The Hmong are such a beautiful community. I love their different styles of clothes. The host spoke a southern Vietnamese accent and I understood her very well. Another great episode Mr Fraser 🙏👏. Interestingly the tea had more flavor the 3rd time around . I understand coffee is very popular in VN, I do like coffee in the morning , but I drink tea in the evening, it helps with digestion and helps me get to sleep.
@HoLeeFook68 Definitely not a northern accent , your Nguyen what does that mean , I’m a Vu and on top of that I’m Bắc Kỳ. Also you can’t spell Nguyen with Ngu . Just playing ok do t get upset , waited years to say that. 🙂 Let me watch this vid again and see.
Another fantastic one, Andrew. It is heartwarming to see that the people of this area are able to keep their traditions alive whilst making enough money whereby they don't need to go to the city to work. You have me on the lookout for Suoi Giang tea❤
I miss living in Minnesota, the diversity in cultures is amazing. The Hmong people were people I first met while working the fields as a teenager. I fell in love with the culture and people. We shared plenty of traditional meals in those migrant camps. I am Mexican-American.
I am from Minnesota, and I don't like Minnesota. I might have liked it more if I had known the people you knew there. I live in Virginia now, and I like the people here a lot more than I liked the people in Minnesota. And even though it is cold in Virginia, it's not nearly as bad as Minnesota. I can't handle those low temperatures and long nights.
Another great video, Andrew! Such great quality and I've noticed your narration improving since you've been doing this style of video. Can't get enough!
Seriously just a friendly tip: your theme music is significantly louder than the rest of the show. (For me) it was a bit of a surprise! But love your channel!
Absolutely love the colors of the traditional Hmong clothing! The intricate embroidery, vibrant patterns, and rich colors really make their attire stand out 💯.
I preferred your original title. It honored the Hmong community well. This new one takes away from any sincerity that you may have towards the ancient community you are receiving merit for.
Thanks for showing the traditional process. The whole video was very interesting. I drank Japanese green tea for decades. Tea drinking really really is an art.
Before 2019, much investments in domestic tourism in VN is concentrated along the coastline. Because most foreign tourists came to VN hoping a cheaper Hawaii experience. Another reason is the traditional non-interference between the Vietnamese government and the mountainous ethnic minority tribes since as far as the Mongol Empire, which many in VN see as good (prime example of harmful investments is Da Lat). Since 2019, there are more investments toward the highlands, plus with the new national identity card renewal, more financial trust is guaranteed for entrepreneurs in ethnic tribes to develop tourism on their birthplace, which also promotes local specialties like this tea.
In my life I have known many Vietnamese people, in many different situations, rich and poor, content and at risk. I have noticed one common aspect to all of these. They are always smiling. Through thick and thin they have always carried this with them. We have so much to learn in life.
I am Vietnamese but have a hard time translating Cha't too there is probably tannin, astringent type taste or feeling. Like when you have a persimmon that isn't ripe it is described as cha't...
This is one of the nicest videos I've seen in awhile, across the board. Great job Andrew. I don't know how long you've been in Vietnam because I just watched this video and haven't read everything yet or checked you out on other social media. I live in Lam Dong province in Tay Nguyen , not Da Lat
trick is dont question it nothing better than a good cup of tea what a wonderful way to learn about tea i would love to have this job for a day as a kid i loved climbing trees its making me think twice about what tea i drink no to yorkshire T
Very interesting, at a machine shop that I worked at in Seattle one of the Vietnamese machinists that I worked with said that his relatives had a tea business in Viet Nam and would I be interested in ordering some . They said it was grown on a special mountain. After I got it they explained about the third brew being the best . I liked it very much but when I ran out they said that I could not order anymore . I wish I would have learned the name of it.
I was northern Laos earlier in the week drinking this tea. I’m a black coffee guy this might be my new thing after drinking boats loads with the in-laws.
Hello Andrew, I think you should conduct your interviews in Vietnamese and have English subtitles. Since you know Vietnamese, I think it would add more depth and appreciation to your content. Great job.
Good Day Andy. I'm a Tea drinker myself. Now, after this video it makes me wonder what kind of 💩 I've been drinking. I thought Twinings Teas were expensive. The stuff in my cup this morning cost $1.89 per 100 bags. I bet coffee would grow great in that climate too. I'm sure a cup of tea is preferable to a bowl of clotted blood. Have a Blessed and Beautiful Week. ✝️📖✌️💞🙏
Vietnam is all about coffee. I mean, they're the second-largest coffee producer in the world! But they don't really get the recognition they deserve as a gourmet coffee producer. Most of the coffee they grow is robusta, which is super strong and kinda bitter. Now, don't get me wrong, it's perfect for Vietnamese iced coffee, especially because they mix it with sweet condensed milk which cuts in with the bitter coffee perfectly. But if you're like me and prefer your coffee black, it can be a bit of a challenge. When they export it, the profit margins are pretty low, and most of it ends up as instant coffee. Some farmers and groups are starting to grow more fancy artisanal strains of Arabica. It's seriously good stuff if you know where to get it. They're trying to up the game for Vietnamese coffee and improve its reputation, but Viet Arabica is going to take some time to get recognised by international buyers.
@@Andrew_Fraser Hi again, I was a coffee drinker until I dated a Chinese girl who was born in China. Now I find coffee too strong and bitter, at least what I can afford. Jamaica Blue Mountain is the 💩 and I will still drink that. In the US it's crazy $50lb. Fresh espresso I'll drink but my favorite coffee is from Burger King, yes the hamburger place. I don't care for flavoured coffee, I want my coffee to taste like coffee. Can't wait to see what they serve for dinner next video. Have a Blessed and Beautiful Week ✝️📖✌️💞🙏
Unlike black tea has a very little savoury, this yellow tea (with a good brand, not street tea) is purely handmade, stronger, much fragrant, bit sweet bit bitterness and sweeten aftertaste. You are welcome :D.
@@Holystar12 Good Day, Sadly the American palette doesn't appreciate something like this tea. Myself included. Must be delicious, just look at all the work that goes into making it. Seemed almost religious to them. Respect.!✌️
I wish that was true mate. But for the first 10 days, there was no mention of Cocaine in the title at all. The video wildly underperformed. It was the change to this more clickbait title that saved it, the click through rate more than doubled and now it is one of my better performing videos. A ton of time and money goes into each of these videos and there is no way I could afford to do them if I don't play the RU-vid game just a little bit.
@@Andrew_Fraser Then I for one Andrew forgive you, I have had dreams of influencing people via RU-vid, but have never been brave as you, so sorry for my questionable judgement, please forgive me.
Should have a tea drinker with you. To really appreciate it. It’s like someone who don’t care for coffee try to appreciate and like coffee. To another it may be an acquired taste if one don’t consume regularly
Value is defined by what people are willing to pay for something. Some people like expensive things simply because they are expensive, therefore exclusive. They like having things that other people can't have.
what are they spraying the trees with? It can't be watering because they get plenty of rain. I would think that such an expensive tea would be organic .
Pesticide. However, that shot is from the lowlands. Those short lowland tea trees are always treated with pesticides. There are simply too many of them to handle organically.
Looked interesting but im so sick of RU-vid channels that overmodulate the volume on their intros that i turn them off immediately and tell RU-vid not to recommend this channel anymore.
Not possible to watch this guys videos without finger on the volume button to counter the yoyo of blasting background music between trying to hear the dialog.
Hahaha….you’re dating yourself! Everyone younger than 55 years grew up with a continual soundtrack in the background of their lives! I’m not saying it’s a positive thing…they just feel something is missing if it’s not there! Finally, there are recent research findings that periods of silence are beneficial for the brain and nervous system.
Do they spray insecticides on their tea trees? I saw several shots of a man with a backpack sprayer spraying the trees with something? There is a growing market for organic teas but I've heard it's hard to find teas that have not been sprayed with insecticides.
Those shots are from the lowland teas in and around Xuoi Giang and Mu Chang Chai. The specific shot your referring to is from Mu Cang Chai. Those are the smaller tea bushes / young trees used to produce the standard northern Vietnamese style bitter black tea and they typically do use pesticides. In Suoi Giang, the ancient tress do not have any pesticides used on them.
@Andrew_Fraser it's not easy to speak and learn vietnamese to be honest. Good for you Andrew. 👍 👌 I am also impressed by you learning about their culture and foods 🌶
So if demand is low. Does the price go down? Or stay up to remain making money? Supply and demand never made sense. Especially if there’s plenty to go around. If no one buys. Shouldn’t price go down?
Stewards of a rare delicacy....and curators of an ancient enterprise......VERY BEAUTIFUL HIGHLANDS THAT ARE FERTILE AS WELL AS PRODUCE AUTONOMY... HMMMM
women that are feminine, friendly, and beautiful. The east is looking like the place to be in the future. They honor tradition and at the same time advancing their way of life. No sex is better then the other and the families as a whole work together.
You produce great videos, and very interesting content. However I don’t understand this god awful horrible music that all these travelogues use. You produce these amazing videos, just a suggestion, get some better music
What music do you think fits with this content? Please provide specific examples of a video using music well or music you think would fit. More than happy to change but “good music” is subjective. Concrete example and I can implement.
@@Andrew_FraserWish I could suggest something specific, but gentler music with less volume. Thanks for a great video and asking for suggestions. Hope your channel does well.😊👍
@@Andrew_Fraser I thought the music was good, but there was just too much. Not every scene needs music. There was so much I found myself thinking about the music instead of the video and the subject. Use music carefully in some scenes only, don't think that most scenes must have music. Also, make sure it doesn't get too loud, especially under dialog. Nice video though!
You know what will happen? some western country's company will go out there, take the plant and genetically modify it to be able to grow them in areas outside of the Hmong lands and patent the genome.
