Sat.Jun 05, 2021

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How Chef Yia Vang Honors Hmong Cooking With Open Fire Feasts

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The chef’s prepares a bountiful meal bursting with flavor, all over an open flame “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 chef is talking about the food of his Hmong culture, which comprises the traditions of the people living in southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

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