Yia Vang

They didn't know who to blame, at least not at first, but they couldn't imagine how an argument about a tree stand left six dead, two wounded, and dozens psychologically scarred for the rest of their lives.

I'm Jordan Sillars, and this is Blood Trails, The Reckoning of Chai Vang.

Part one, the victims.

I got a call from the sheriff's department advising me that they were looking for some assistance in the area of this incident.

So then the strategy was to keep that secure, which we did, and get the other hunters out of the woods so whoever was left was hopefully going to be our guy.

My greatest fear is that the guy had already slipped out somehow.

Part 2 Chai Vang.

Under normal circumstances, every hunter in those woods would be a potential suspect.

And a well-known Twin Cities chef competed on the Food Network show, Bobby's Triple Threat.

I'll talk to Yia Vang before his episode airs tonight.

All that and more right after the news.

Live from NPR News in Washington.

Tonight on Food Network, a local chef will be competing to win $25,000 on the competition show Bobby's Triple Threat.

The Bobby refers to Chef Bobby Flay, and his Triple Threat are Bobby's three titans that compete against a challenger.

Minnesota's own Yia Vang competed against all three, and the episode airs tonight at 7:00.

Chef Yia Vang joins us now.

Yeah.

But it is a kind of a fusion collaboration with Yia Vang next door.

What? They're using the Hmong sausage from Vinay.

Oh, God.

In today's episode, we're gonna be hitting on health, heritage, and Hmong cuisine.

So today we are joined by Yia Vang.

You might know him as a celebrated chef and entrepreneur, but at the heart of his cooking is a deep commitment to keeping his family's legacy alive.

Over the last few years, Yia has earned a lot of well-deserved recognition for his incredible food, but behind the scenes he has also been focused on a personal health journey.

Well, I interview a lot of chefs through Pheasants Forever for our podcast.

And the number one wild meat that's almost universal, whether it's Yia Vang, Hank Shaw, Georgia Pellegrini, Danielle Pruitt, almost universally.

is squirrel really love squirrel now i'm i'm with you to me squirrels are pains in the butt to clean they're just right like it's so much easier to clean a bird and uh squirrels and rabbits have that stink to their cleaning like when you get a gut shot squirrel But that's not

appetizing.