Wok with Yan: Cooking Squid

[ssphil2001]

I saw him first at a department store in Montreal in the mid 70's - he gave a live demo. He was phenomenal - a natural salesman. But tasting the result did the selling. He offered a basic package at a great price - 2 cook books, a brushed steel wok with a very good (if flimsy) lid and basic ingredients - including his "magic powder" (which was actually MSG!!!) That was my first exposure to chinese cooking and has since become my standard - simple and tasty.

[nichirenx]

Used to watch this when I was really little. Yan and Bruce Lee made me really interested in Chinese and Japanese culture. And eventually bits of the many different ' east asian' cultures.

[TheNostalgiaJunkie]

Funny how I use to sit and watch this. Why? I don't know, maybe the food...could have been the chopping LOL.

[Vikkar1]

Wow this brought back so many memories of when I was a child watching this with my dad. I remember trying to make the swan from an apple and many more. Please tell me the entire series is available for download somewhere! I will gladly pay for a copy!

[andasin]

Often confused with "Martin yan" but that punk  aint got noooothing on STEPHEN

[manggerry]

loved this show so much when i was a kid. Got my cooking talent watching this guys show in the philippines

[dadzpogi]

i still remembered watching this show along with other shows like GI Joe, very informational and funny cooking show.

[MiSSloveish]

lol he's SO FUNNY!! He's very lively and makes cooking even more fun than it already is!! I used to like to cook, but got frustrated easily (after spending all that effort on cooking, when the food didnt turn out well, I got impatient and frustrated). But he was the first person I saw who cooked with so much passion and ease...and watching him was very entertaining too!! I started to love cooking even more after seeing him!!

[themooddisorders]

I used to call him 'Man Cooking' as a 4 year old

[8888chinaman]

Man, sure miss this guy. He is hilarious. Thanks for uploading.

[D1verger]

Yup I never missed a show when I was a kid .. he made cooking fun walang sinabi sina gordon ramsey dito!

[carlistafilipino]

Pinaghalo siyang Kuya Kim at Ryan Bang!

[DrPhilMusic]

I need a hammer, they give it to me. i need a screwdriver, they give it to me. i need a $500 bill, they turn their back on me!!

[DrPhilMusic]

This guys awesome.

[garycalgary]

i LOVED this show! It was on when I was young and it was the only thing me and my brother could agree on.

Since I didn't see many asians when I was growing up, this was a very positive influence.

His energy his fun and enthusiasm for cooking!

[spghtt]

"I am gonna cook up another FISH for you, it's the SQUID.", "Now the BIG SQUID, you know, some of them they're called the OCTOPUS." Stephen Yan, you know, he is a genius. I love him. He is the reason, you know, I became a chef. I wish I could handle the cleaver the way he does, you know. Everything he does, you know, is just for you.

[username1273]

@spghtt That's hilarious! I used to watch Yan when I was a kid. Love this guy!

[lonskieg]

ahhhh.....mis ko na to..

[lanny109]

you should record more of these. He was an amazing chef with a great personality.

[wawhupaw]

i miis this food show! yummy!!!

[0little0bourjois]

I know i fall in love with cooking since i watch him tossing food on a pan.. I really want to see more video of him...

[MyMaria]

OMG! He's still alive!? Man I watched this show when I was a lil kid back then... during my grade school years... I think in the Philippines it was RPN 9(?) which aired his shows.. twas fun to watch and I think I learned a thing or two of the chinese language because of him :) cool!

[Sage80]

where did you get this video??? I cant find it anywhere.

[xrdeem]

Wok with Yan rocks! This guy has been my hero since I was 10 years old. He's awesome!

They really should bring this show back, you really can't find decent people like this anymore...

[Raymond4539]

i miss this guy,

[ktie28]

Me too! Thats why I have always loved cooking and pretending to be on a cooking show

[matthewz07]

very sweet and entertaining..

[arevaloanthony]

Wow I wish YouTube has more of this show I miss my childhood days

[duchesssparks]

I love this show! used to watch this on the nostalga network in the 90s!

[nichirenx]

A wonderful show.

[twirlmo1]

used to love watching this show. Love eating squid too

[LPTVFANQUIETTIME]

wok the heck? - lol

[lakesidepark2112]

This guy is hilarious! George from "The Hour" mentioned him the other night on his show. And just saw him on the OMNI channel.

[michelynjones]

sana may iba pang upload

[ByronChromeS]

great cook!

great food! i wish i could see more of him.....

[mahacon]

Wow! I finally found him here on youtube. His show was the greatest in Indonesia back in late 80s.

[ladyguitarist]

waahhh grew up watching his show as well here in the philippines.. really great.. too bad.. we only have this video of him.. can any body else add more? thanks! =) kudos to the one who post this.. =)

[dubbedcrazy]

been looking all over youtube for wok with yan....

went to his restaurant as a kid!

this is old school food porn *_*

[gudrodur2]

my mama and i love to watch this show...

[valencich]

please tell me you have more of his shows... I grew up watching him and you can't find these anymore...

[axuxaxux]

the apron quotes !!!! loved this show

[webwatcher05]

wok with yan is simply a great show, sayang mas malaki lang yung kuha sa T.V screen kaysa sa mismong show!

[vince065us]

I loved this show.The apron's were killer!

[binot]

gorgeous tv! is that lcd? plasma?

[mangdannyboy]

i first watched "wok with yan" when i was a kid in the philippines--his show was on saturday afternoons back then...we even had a copy of his "chinese recipes" cookbook! it wasn't until more than a decade and a half later when i rediscovered this show upon coming here to canada--incidentally, the country he also called home...now i have the PVR set to omni2 every monday morning! man, i missed his wisecracks!

where could stephen yan be these days? :(

[N6600]

yo, tama ka jan bro! astig tong cooking show na toh!

[xzyza2000]

@mangdannyboy I also watched "Wok with Yan" when I was a kid. It was my favorite cooking show aside from Cooking up With Nora..

[heckdang2210]

@mangdannyboy salamat sa pagupload nito mang danny! i was a fan of this show and the other show every sunday the woman who always use a big cleaver, i was 5 years old when i was watching this

[mangdannyboy]

@heckdang2210 uhm...hindi ako 'yung nag-upload nito. but TheWokChef did. :D

[yvibibing]

@heckdang2210 : yup! sino nga ba ung old chinese woman na nagluluto tuwing sunday? namiss ko sila ni yan!

[mcopado]

I got my love of cooking from watching this show as a kid. My mom took me down to a chinese grocery to buy me my first wok even.

Would love to see complete episodes.

[GeGeMus12]

wok the hek?

[tristianity4u]

Please post more wok with Yan videos!

[vince065us]

Amen!

[Glitterbladejester]

Great show-we need more like this on TV today!

[richkid89]

damn i miss this guy

[WhiteswanMusic]

in the beginning he said: long time no see... Long time no see in deed..... miss his... where is he now..... ?

[masihalex]

Wok wiht Yan is the best show of all time. The asians are taking over our televesion!

[jab95005]

our family used to watch this when I was a kid.

Thanks for posting.

[cmbatwnded]

I think this guy started it all ! he's a legend a lot of ppl dnt know it!