Aaron Yong: Malaysian Food, Fitness & Keeping It Real

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Ever wondered how culture and creativity collide? For Aaron Yong, heritage and hustle go hand in hand. In the kitchen, he crafts Hainanese chicken—an ode to his Chinese-Malaysian roots and childhood memories.  But it's not just about the food; it's about the fuel. Aaron believes that food powers his fitness, and workouts prime his mind for creativity. He shares his journey, the ups and downs, showing that perfection isn't the goal – connection is.  Join Aaron as he blends culture, cuisine, and fitness, powered by a little help from Gourmet Garden.  #culturalcuisine #foodandfitness #creativefuel #hainanesechicken

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00:00So my name is Aaron. I am a content creator. I used to just make like travel vlogs on YouTube

00:09and I just didn't really know what to do. I liked food. I liked fitness. My friend him and I were

00:13just sort of brainstorming one day and he suggested that I do this challenge called the 75

00:17Heart Challenge and then yeah one of the videos just took off. I think it was just a great way

00:20for me to just express myself I think. When it comes to selecting ingredients obviously try to

00:25make it as fresh as possible. Just two thanks. All right let's do it. I was never one to really like

00:30measure a lot of the ingredients I put in I sort of just go for taste go feel and

00:34think that's what I like about cooking it's just very free to do what you want.

00:38What's going on guys? Today I'm making Hananese chicken. I grew up having it a lot

00:42when I was a kid. My dad would make it for me all the time. I chose to do the

00:45Hananese chicken because it ties in really well to my culture. Chinese

00:48Malaysian background it's a very prominent Malaysian dish. That's wrap. Food is what

00:54fuels my fitness and I feel like the workout sort of primes my head to be in a creative

00:59state of mind. Even for me just like going around shooting some hoops. I think a lot

01:02of people tend to just highlight the positives on social media. It's always

01:06about achievements it's always about doing the very best and how much money

01:09they're making or how successful they are. Obviously the reality of life is

01:12that that's not the case there's always ups and downs and I think for me it's

01:15documenting the ups and the downs. I think I just want to show to people that

01:19you don't have to be perfect to make content. In fact people resonate more with someone

01:23that's just like your mate and I think that's what I want to try to be.

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