Ep. 480: Going Feral with the Hmong

The MeatEater Podcast

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 37.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 146 minutes

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Summary

Steven Rinella talks with Yia Vang, Jordan Vold, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Chester Floyd, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: MeatEater’s Live Tour is coming; 75,000 Hmong people in the Twin Cities; dowry; Steve’s friend’s mobile bar business; when a skunk wins over a mountain lion kitten; feline favoritism; how Hmong sausage cannot be made vegan; hurt people hurt people; changing your name to get healthy again; how Yia translates to “iron skillet”; Optimus Prime Vang; growing up in a refugee camp; how every dish has a narrative; waiting for the sticky rice before you eat; how your word means everything in an oral culture; how Hmong love the mountains; Faithful, Available, Teachable; Hmong Facebook; catering Bar and Bat Mitzvahs; how your uncle always remind you who you are; go eat at Yia’s current restaurant, Union Hmong Kitchen, and his new restaurant, Vinai, in Spring 2024; watch Yia’s invasive critter hunting + cooking show, “Feral”; and more.

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0:00.0	This is the meat-eater podcast coming at you shirtless, severely bug-bitten in my case
0:14.8	underwear-less.
0:15.8	You can't predict anything.
0:20.1	The meat-eater podcast is brought to you by First Light.
0:23.1	Whether you're checking trail cams, hanging deer stands, or scouting for elk, First Light
0:27.4	has performance apparel to support every hunter in every environment, check it out at First
0:32.2	Light.com, f-i-r-s-t-l-i-t-e.com.
0:39.5	Hey, Spencer and Yani here before this episode of Meat Eater.
0:44.0	Yani and I have a big announcement about a big announcement, Yani.
0:47.5	That's right.
0:48.5	Meat Eater Live is coming to eight cities this December.
0:51.9	Yeah, and we're going to tell you when and where to find us on Wednesday's episode of Trivia,
0:57.9	so please tune in to Wednesday's episode at the very beginning.
1:01.2	We're going to give you all the details you want to know about where we're going to be,
1:04.9	when we're going to be there, and how you can get tickets.
1:08.0	Be there or be square.
1:09.6	I'm trying to think of it.
1:21.3	It's a great start.
1:23.3	I start.
1:24.3	Well, I'm going to be a better start.
1:26.9	Here, right?
1:27.9	Start over, Phil.
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