As a kid in the eighties this was the first food show along with frugal gourmet that I ever watched. As a former line cook all these years later and a lifetime foodie I cannot thank you all enough
I loved watching this growing up with my mom. I even had the honor of meeting Chef Yan about 10 years ago. One of the coolest and most talented chefs ever!
I cannot tell you how much this show means to me. My parents and I would watch together whenever we could. I remember the times when my would yell out letting me know that Yan Can Cook is about to start, then I'd flop down in the living room floor huffing and puffing from running from who knows where lol. Greetings from the very tiny islands of Palau!
Wow, when i was a little boy in the 80's i would spend friday nights with my grandparents and we would watch Martin Yan, Julia Childs and Justin Wilsons cooking shows on PBS, I just got hit with a flood of memories and a lump in my throat.
Martin Yan is absolutely amazing learning skills from one place to another. This guy can chopping so fast and craving anything over a second! How amazing is that. Thank you for sharing we love him so much.
@@MidWestWaters345 Emeril Lagasse had Julia on as a guest. He was all subservient to her and she acted as though she didn't really want to be there. It was very interesting.
Grew up watching this dude (and the other OG TV Masters). Yan Can Cook is 100% the reason I started cooking when I was 8 years old, and have spend 25 years BoH cooking. Glad to see these online!
I remember watching this back in the 80's as a child on PBS or some other public access channel...suddenly i have flashbacks of shag carpeting and tube tvs with turn knobs that only had 13 channels on it.
The new "cooking" shows aren't even really about cooking. The Food Network took over cooking shows from PBS stations, then abandoned actual cooking shows. I miss our Saturday morning cooking line up.
I was one of those kids who liked watching cooking shows like this after all the cartoons were over on saturdays back in the day. Memories of not having cable.
Love these videos of Martin Yan. Remember watching him in the 80's when I was a child. Any plans to have someone use modern technology and make the videos have better video quality like what has been done with some older TV shows?
You know chef , i remmembered you are first chef i have watched in tv doing a cooking show.. Time flies, you are part of my childhood growing up coz i saw your show eveyday for years..🤩🤩
yeah i found him too much of a showboat back then, now i see that he does his flashy stuff to entertain his live audience, and because he knows he has the skill to play around a bit while maintaining the precision in his technique, and making sure he never gets hurt doing it. respect!
No, not even close. What he offers in the TV show is still another kind of Panda Express. BTW, Panda Express tastes OK if you don't regard it as Chinese food.
Kqed and chef yan, I too cannot express my gratitude in mere words. This show as a kid in the eighties ignited my lifelong love of food. Even worked as a line cook on and off for years. Love you all so so much for this.
I made this beef and bean curd delight for breakfast this morning before watching Martin Yan today. But the funny thing is, is that it was essentially Martin years ago that brought my interest in the cooking processes of this kind, not entirely. I added a little bit of ground coriander and maybe a little more than this, although.
I use to watch this guy when I was a little kid, I loved his personality! I would watch JUST for the show he'd put on, not even for the food or recipes (I was too young to cook at that time). So glad I found him!! 💖
I remember watching this show as a kid! My mom LOVED this show. Back then, Chinese food wasn’t on every corner like it is today where were from at least. I remember my mom even having his book “Wok With Yan”...? I think that was the name of it. He was such a good teacher, even me as a little kid loved watching the show.
This was on every day on our local PBS station in Denver at about 4PM, I used to watch it after school and loved every minute of it...this and Justin Wilson's show were on back to back.
Hi Mr Martin Yan, nice to see you. before 2005 we arrange you to come to Hong Kong. l was really enjoy helping cooking with you a so many time. l still have so many pictures with me. l still keep cook books. nice to see you in you tube. God Bless where ever you are. l am in Hong Kong......
Emily Glambert My neighbours downstairs from me are Hong Kong Chinese too.. Every day at 4pm we listen to the lady of the house playing the most beautiful classical piano you can imagine. I could not ask for better neighbours, even though I havre accidentally flooded their apartment twice😳. 🇬🇧❤️🇭🇰
Apparently people in China watch this in the 80s and 90s. A friend passing thru Beijing airport in the 90s and the customs officer was asking him if he was the Yan Can Cook, even tho the guy looks nothing similar to Yan😀
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As a kid in the eighties this was the first food show along with frugal gourmet that I ever watched. As a former line cook all these years later and a lifetime foodie I cannot thank you all enough
Martin Yan was a show my whole family watched in the 80s. So glad he’s available again!
@@joshschneider9766 @Pinky Johns We're so glad it's bringing back such good memories for you.
@@kqed some of the best of my childhood
do you have the capability to put up frugal gourmet as well?
Finally Yan Can Cook is available online. Thx KQED.
Hope you're enjoying these classic episodes!
@@kqed Classic from good old times. Thank you, KQED!
I loved watching this growing up with my mom. I even had the honor of meeting Chef Yan about 10 years ago. One of the coolest and most talented chefs ever!
I grew up watching this show!
"If Yan can cook, so can you!"
I did too! This just came up on RUclips and I instantly remembered watching these shows back in the day.
“If Yan can’t do it, don’t even try!”
So awesome, so many memories. Searched last year to no avail!
I cannot tell you how much this show means to me. My parents and I would watch together whenever we could. I remember the times when my would yell out letting me know that Yan Can Cook is about to start, then I'd flop down in the living room floor huffing and puffing from running from who knows where lol. Greetings from the very tiny islands of Palau!
Thanks for sharing this memory!
What a great story! My big brother and I used to connect over Yan Can Cook.
Yes! Yan is so wholesome, he was like our Chinese uncle.
I used to watch this with my parents too.❤
This is a REAL cooking show, you will learn a lot of cooking skills from the show. KEEP GOING, thanks KQED for the uploading.
Wow, when i was a little boy in the 80's i would spend friday nights with my grandparents and we would watch Martin Yan, Julia Childs and Justin Wilsons cooking shows on PBS, I just got hit with a flood of memories and a lump in my throat.
Did you have "a lil' bit a wine"? Between Julia and Justin, the would need their own vineyard.
Brought tears to my eyes to watch him again. He reminded me of when I was young, innocent and happy.....
I’ve missed watching him on tv so much!! One of the best of all time for sure 💕
Definitely!
I loved watching him growing up as a kid, he was amazing to learn from.
Martin Yan is absolutely amazing learning skills from one place to another. This guy can chopping so fast and craving anything over a second! How amazing is that.
Thank you for sharing we love him so much.
Man I grew up watching Yan Can Cook!
Love it....
Yooo this dude is legit!!! I watched his show on pbs as a kid... the good ol days.
Pioneer way ahead of his time love you Martin yan
OMG its YAN! I used to wake up every morning before breakfast as a kid lol
I use to watch this show on channel 11 back in Chicago with mom and dad. I miss those days ....
Literally the best cooking show opening of all time
this guy was the first awesome chef cook along with julia child..i watched the 2 of them non stop...thanks for the post...
@@MidWestWaters345 Emeril Lagasse had Julia on as a guest. He was all subservient to her and she acted as though she didn't really want to be there. It was very interesting.
Literally grew up watching him.
Grew up watching this dude (and the other OG TV Masters).
Yan Can Cook is 100% the reason I started cooking when I was 8 years old, and have spend 25 years BoH cooking.
Glad to see these online!
Love yan can cook
If Yan can cook, so can you!
And then and then and then and then lol...miss cooking shows like this on public television...cooking shows these days are so different now.
Nothing but good memories with this guy...great entertainer
the original star of tv cooking....
I watched this guy cook live in a store in the 80's
I remember watching this back in the 80's as a child on PBS or some other public access channel...suddenly i have flashbacks of shag carpeting and tube tvs with turn knobs that only had 13 channels on it.
Cooking shows use to be like this back in the day. It's soooo different now.
The new "cooking" shows aren't even really about cooking. The Food Network took over cooking shows from PBS stations, then abandoned actual cooking shows. I miss our Saturday morning cooking line up.
I loved the stories when I would watch Justin Wilson..
Yan can cook so can you
I used to love watching this dude as a kid...
Damn,I miss shows like this.
I was one of those kids who liked watching cooking shows like this after all the cartoons were over on saturdays back in the day. Memories of not having cable.
I used to love watching chef Yan when I was a kid,
Love these videos of Martin Yan. Remember watching him in the 80's when I was a child.
Any plans to have someone use modern technology and make the videos have better video quality like what has been done with some older TV shows?
You know chef , i remmembered you are first chef i have watched in tv doing a cooking show.. Time flies, you are part of my childhood growing up coz i saw your show eveyday for years..🤩🤩
This is bring back childhood memories watch this show with my young brother. Thank Martin for being one of 1st asian chef the tv !
Mr. Yan packed so much into an episode..Season your wok, more tools, Thanks Martin!
I was there...great time
he's clever, he's fast on the knife, he's a genius
WoW use to watch this all the time! Love him
This guy is the Bruce Lee of cooking
You are the Bruce Lee of comments for this video
You are the Bruce Lee of replies
Oh my god, I remember Yan from the early 80's, always so funny. ❤️
Back when cooking shows were good 👍
My dad used to always watch him. Then whenever he cooked he would say,"if yan can cook so can you!" 😂
I remember watching this as a kid. I didn't appreciate it then, but damn his knife skills are legit.
yeah i found him too much of a showboat back then, now i see that he does his flashy stuff to entertain his live audience, and because he knows he has the skill to play around a bit while maintaining the precision in his technique, and making sure he never gets hurt doing it. respect!
My goodness, I remember watching this on PBS. I love PBS.
When I was a kid I used to watch his cooking show 👍
All I remember from this guy as a child was “wow look at that!”
Martin Yan is highly entertaining, and I've learned a lot by watching this show. Excellent stuff!
Ohhh snap! Yan has been keeping the same energy since the 90s 🤙
When Martin says "cooking" I always hear "cocaine" lol
LEGEND!
OMG. I grew up watching Yan Can Cook. So entertaining to watch. Thanks for making this available.
As a kid, I watched this right after Reading Rainbow.
This is the chef Yan face I remember watching him on TV in the 90's. 👏👏👏🤗🤗
Yan and Jeff "frugal" Smith taught us all
This is real Chinese food, unlike the fake Panda Express.
No, not even close. What he offers in the TV show is still another kind of Panda Express. BTW, Panda Express tastes OK if you don't regard it as Chinese food.
Compared to other fast food places panda is way better imo
Expecting Panda Express to be authentic Chinese cuisine is like expecting Taco Bell to be authentically Mexican.
It looks worse than panda express honestly...
No, he made lots of change....for American
I was literally thinking about Yan Can Cook two days ago and this popped up 🤯
Yep, Google's got that kind of tech. Back to wearing my aluminum foil hat
Marvelous!
We watched "Wok with Yan" when I was a kid and we wondered if they were related when Martin came along, lol. No internet back then. ;-)
oh man, talk about nostalgia. you just made me so happy
Can u spare me some of those ribs? I like this version 2. Beef or pork.🍖🍛🍶🍴 Yan can cook.📚
Daaaaaaaaaamn!! Old school!! My mom used to watch this when we used to live in San Francisco back in the early 90s. Awesome.
Remember watching this as a kid from the other side of the world.
I admit, I laughed at 1:19. Always loved this man's humor. Glad that Martin is still around today in 2020 cooking and making videos for us.
I quoted his quote last week. Totally awesome to see this post. Hes like the Bob Ross of cooking. If Yan can cook, so can you! lol love it
I learnt alot from this
Man he was so adorably funny ! There still isn't any cook as funny as he is . ORIGINAL!!! I MISS HIS SHOW!
Besides the Knight Rider, Airwolf, McGyver and The A-team, this Yan Can Cook was also my hero when i was a kid...
Long ago when I had water lily eggs it was topped with oyster sauce.
Wait a minute... I remember this show. Me and my grandma used to watch it when I was a kid. 😲🤯
Kqed and chef yan, I too cannot express my gratitude in mere words. This show as a kid in the eighties ignited my lifelong love of food. Even worked as a line cook on and off for years. Love you all so so much for this.
oh man, after how many years see him again.
cleaver skills maaaaan
I can't believe this is my first time ever seeing this guy. Awesome
The audience sucked ..I thought he was pretty funny..my new favorite cooking channel
Martin knows that cooking should be fun, not a competition. I love watching him mash ginger and garlic with his cleaver.
He has zero food hygiene knowledge. He touched raw pork and is touching everything around the kitchen without washing his hands.
This guy inspired me as a kid to learn how to use a knife. I'm proud to say now that my knife skills are on par with his...
A bold claim!
I made this beef and bean curd delight for breakfast this morning before watching Martin Yan today. But the funny thing is, is that it was essentially Martin years ago that brought my interest in the cooking processes of this kind, not entirely. I added a little bit of ground coriander and maybe a little more than this, although.
I use to watch this guy when I was a little kid, I loved his personality! I would watch JUST for the show he'd put on, not even for the food or recipes (I was too young to cook at that time). So glad I found him!! 💖
I remember watching this show as a kid! My mom LOVED this show. Back then, Chinese food wasn’t on every corner like it is today where were from at least. I remember my mom even having his book “Wok With Yan”...? I think that was the name of it.
He was such a good teacher, even me as a little kid loved watching the show.
Im dead @ 3:46
Can't believe this is 20+ years ago...
Man I miss being a kid smh.
“And then” “wow look at this”
then, Then, THEN!!
And THEN
This some childhood memories here! Used to watch this w my family all the time growing up.
“Don't think, feel! It's like a finger pointing away to the moon. Do not concentrate on the finger or you will miss all of the heavenly glory.”
"Don't think, feel! It's like a finger pointing away to the moon. Do not concentrate on the moon or you will miss all of the heavenly fingers." ROFL
sounds like a bruce lee quote
Ahhhh Martin Yans iconic garlic smash. Lol as a kid with basic cable this show was one of the OGs that got me interested in cooking.
This was on every day on our local PBS station in Denver at about 4PM, I used to watch it after school and loved every minute of it...this and Justin Wilson's show were on back to back.
my grandma makes most of those dishes, now i know em without askin her :p
Remember this dude back in the day
31 years ago!
Hi Mr Martin Yan, nice to see you. before 2005 we arrange you to come to Hong Kong. l was really enjoy helping cooking with you a so many time. l still have so many pictures with me. l still keep cook books. nice to see you in you tube. God Bless where ever you are. l am in Hong Kong......
Thank you for sharing this sweet memory.
My mom’s friend is from Hong Kong.
Emily Glambert My neighbours downstairs from me are Hong Kong Chinese too.. Every day at 4pm we listen to the lady of the house playing the most beautiful classical piano you can imagine. I could not ask for better neighbours, even though I havre accidentally flooded their apartment twice😳. 🇬🇧❤️🇭🇰
rose jene 🇬🇧❤️🇭🇰 ❤️
Santa's Boyfriend 7/2 that’s so interesting and be safe out there.
Whoa.. I don't remember him looking so young
Yan can Cook...I used to watch this as a kid.....loved this show
This brings me back to a time I forgot that I'd forgotten. Good times.
I remember this on tv. I was 7 when this aired, there wasn't much to watch. Didn't mind it at all, I liked his show
Met Martin at one of his restaurants. He is not like he is on TV, but still very charming and approachable.
What's that mean
@@horseplop9Martin has a TV persona and his other. Some people are cool only with their TV persona. Martin is cool either way.
If YAAAAN can cook, SOOOOOO can you!!! JIA JIAN!!!! XD
Why does his accent remind me of Uncle Roger?
Lol...same 😂
Haiyah
@@nicculessman4069 😂
nice upload, i like retro vids
Apparently people in China watch this in the 80s and 90s. A friend passing thru Beijing airport in the 90s and the customs officer was asking him if he was the Yan Can Cook, even tho the guy looks nothing similar to Yan😀