Chef Yia Vang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and moved with his family to the U.S. when he was 5. They eventually settled in Minnesota, where his family was part of the large Hmong community ...

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For chef Yia Vang, live-fire cooking isn’t a trend. “This is actually a part of who I am,” he says. “This is how our people cooked hundreds of years ago. This is how our people cook today. If you go ...

“I believe that Hmong food isn’t a type of food, but it’s a philosophy of food,” says chef Yia Vang of Vinai in Minneapolis. “It’s a way of thinking about food. It tells the story of our people.” The ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Great Northern’s Festival Eve is set to begin on Jan. 26 outside of Quincy Hall in northeast Minneapolis and will feature one local chef showcasing his Hmong heritage in one of his ...

Yia Vang grew up in a family of storytellers. When he was a child, his father used to regale him and his six siblings with war stories from his native Laos. His mother would read verses from the Bible ...

This week’s Sharing Food recipe comes to us from the Hmong Minnesota Student Association (HMSA). Qaib rau tshuaj (kai-tau-chua) is a chicken and herb dish that, in HMSA member Mayflower Vang’s own ...

Kathy Wolff loves stir fry. Just not when she makes it. “It turns out soggy,” Wolff said. “I never produced anything I was proud to serve.” Wolff was one of several people Tuesday night getting some ...

Hmong Delights Bakeshop, a new bakery in Sheboygan, offers sweet and savory treats, including Southeast Asian cuisine.

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 ...

In the mountains of Laos, we discovered a truly surreal sight - locals cooking traditional Hmong food inside the shell of an old American missile. This video explores the creative and resourceful ...

After his family fled Laos for America, Yia Vang was at first embarrassed by his family's home cooking. Then he learned to embrace it, and found... Yia Vang grew up in a family of storytellers. When ...