Wok Before You Run - Video Swamp Found Object

[@lauras3612]

I remember him being funny but I didn't realize how he's more hilarious than a lot of stand up comedians.

[@deckardplisken]

I used to watch this show everyday when I was 12 or 13 on summer vacations. I loved it. He's a great personality!! Thanks for posting this. I've wondered for years what this show was called & now I know thanks to you.

[@1245102]

I used to watch Wok with Yan with my mom and grandma. Stephen was phenomenal. I still love this show.

[@sgdeluxedoc]

Heck yeah I remember Yan and all his puns.. As soon as I wok up I'd wok over to the TV, see what new wok pun was on his shirt when he'd wok into camera range. A real "wokstar" chef. After woktching the show I'd wok over to the rehearsal studio for practice with my wok band... for real . And doncha say "wok's up, Doc" ;-)

[@887960]

11:25 - Beef & Broccoli
17:07 - Fried Rice
21:55 - Sweet & Sour
28:30 - Lemon Chicken
38:15 - Cashew Chicken
47:17 - Chicken Chow Mein

[@joethesimple685]

You forgot. @ 5:00 - Sauteed vegetables

[@robpeters5204]

I grew up in southwestern Ontario Canada watching yan can cook. He was a favourite in our home.

[@woodywoodlstein9519]

He is/was the GOAT. there will never be another Stephen Yan. Wok With Yan. !

[@bermclean2239]

Yan is the Bob Ross of cooking!

[@johnnydeppgreen]

Guy just dropped his nose on the white stuff tho 😂

[@twace2755]

this brought back fond memories. I was able to be part of a studio audience way back in the 80's......he is awesome!!!

[@novariadihidayanto1684]

This is cooking show that I'm always watching when I'm still 13 years old, and till now I'm still cooking, because I'm become chef, thank you Mr yan

[@OOKH1]

Grew up watching him back in the 80s. Wok with Yan...lol always liked to tune in to see what he had written on his apron. LOL
Am 50 now and am looking into learning how to cook Chinese food at home for the family. His vids are so easy to follow.

[@OOKH1]

Is sad how times have changed and people think the Gordon Ramsey is a funny guy for entertainment.

[@dawnwelch6579]

I used to watch these shows all the time when I was a kid - he is so funny!

[@whycuds]

He's got a solid personality. The 80's were awesome.

[@memberHD]

This was 90's

[@nurultea2069]

Yes about 88 or 89.

[@MrROTD]

We only had three channels on the TV when I was a kid, when Yan came on I watched and the food looked so good and he was so funny the whole time, I owe him big because now decades later I'm an auto mechanic LOL

[@alainthibault184]

Canada's first celebrity Chef and one of the funniest comedians

[@llxzxll]

I used to watch this show in middle school when I was home sick (after The Price is Right). I loved Mr. Yan so much. His show always had me laughing and made me so hungry!

[@besmajubran5244]

I loved watching this show when I was a little girl! He's so humorous witty and fun ! I like that he is so humble too! Now I feel trying his dishes, it looks so yummy!

[@shellanfilms]

This guy was one of my favorite cooks on tv one of the most entertaining & coolest very quick and great dishes perfect to impress that blind date or your friends.

[@BF-Gator]

This guy is an absolute legend

[@nicka727]

I used to watch it every afternoon on CBET 9 from Detroit/Windsor at 3:30pm and it came on before Talk About the game show at 4pm and living on the Michigan side in 1989. And every apron he uses the word wok in it.

[@Commrade21]

Love it!! I used to always watch this as a kid when I had days off from school!

[@3ggh3ad]

watched this all the time as a kid, required viewing on sick days :)

[@nannyshousevintage2162]

This was my favorite show when I was a kid!

[@scepticalbear2269]

i use to watch this as a kid.......love love love his show!!!!

[@StalwartSpirit]

Wok a show! I used to watch him in the 80s.

[@jimmyvibes]

Loved watching this as a kid in the 80s! Wok on Mr Yan!

[@CSGraves]

"Here is Yan... WOK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE!"

[@Liminein]

I miss this show, this guy was hysterical

[@soranraina4391]

i absolutely love this show. It was because of Stephen Yan that i got into cooking Chinese dishes in my house. was able to cook about half of the dishes they made on this show. favorite dish i make almost all the time is Chicken Chow Mein and for my gf i make the sauté vegetables

[@TrapNation]

I'd love to buy this and support this dude! Awesome cooking methods :)

[@xavierpaololedesmamandreza]

Too late. A decade too late.

[@leadesalisa2806]

@@xavierpaololedesmamandreza nm

[@stebopign]

ive learned a lot of my early cooking basics from this guy. like how to check for oil temp. how to.. not measure. lols.

[@Maximillion666]

I miss Wok with Yan we used to go to his restaurant all the time when i was a kid. He was a really nice guy when i met him .

[@kristina80ification]

to all you people saying that this "brings back childhood memories" and "I used to watch his show every day", are you sure you aren't confusing this guy for the massively more well known Martin Yan?

[@Ripplin]

I have this on VHS. :)

[@mjviquez]

I rememeber watching Wok with Yan on Lifetime in the early afternoons during the summer. I always wondered what happened to him, since he encourage me to ask my mom for a wok. I still use one today!

[@derrickwong5337]

What a wonderful cooking wok before the run.

[@22teddy11]

l loved watching his show's ........... l know they are no longer on tv in Canada. But l wonder how he is doing now days ?

[@32bitcal]

I used to watch this in the earrrrly morning on CBC before the classic StarTrek at 6am...come to think of it, I don't actually remember making it back to the cartoons once I started watching Philip Marlo and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. :)

[@anonomouse010]

I am not a cook by no means. but I made his lemon sauce and used lemon juice instead of the extract. IT WAS GREAT..... THANK YOU

[@jamesmacdonald4079]

i love his accent,on another episode he refers to parsley as Elvis Parsley!!!lmfao

[@connortimoti]

aha this guy is awesome. "with this cleaver you can go to your boss for a raise or go to a bank for a loan"

[@annr3822]

One of the best shows

[@Sungeicock]

Thanks for uploading. The dishes are simple yet delicious. Noted no MSG added.

[@videox222ify]

thanks for posting, so many great recipes

[@bobbillings]

As a kid in the 80s, I LOVED this show. Since I missed a lot of school, this would come on every morning. I was home alone since my single parent mom worked, so I would take an old pot of mom's since we never had a wok, add 2 tbsp. Vegetable oil, cut up a raw chicken breast, add soy sauce, and made this while watching him. Not of course before I stuck a single chopstick in the oil first and check for bubbles, then you know oil is hot enough to add chicken, like he always said. Good Times..

[@johnflores3252]

wow I almost forgot bout this dude.... use to watch this guy growing up.

[@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida]

he said "Sesame Street oil" 💙💙💙 He was one of my first cooking teachers

[@steakdriven]

"Wok free, wok free, wok free, believe"

[@Hot80s]

Beef & Broc still rocks in 2020. I add a cup of bassimi rice and oyster sauce over the beef & veggies.

[@LuckyIIsmail]

He is always my favorite celebrity chef.

[@akuma4u]

26:00 LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In tears
51:54 LMAO!!! it continues

[@LawofMoses]

Stephen yan is awesome, watched as a kid and watchnow to learn to wok.

[@MathiasShaw637]

thank you so much uploading this

[@twing21able]

the best cooking show,,,,, EVER

[@benparkinson8314]

Love this old cooking shows... Didnt remember both Seven and Martin... In the end two Yan's are better than one

[@im10pplok]

i used to borrow his videos at the downtown librery back in the 80's, classic:)

[@stephanelauzon15]

if anyone knows where this great human being is I would love to thank him

[@101Volts]

Fried Rice Dish? This makes so much sense to me. Its already been prepared small so it is in small bites already, And that oil adds so much flavor and oils my body. Just as it is good to oil a car engine it is good to oil a body, Ha ha.

[@Mackoroni2]

This looks simple and delicious! I want to learn how to Wok!

[@chichichar]

Thanks alot for uploading the video!!! It brings back all my childhood memory :-D
Do you happen to have Wok on the Wild Side?

[@susanralph274]

fantastic

[@lakesidepark2112]

Saw an episode of the show Diners Drive-Ins and Dives on The Food Network and GF stopped by a restaurant in Vancouver called "The Peaceful Restaurant". Reminded me of Wok With Yan.

[@FlameAdder]

Hahaha, the "WE DON'T ALL LOOK ALIKE" shirt, though
And even the credits are funny (Michael Hitchcock is a Philistine)

[@Zokambaa]

Haha... There was another guy Martin Yan who had a cooking show too.. very similar... didn't look alike but people often get them confused

[@donkeybizle]

This guy's next come back, "Now wok it out!"

[@bluetextonwhitebg]

i have *never* seen a split chicken breast deboned that way. wow! i can't wait to try this when i get home. i always worry that scraping along the bones might dull my knife more quickly and his method looks much more efficient as well. :D

[@Suonvinarutosona]

[@RacerEckss]

Ive looked 12 years for the perfect do it all knife. My search ended with a Chinese cleaver. A nice, thin, Chinese cleaver, a Honesuki, and a deba are all one needs to rip it up.

[@aserioussalamander9475]

What a fucking legend!

[@azbieberfever]

This was great.

[@SunGloryUtensil]

funny chef
Ilike the fry noodle

[@nutfukkinjob]

WOK THE HECK

[@MatthewWood_antimattr]

"...and i hope you like this..."
intro.: 01m04s
yan's standard sauce description: 03m55s
sauteed veg.: 05m02s
beef and broccoli: 11m20s
fried rice: 17m07s
sweet and sour pork: 21m53s
lemon chicken: 28m29s
cashew nut chicken: 38m17s
chicken chow mein: 47m17s
outtro: 54m34s

[@crutchead]

yeah I remember this cooking TV show, before I learned to fry some eggs and some canned food

[@whoopdiddydo]

His vegetables are usually raw when the come out. Puts them in for about 28 seconds.

[@hplovecraftmacncheese]

This looks like the best way to learn how to duplicate the Chinese restaurant flavor people are used to.

[@bengarrido638]

I really think this is where Russell Peters picked up his Chinese accent!

[@Spurioushamster]

If Yan can cook! SO CAN YOU!!!

[@NebulositySirus]

Gosh he is so entertaining!

[@juanjeremy2012]

this dude is hella good, nice authentic and simple dishes. martin yan totally ripped off his act

[@cutemarvin1983]

loved this!

[@nurultea2069]

He is funny if open his cooking tv program.

[@StarletAndTheHoods]

awesome video !!!

[@nuzmahhossain25nuzhat16]

StarletAndTheHoods

[@pamhowden8161]

I love beef and broccoli

[@aerofart]

Awesome!

[@chichichar]

I'm living in UK, can't get hold of any of his video or cookbook. shame :(

[@jonisin5498]

Awesome.

[@joeladolph3508]

"Chinese Airforce Day" - "Flyday"

[@DiscordC]

yOu need a good pair of shoes to walk, WRONG.

[@Swampgift]

@chichichar I don't have Wok On The Wild Side. Sounds good.

[@sheilacdannym]

Love It!! :D

[@PhilMante]

no, they are entirely different people.

[@johnnydeppgreen]

Is this the guy from The Hangover 😂

[@benmiddleton9984]

Don't WOK the boat!

[@brownsupahero]

Was that the first episode? I seen reruns when I was a child, back in the day when there was like five channels.

[@mynameiskuting]

i love yan!!!

[@VishnuRajendranAmboo]

awesome!

[@eb8348]

This guy is funny as fuck

[@jamescrocker8926]

Yan can cook, so can Yu!!!!!

[@ryanwicks2867]

I watched this is culinary school

[@MyNameBaboo]

Wonder if he still lives in Canada..

[@josephinetimmons5671]

For spanking!?! Love it