Do you smell that . Motorbike exhaust, fish sauce, incense, the faraway smell of something . Is that Pork Grilling over charcoal . Vietnam. It could be no place else. Listen to me. Listen to me. There is no other way to see this city, hanoi, than from a motorbike or a scooter. To do otherwise would be to miss it all. It is one of the great pleasures of my life to join the river of people rushing through the streets. Vietnam. It grabs you and doesnt let you go. Once you love it, you love it forever. Ive been coming here since 2000, the first time id been in this part of the world, and its held a special place in my heart and my imagination since. I keep coming back, i have to. Vietnam has changed since last time i was here. Its changing every minute. But some things, for now, anyway, remain the same. Important things, like this stuff. Thats going to be good bun oc, first meal in hanoi, and its something they do here better than anywhere else. Okay. Im officially in hanoi now. Mm. Magic.
do you smell that? motorbike exhaust, fish sauce, incense, the faraway smell of something? is that pork grilling over charcoal? vietnam. it could be no place else . listen to me. listen to me. there is no other way to see this city, hanoi, than from a motorbike or a scooter. to do otherwise would be to miss it all. it is one of the great pleasures of my life to join the river of people rushing through the streets. vietnam. it grabs you and doesn t let you go. once you love it, you love it forever. i ve been coming here since 2000, the first time i d been in this part of the world, and it s held a special place in my heart and my imagination since. i keep coming back, i have to. vietnam has changed since last time i was here. it s changing every minute. but some things, for now, anyway, remain the same. important things, like this stuff. that s going to be good! bun oc, first meal in hanoi, and it s something they do here better than anywhere else. okay. i m official
country now? oh, very much a young nation. they like to eat, uh, kentucky fried chicken. they like to spend a lot of the time on the internet. the history of our country is a history of a war. we had a thousand years under the chinese, and then we had eighty years under the french, and then the japanese came in, and when the americans left, finally, in 1975 we got involved with, uh, cambodia. so, we only have peace since 1989. just in the matter of a few decades, the entire population will be those without any war experience, and that s a great thing. and what are we eating today? well, we are going to have a banh cuon. and that means? rice roll. very thin. like a crepe. yes, it s like a crepe. and inside, ground minced pork and wood ear mushroom. ah! you dip it in, and there you
kentucky fried chicken. they like to spend a lot of the time on the internet. the history of our country is a history of a war. we had a thousand years under the chinese, and then we had 80 years under the french, and then the japanese came in, and when the americans left, finally, in 1975 we got involved with cambodia. so, we only have peace since 1989. just in the matter of a few decades the entire population will be those without any war experience, and that s a great thing. anthony: and what are we eating today? tao: well, we are going to have a bánh cun. anthony: and that means? tao: rice roll. very thin. anthony: like a crepe, uh tao: yes, it s like a crepe. and inside ground minced pork and wood ear mushroom. anthony: ah. tao: you dip it in and then you go. anthony: mm. oh, that s very good.
they like to eat, uh, kentucky fried chicken. they like to spend a lot of the time on the internet. the history of our country is a history of a war. we had a thousand years under the chinese, and then we had 80 years under the french, and then the japanese came in, and when the americans left, finally, in 1975 we got involved with cambodia. so we only have peace since 1989. just in the matter of a few decades the entire population will be those without any war experience, and that s a great thing. anthony: and what are we eating today? tao: well, we are going to have a bánh cun. anthony: and that means? tao: rice roll. very thin. anthony: like a crepe, uh tao: yes, it s like a crepe. and inside, ground minced pork and wood ear mushroom. anthony: ah.