that you should be a little more ? anthony: well, slurping is totally acceptable in this part of the world, but [ laughter ] it takes some skills, by the way, to handle these sticky, cold noodles. but whatever your opinion of the man, the president has those skills. president obama: mm. anthony: i gotta say. president obama: this is killer. this is outstanding. anthony: oh, so good to hear. president obama: it s really good. anthony: and we share, apparently, sentimentality about asian street food and southeast asia in general. president obama: one of my favorite meals of all time there s an area between jakarta and bandung, another city in indonesia, called puncak. and it s up through the mountains. so you d have these roadside restaurants overlooking the tea fields, there d be a river running through the restaurant itself, and there d be these fish, these carp, that would be running through. you d pick the fish, they grab it for you and fry it up, and the skin w
president obama: it s really good. anthony: and we share, apparently, sentimentality about asian street food and southeast asia in general. president obama: one of my favorite meals of all time there s an area between jakarta and bandung, another city in indonesia, called puncak. and it s up through the mountains. so you d have these roadside restaurants overlooking the tea fields, there d be a river running through the restaurant itself, and there d be these fish, these carp, that would be running through. you d pick the fish, they grab it for you and fry it up, and the skin would be real crispy, and they just serve it with a bed of rice and it was the simplest meal possible and nothing tasted so good. anthony: now, as a chicagoan, trickier question fraught with peril. is ketchup on a hotdog ever acceptable? president obama: no. [ laughter ] no, but i mean that. that s one of those things, like well, let me put it this way. it s not acceptable past the age of 8. anthon
good. anthony: and we share, apparently, sentimentality about asian street food and southeast asia in general. president obama: one of my favorite meals of all time there s an area between jakarta and bandung, another city in indonesia, called puncak. and it s up through the mountains. so you d have these roadside restaurants overlooking the tea fields, there d be a river running through the restaurant itself, and there d be these fish, these carp, that would be running through. you d pick the fish, they grab it for you and fry it up, and the skin would be real crispy, and they just serve it with a bed of rice and it was the simplest meal possible and nothing tasted so good. anthony: now, as a chicagoan, trickier question fraught with peril. is ketchup on a hotdog ever acceptable? president obama: no. [ laughter ] no, but i mean that. that s one of those things, like well, let me put it this way. it s not acceptable past the age of 8. anthony: my daughter s 8 and she put
president obama: mm. anthony: i gotta say. president obama: this is killer. this is outstanding. anthony: oh, so good to hear. president obama: it s really good. anthony: and we share, apparently, sentimentality about asian street food and southeast asia in general. president obama: one of my favorite meals of all time there s an area between jakarta and bandung, another city in indonesia, called puncak. and it s up through the mountains. so you d have these roadside restaurants overlooking the tea fields, there d be a river running through the restaurant itself, and there d be these fish, these carp, that would be running through. you d pick the fish, they grab it for you and fry it up, and the skin would be real crispy, and they just serve it with a bed of rice and it was the simplest meal possible and nothing tasted so good. anthony: now, as a chicagoan, trickier question fraught with peril. is ketchup on a hotdog ever acceptable? president obama: no. [ laughter
not too elegant, but i managed it. anthony: and dip and stir and get ready for the awesomeness. president obama: i m ready. now, is it appropriate to just pop one of these whole suckers in your mouth or do you think that you should be a little more ? anthony: well, slurping is totally acceptable in this part of the world, but it takes some skills, by the way, to handle these sticky, cold noodles. but whatever your opinion of the man, the president has those skills. president obama: mm. anthony: i gotta say. president obama: this is killer. this is outstanding. anthony: oh, so good to hear. president obama: it s really good. anthony: and we share, apparently, sentimentality about asian street food and southeast asia in general. president obama: one of my favorite meals of all time there s an area between jakarta and bandung, another city in indonesia, called puncak. and it s up through the mountains. so you d have these roadside restaurants overlooking the tea