chen: we re about, maybe, anthony: chen zhong is a filmmaker from beijing who often returns to chengdu, the place of his birth, to enjoy the more laid-back pace. anthony: so, on the weekends, everybody comes out to, what s it called? chen: it s a term to describe a place like this. it means, you know, that the agricultural family happiness. something like that. anthony: agricultural family happiness. or rural family happiness. chen: rural, yeah, rural family happiness. it s like the rural families, they are holding the business
we all do that. anthony: who would you rather see in a speedo? wolf blitzer, dr. sanjay gupta, or anderson cooper? eric: ooh. that s a tough one. anthony: no. no, actually that s an easy there s an easy answer. eric: none of them. anthony: really? eric: in a speedo? you know what is a speedo? it s those bathing suits anthony: well, no. it s a banana hammock. it s a it s a eric: like, like a small, very narrow bathing suit. anthony: it s a french style. chen: ah, ah, ah, okay. okay. anthony: so when someone s running in slow motion down the beach in a silver lame speedo, of those three, who would you choose? eric: i don t know. anthony: come on! it s anderson cooper. the guy, like, works out. that s a good-looking man. eric: does he? he works out? i don t know. anthony: you disappoint me, eric. you really do. cheers. chen: cheers. cheers. eric: cheers. ganbei. chen: ganbei. eric: ah, no. ganbei you finish the no. cheers. wow, you took it s
out. eric: it s prepping me for a drinking night. anthony: the glory of france eric: shut up. anthony: is on your shoulders. [ go laughs ] anthony: and green peppercorn fish, served in a simmering vat of seasoned fish broth, laced heavily with fresh and dried green sichuan peppercorns, and finished off with a heavy pour of boiling hot vegetable oil. go: i think this is the most numb you are gonna feel. eric: that s going to be a challenge, this one, for me. anthony: any second now that perfect hair is gonna burst into flames. eric: that s good. anthony: man, i love the food here. how d that feel? eric: it changed you physically, like, i feel like my face is changing. like my eyes are in a different position. right? anthony: i got news for you. it yeah, you better look at
or the even hotter facing heaven chili provide the la, pure heat. so, if you imagine, like, isla, she wolf of the ss, tormenting you with nipple clamps as the la, the ma, provided by the pleasantly deranging peppercorns, would be like the naughty nurse with the ice cubes. [ singing ] anthony: what s your uh, what s your feeling on msg? eric: i don t mind msg. anthony: yeah, i think it s good stuff. eric: i do not react to it. anthony: right. no, no. me too. nobody does. it s a it s a lie, man. eric: well, you find a lot of natural msg in tomatoes. anthony: in breast milk. in parmesan. eric: yeah, in a lot of products. anthony: yeah. you know what causes chinese restaurant syndrome? racism. [ eric laughs ] anthony: ooh, i have a headache. it must have been the chinese guy.