’m in the process of making a video about Mongolia

[@retroatx]

Oh wow, I love this comment.

[@szewei85]

Haha Mongol is awesome Oriental desert better than Arab desert

[@BrooklyKnight]

I'm planning to go to Mongolia for a vacation once I save up enough - khorkhog and tsuivan are definitely 2 things I really wanna try, as well as khuushuur.

[@gebageba7869]

@@BrooklyKnight try "банштай цай"

[@jondeiconic2552]

Oh man. I miss Yan can cook show.

[@dovely.]

these bots wild 💀

[@wilburtroutner6417]

Agreed. I used to watch it all the time.

[@Joshtubeofficial]

3 Bots in a row. How is that possible 💀💀😭💀😭😭

[@the_guesser-ln4bk]

How is this comment 13 minutes ago whilst the video is 12 minutes old

[@loucasad1598]

We all miss yan can cook show

[@ClockworkOuroborous]

When I lived in Denver in the mid 90's, I watched his show all the time. He had released a new book, and did a demo and signing at a local bookstore. I wasn't able to make it, as I couldn't get out of work. My mom was able to go though, and got me a signed copy of his book. I learned a ton watching and reading it, and his book was one of my most valued possessions. Sadly, during one of my moves one of my boxes of books was "lost"; all my signed ones. That's the one I miss the most.

[@bixx9463]

Wow, this brought me back to my teenage years. Ahh...the 80's - people who had cooking shows that really knew how to cook.

[@madtabby66]

“Celebrity Chef” wasn’t really a thing back then. I mean they existed, but they were more chef than celebrity.

[@christopherlongair355]

As a Canadian, and lover of all his shows, I wanna point out that he's one of us! Big part of a lot of our childhoods too!

[@hbailie9115]

Our Yan was a different Yan.

[@christopherlongair355]

@@hbailie9115 no kidding! His style is even similar, along with the love for puns.

[@johnsmith-fs8xh]

Wok with Yan! Always with his punny aprons.

[@joanmilton9986]

Our was called Wok with Yan. He always wore an apron with some kind of wok pun on it.

[@joanmilton9986]

@@johnsmith-fs8xh Wok this way, take a wok on the wild side...

[@caroshort23]

I met this man a few months ago at a culinary conference. Was such a pleasure. He taught me so much.

[@bradpriebe9218]

There was an afternoon cooking show out of Vancouver, BC in the late 70's-early 80's called Wok With Yan featuring Stephen Yan (who owned several restaurants around Vancouver) that introduced a LOT of people to Asian cooking. And although they weren't related, Martin Yan and Yan Can Cook sounds like it was very similar, just in a larger market. Both were fantastic ambassadors for Asian food and also showed that making it at home was not that difficult. And you know that you've had an impact when it was before the internet but people remember you fondly 40+ years later.

[@mendonesiac]

I loved watching Wok With Yan as a California kid! I didn't know he was broadcasting from the great white north

[@julieb3996]

Watching it as a kid in the 80s, and watching Uncle Roger's earthy reaction decades later, really reminds me how much time has passed. Culturally. In a good way.

[@minhphuccao5556]

5:33 You hear sizzling, I hear all the OGs exicting in happiness.

[@DrThemoWorm]

Yan Can Cook was one of the handful of cooking shows I watched as a kid with my dad, along with Justin Wilson and Jacques Pepin and others, and seeing Martin Yan just now just made me feel so nostalgic.

[@sistadisco]

Heck yea, I gua-ran-teeeeee !!!

[@PB-jk8bl]

I grew watching him and had the extreme pleasure of cooking for him in my chef career! He's a culinary legend!! FUIYOH!!!

[@ficherofknowledge7527]

Omg When I was young I watched him every chance I got. I had completely forgotten about him until today. But somehow to this day when I stir fry I still say to myself "stir fry not stare fry". What a lasting impression that man made in my life! Not all heroes wear capes! Now I realize how much he influenced my cooking up until this very day. Thank you Uncle Yan and also you Uncle Roger

[@heatherguenther3797]

I used to volunteer as a kid on the public station in Sacramento, CA, in the mid/late 80s and got to mee him!!! He was one of the nicest, most fun people EVER!!!! I ADORE HIM, and I'm so glad that you finally got around to him. Thank uou Uncle Roger for bringing back a wonderful childhood memory!

[@KHLthe2nd]

I watched him back in the 80s and 90s. I was entertained to no end. Martin is definitely a classic!

[@travismckay6318]

Yan, along with the rest of the line up in the 80's was the peak of quality and wholesome shows that no only entertained you but was just as informational as well. I wish life was that simple still. I can still remember watching hours of shows on PBS laying in my grandmothers floor on a quilt that she made, taking a break from riding my bike around the neighborhood in the summers heat.

[@straightupethics]

This is so sweet; Uncle Roger giving it up to the OG! 🙏🏽

[@steveleeart]

Not the OG. The OG Yan is named Stephen.

[@markmartin7653]

Wok with Yan was on during the 70's. Stephen was funnier too.

[@marycasanova8905]

Yan can cook was my moms favorite show, we were poor, and she checked his book out 5 times in a row from the library, until she hand copied every recipe. I still remember him showing how to make bacon out of thinly sliced tofu and liquid smoke. TLT was a family favorite for years. We weren't vegetarian, just poor. She watched his show religiously. Have to add, Corn starch & MSG gives you a Foodgasm, it's a better thing.

[@inspiration356]

1:37

[@minhhantranthi1016]

He's the childhood of many 80s and early 90s Vietnamese kids. We watched his show with our parents and grandparents while having dinner, never skipped any episodes.

[@yusufbanna]

YanCanCook was the first cooking show I watched. It was in my childhood but still fresh in my memory, YAN coming to the show in a limosin was the intro of the show. I used to watch it with my mom. Now that I think of it, this show is the og show which inspired me to watch food based contents all my life. I love this show. the rhythmic chopping sound still invokes strong nostalgia from my childhood.

[@MarcIverson]

Super - entertaining chef with a winning personality you'd just want to be around. And I love that he used ordinary ingredients in a simple way, taking so much of the pressure and expense of finding odd ingredients off. Notice how he didn't even tell you what cut of beef or how to cut it. No wild goose chases for ingredients maybe the ordinary person couldn't afford or wouldn't bother with.

[@clementj]

I still remember our whole family watch his show on TV while growing up. The man is my childhood hero.

[@AbrahamT970]

I love how at 5:05 he continues the joke for the people then quickly switches back to cooking mode; man's a legend ✌🏼

[@JackgarPrime]

Yan Can Cook is LEGENDARY! My dad and I used to watch this show all the time. He's gotta be the Uncle of all Uncles!

[@amyyy298]

This was insanely nostalgic. My dad and I would watch Yan together all the time and we always talk about him and use his tips when we cook Asian foods to this day!

[@nirmalsuki]

When I was growing up, we watched 2 cooking shows by 2 Chinese OG chefs - Martin Yan and Steven Yan (Based in Canada). Both were exceptional chefs, and Steven Yan was hilarious.

[@spinaxchin]

Wok With Yan is one of my best childhood memories

[@Nothing-zw3yd]

We only got Wok With Yan in my area, always loved his show. There are episodes on KZbin now.

[@gillyweedniharry]

I was confused for a while coz I only knew "Wok with Yan," but not this "If Yan Can Cook" but it turned out there were two different shows. "Wok with Yan" was shown on Philippine TV when I was a kid in the 90's.

[@Tony-zp8xn]

I loved watching his show as a kid. Earlier this year, I found that lot of the episodes are available on KZbin. So much to learn from his techniques.

[@kelleydawne5137]

This brought back so many memories! Martin Yan started his career in Canada on a local television station. I grew up watching episodes with my grandparents when I was visiting them. His cookbook was the first one I bought when I started cooking on my own. The OG Yan Can Cook cookbook has some great recipes in it!

[@form2]

he's one of the reason i join culinary as a job, not a single regret and big thanks to the OG legend himself.

[@ToanNguyen-ee1fr]

4:20 The way he chops is as a legend as his motto. OMG, the sound from that, the first generation of ASMR

[@user-wisely707]

“ If Yan can cook, so can you “ ! that was the slogan back then. I hope Uncle Roger can meet up with Mr Martin Yan in a cooking show, it will be so great to watch ❤😊

[@sarahnadeofpoetry]

I love the way you worked the product placement into other parts of the video, not so much that it was annoying, but enough that it would give people who skipped it FOMO and make them want to go back to see what they missed xD Never seen anybody do that before, hats off to you. And thanks for another brilliant video. Hope Uncle Yan sees this!

[@bigreddodge]

I grew up watching Martin Yan and this brings back so many good memories. I'm so happy you made a video with his cooking.

[@NinjAsylum]

Martin Yan is the reason I became a Chef. Watching Yan Can Cook on PBS as a kid. Man, this brings back memories.

[@grahambambeck7452]

Love Mr. Yan! Coolest guy EVER. When I was 9 or 10 he had dinner at our house, he loved my mother's Chicken Prosciutto recipe. And yes, he smiles all of the time just like he does on his show 😂

[@johnphamlore8073]

Martin Yan has such knife skills because when he started working in a restaurant, for a couple of years he was only allowed to chop vegetables. So not only did he learn to chop so fast, he also learned to cut vegetables such as carrots into decorative shapes, animals, etc.

[@DearHumanity]

Such great memories with Yan Can Cook. And I like that he, and many early cooking shows at this time, also taught about their Culture and traveled to those locations to see it for oneself 💜

[@trentknouse95]

Can we please get more Uncle Yan videos? It so fun to see the differences between him and Uncle Roger

[@alvinhob1]

come back after they finally met

[@amandajofisk85]

As a kid I loooooved watching Yan can cook!! Never missed an episode

[@AliasHSW]

Same