Tag: cooking
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This Valley cooking class connects Hmong youth with traditional roots, language. ‘This is a part of our culture’
When Kristy Xiong emigrated as a child from Thailand to the United States in 1992, she learned to hold onto her cultural roots through food. Full story: https://hanfordsentinel.com/community/selma-kingsburg/lifestyles/this-valley-cooking-class-connects-hmong-youth-with-traditional-roots-language-this-is-a-part/article_ad6f7af8-4868-4e49-bbb6-6f9f5e5e748f.html
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Fresno Cooking Class Connects Hmong Youth With Traditional Roots
Explore how the Fresno nonprofit A Hopeful Encounter and Kristy Xiong teach youth how to prepare and cook traditional Hmong dishes. Full story: https://gvwire.com/2026/06/24/fresno-cooking-class-connects-hmong-youth-with-traditional-roots/
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This Valley cooking class connects Hmong youth with traditional roots, language. ‘This is a part of our culture’
Hmong have a rich history in the Central Valley. Over 80,000 call the region their home, with vibrant communities in Fresno, Merced, Stockton and Sacramento counties. Full story: https://www.kvpr.org/arts-culture/2026-06-23/this-valley-cooking-class-connects-hmong-youth-with-traditional-roots-language-this-is-a-part-of-our-culture
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Hmong cooking inside a war relic in rural Laos
This video documents the preparation of traditional Hmong food in a rural village in Laos The cooking takes place beside a decommissioned missile casing left from past conflict Ingredients include for … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=699898effa6440318c68beec2a4c8ce8&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.msn.com%2fen-in%2fnews%2fother%2fhmong-cooking-inside-a-war-relic-in-rural-laos%2fvi-AA1WJjUE&c=14537540670103379486&mkt=en-us
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How traditional Hmong dishes are prepared in an unexpected setting
The video documents the preparation of traditional Hmong food in a rural area of Laos using an unconventional cooking environment. It focuses on ingredients, techniques, and methods passed down … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=698a18710ba84808a06efee7b96220e7&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.msn.com%2fen-ca%2ffoodanddrink%2ffoodnews%2fhow-traditional-hmong-dishes-are-prepared-in-an-unexpected-setting%2fvi-AA1VYVNi&c=15378692646413585424&mkt=en-us
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Cooking Hmong food in Laos where history and dinner collide
This video follows the preparation of traditional Hmong food in Laos, filmed in a setting that creates an immediate cultural contrast: cooking inside an old American missile shell. The focus stays on … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-au/lifestyle/foodanddrink/cooking-hmong-food-in-laos-where-history-and-dinner-collide/vi-AA1Vkd6K
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Hunting and cooking squirrels is in Yia Vang’s blood
Yia Vang whispered to his friend and squirrel hunting guide Chang Her as flakes drifted from the sky. The crunch of snow under their feet echoed through Sand Dunes State Forest, northwest of the Twin … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hunting-and-cooking-squirrels-is-in-yia-vang-s-blood/ar-AA1SX8qT
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Hunting and cooking squirrels is in Yia Vang’s blood
The chef and Outdoor Channel host has hunted Burmese python in the Everglades and fished for alligator gar in Texas. It all started with squirrels. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6939aceeb92846c8a3fb97635a587b5f&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.startribune.com%2fhunting-and-cooking-squirrels-is-in-yia-vangs-blood%2f601529358&c=11159627988597746689&mkt=en-us
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Two Restaurants Are Making Minneapolis the American Capital of Hmong Food
Ms. Moua was raised in Wisconsin, and her menu exalts the Hmong home cooking of her family gatherings with technical precision and a sense of cascading abundance — the pan-fried bean thread noodles … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=68b5201f892b4d6797d42aa9886e0960&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.nytimes.com%2f2025%2f08%2f26%2fdining%2fhmong-cuisines-minneapolis.html&c=2309671088672701089&mkt=en-us
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Vinai is one of Time magazine’s ‘World’s Greatest Places’ for 2025
It’s the latest accolade for Vinai, chef Yia Vang’s ode to his family’s Hmong cooking, and a boon to artist Thomas Dambo’s sprawling exhibit. Full story: https://www.startribune.com/vinai-restaurant-minneapolis-time-magazine-worlds-greatest-places-2025/601235145
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At Vinai, Open-Fire Cooking Pays Respect to the Hmong People
At Vang’s Minneapolis restaurant Vinai, the open-fire cooking can take the form of the Vinai feast, in which flame-grilled meats and seafood — along with rice, noodles, and vegetables — are laid out … Full story: https://www.eater.com/2024/11/13/24295681/vinai-open-fire-cooking-hmong-chef-yia-vang-minneapolis
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Minnesota restaurant openings & closings for July 2024
Vinai (1300 Northeast 2nd Street, Minneapolis): A highly-anticipated Hmong restaurant from James Beard Award-finalist Chef Yia Vang opens Tuesday, July 30. The menu will emphasize live fire cooking … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=66a4769f7a2d484883485e3359970a3e&url=https%3a%2f%2fbringmethenews.com%2fminnesota-lifestyle%2fminnesota-restaurant-openings-closings-for-july-2024&c=13700323099633848635&mkt=en-us
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Nutritious and delicious: Hunger Task Force teaches MPS students of color how to eat healthy
Cooking with Culture’ is a summer program through Hunger Task Force that combines culture and nutrition to teach Public School students. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/nutritious-delicious-hunger-task-force-140400777.html
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Exploring the Minnesota food scene with Yia Vang
Chef Vang also demonstrates new ways to spice up your cooking. He is the owner/Chef of the James Beard-nominated Union Hmong Kitchen in the North Loop of Minneapolis. Download the free KARE 11+ app … Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/news-at-noon/exploring-the-minnesota-food-scene-yia-vang/89-2cf5e7c5-e567-49e0-a07a-8dac1b53d985