WEBVTT 00:01.400 --> 00:03.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% (Rudy Maxa) I'm fabulously lost 00:03.566 --> 00:06.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% in a city that lives to eat. 00:06.533 --> 00:10.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% It's a city of the senses-- a bejeweled, dazzling, 00:10.133 --> 00:13.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% fantastical mix of magic and faith, hard work 00:13.800 --> 00:17.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% and love of life, grace, and wild abandon. 00:17.300 --> 00:21.000 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% It's a city where chaos and serenity happily co-exist. 00:21.066 --> 00:25.233 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% It's the City of Angels-- Bangkok. 00:25.300 --> 00:27.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:47.5% [sitar & percussion play in bright rhythm] 00:46.500 --> 00:48.233 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% (woman) "Rudy Maxa's World" 00:48.300 --> 00:50.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% is sponsored by Japan's Ministry 00:50.433 --> 00:52.100 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% of Agriculture, Forestry, 00:52.166 --> 00:53.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% and Fisheries-- committed 00:53.600 --> 00:55.700 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% to bringing authentic Japanese 00:55.766 --> 00:57.466 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% food products to the world. 00:59.666 --> 01:02.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% Additional funding provided by United Airlines, 01:02.366 --> 01:06.100 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% serving more than 330 destinations worldwide. 01:06.166 --> 01:09.066 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% United-- fly the friendly skies. 01:09.133 --> 01:11.800 align:start position:10% line:10% size:22.5% And by... 01:15.466 --> 01:19.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Maybe it's all the color that makes Bangkok such a pleasure. 01:19.066 --> 01:22.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Adrift in flowers, festooned with gilded temples, 01:22.366 --> 01:25.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% awash in brilliant tiles and murals 01:25.600 --> 01:28.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% and brimming with eye-popping food, 01:28.733 --> 01:30.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% Bangkok is a sensory feast. 01:35.900 --> 01:38.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Bangkok is Thailand's economic and political capitol. 01:38.800 --> 01:42.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% It's a business traveler and tourist mecca 01:42.066 --> 01:45.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% and a dynamic mix of megamalls, temples and markets. 01:45.933 --> 01:49.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% But in spite of its size and congestion, Bangkok, 01:49.733 --> 01:52.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% with its year-around temperate weather and gracious people, 01:52.866 --> 01:55.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% is one of the most welcoming cities on the globe... 01:57.700 --> 02:00.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% even in a downpour. 02:02.633 --> 02:06.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% [loud clap of thunder] 02:06.766 --> 02:09.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% I'm here in Chinatown looking for my good friend 02:09.966 --> 02:12.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% and Washington DC restaurateur, Daisuke Utagawa. 02:12.100 --> 02:15.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% He told me to meet him off Yaowarat Road, Soi 11, 02:15.633 --> 02:17.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% I'm in the right place, 02:17.766 --> 02:20.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% but this entire neighborhood is a food maze. 02:20.933 --> 02:23.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% [loud rush of the fire] 02:23.733 --> 02:25.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% [man barks an announcement] 02:27.666 --> 02:30.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:45% Ah! There you are! 02:30.366 --> 02:32.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% (Daisuke) Rudy! You made it. What took you so long? 02:33.000 --> 02:35.333 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:25% It's like a maze out there-- 02:35.400 --> 02:37.466 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:57.5% typhoon that just went through town. 02:37.533 --> 02:39.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% [laughs] You do look a little wet. Have a seat. 02:40.033 --> 02:41.900 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:37.5% Looks like you started without me. 02:41.966 --> 02:44.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Don't you worry, this is just a snack. In Thailand 02:44.500 --> 02:46.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% people eat all the time. Perfect for you! 02:46.566 --> 02:47.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Absolutely. Now let's get you fed. 02:47.900 --> 02:50.733 align:start position:50% line:84.67% size:40% Perfect for me! 02:50.800 --> 02:54.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) I can tell we'll be here half the night. 02:54.500 --> 02:56.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% There are food stalls everywhere 02:56.800 --> 02:59.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% on and around Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown. 02:59.633 --> 03:02.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% Flaming woks light up the night, 03:02.400 --> 03:05.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% and a little rain doesn't dampen anybody's spirits. 03:05.333 --> 03:07.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% Bangkok's a capitol that loves to eat. 03:07.933 --> 03:09.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% Its 9 million-plus inhabitants 03:09.900 --> 03:13.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% comb the streets searching for the best food. 03:13.066 --> 03:14.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% It's a national pastime. 03:20.100 --> 03:23.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% The next morning, we're right back on the streets for breakfast. 03:23.700 --> 03:25.900 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:52.5% (Rudy) Look at that! 03:25.966 --> 03:28.833 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:50% Ah yes, street food for breakfast, I see. 03:28.900 --> 03:31.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% Of course. Nobody cooks in Bangkok. 03:31.266 --> 03:33.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% It's like everything inside is outside. 03:33.433 --> 03:35.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% Plus you've got this variety-- 03:35.566 --> 03:38.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% it's probably cheaper to buy food outside 03:38.433 --> 03:41.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% than getting all the ingredients and cooking yourself. 03:41.666 --> 03:44.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% Plus you don't have to heat up your apartment with all that heat. 03:44.766 --> 03:47.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% (Rudy) What have we got here? 03:47.100 --> 03:50.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% (Daisuke) This is crispy pork belly, this is what's called larb kai. 03:50.333 --> 03:52.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% That's also pork, look at that, that stuffed bitter melon. 03:52.833 --> 03:54.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% That's probably stuffed with chicken, 03:54.400 --> 03:56.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% liver... (Rudy) Fried chicken-- 03:56.600 --> 03:59.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% I should recognize fried chicken! 03:59.466 --> 04:03.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% (Rudy) It's true. Bangkok is inside out. 04:03.233 --> 04:05.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% The kitchens are on the streets, 04:05.433 --> 04:08.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% and the whole city is one big dining room. 04:08.733 --> 04:12.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% It's so much more fun to eat when you can pick your dish 04:12.166 --> 04:14.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% and have it cooked up right before your eyes. 04:14.633 --> 04:16.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% And it's all done with great care and skill. 04:18.100 --> 04:21.233 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% (Rudy & Daisuke) Kobkhun krab. 04:21.300 --> 04:23.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:20% You see, this is so perfectly Thai-- 04:23.933 --> 04:26.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% respect and tradition on one hand 04:26.333 --> 04:28.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% and carefree, carpe diem on the other. 04:28.800 --> 04:30.966 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:37.5% You are right, absolutely, 04:31.033 --> 04:34.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% I love it when we say thank you or greet somebody this way. 04:34.500 --> 04:36.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% Yeah. Do you know the word sanuk? 04:36.733 --> 04:38.933 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:52.5% It means fun, right? Absolutely, pure joy. 04:39.000 --> 04:41.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% We are going to have a lot of pure joy in Bangkok. 04:41.666 --> 04:43.466 align:start position:50% line:79.33% size:37.5% I am so ready! All right let's go. 04:43.533 --> 04:45.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:15% (Rudy) Bangkok is a young city. 04:45.933 --> 04:49.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Founded in 1782, it began as a swampy backwater 04:49.066 --> 04:51.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% in the delta of the mighty Chao Phraya River. 04:51.933 --> 04:53.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% Thailand itself is young. 04:53.900 --> 04:56.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% The official history usually dates from 1238 04:56.300 --> 04:58.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% when a capitol was established 04:58.600 --> 05:00.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% at Sukhothai in Northern Thailand. 05:00.633 --> 05:02.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:45% A little more than 100 years later 05:02.933 --> 05:04.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% the capitol changed to Ayutthaya 05:04.933 --> 05:07.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% That city lasted about 400 years 05:07.233 --> 05:10.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% before being sacked and looted by a Burmese army. 05:10.100 --> 05:12.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% Bangkok was founded a short time later. 05:16.133 --> 05:18.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Hey, speaking of sanuk, you feel lucky? 05:18.100 --> 05:20.133 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:50% I always feel lucky 05:20.200 --> 05:23.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% We're in the right place, no question about it 05:23.166 --> 05:24.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% This is like lottery ticket central. 05:27.500 --> 05:29.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) What's more fun than winning the lottery? 05:30.033 --> 05:31.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Anyone can participate in the government lottery, 05:32.000 --> 05:33.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% and just about everybody does. 05:33.833 --> 05:36.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% People hunt for lucky numbers in shrines, 05:36.300 --> 05:39.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% in dreams, on license plates and patterns. 05:39.266 --> 05:43.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% At the temple, Wat Mahabut people rub oil into 05:43.566 --> 05:48.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% the trunk of a sacred tree to discover numbers to play. 05:48.333 --> 05:51.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Rudy, I've been thinking about number 9. 05:51.433 --> 05:55.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% It's a lucky number here because the nine is "gow," and 05:55.566 --> 05:59.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% the word for progress, kow-nah, and the word for rice is khao. 05:59.333 --> 06:02.300 align:start position:10% line:68.67% size:20% I've got a 9 in my birthday. 06:02.366 --> 06:06.033 align:start position:30% line:74% size:57.5% I've got a bunch of 9s on my phone number, so 9 is then! 06:06.100 --> 06:07.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% My goodness, look at all these tickets! 06:07.833 --> 06:10.266 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:50% We've got to find 9. 06:10.333 --> 06:14.166 align:start position:50% line:79.33% size:40% Here's one with a bunch of 9's. 06:14.233 --> 06:16.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% How much do you win-- do you have any idea what we're going to win here? 06:16.833 --> 06:19.266 align:start position:50% line:79.33% size:40% [Daisuke laughs] No, I don't! 06:19.333 --> 06:21.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% I don't even know how much a ticket costs. 06:24.933 --> 06:27.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:15% (Rudy) Do you get that whole pack? 06:27.133 --> 06:28.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% (Daisuke) That's it, that's the winner. 06:28.466 --> 06:29.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:32.5% Kobkhun krab. 06:32.433 --> 06:35.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Luck and magic go back centuries here. 06:35.333 --> 06:37.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Before Buddhism arrived from India, 06:38.000 --> 06:40.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% people practiced animism -- worshipping spirits and objects. 06:40.800 --> 06:43.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% In Bangkok, most buildings have spirit houses 06:43.633 --> 06:46.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% where people make offerings to avoid misfortune 06:46.233 --> 06:48.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% By keeping spirits housed and happy. 06:48.733 --> 06:50.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Sometimes you'll see an opened soft drink, 06:51.000 --> 06:53.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% with a straw left for the spirits. 06:53.500 --> 06:56.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% In this city, Buddhism, magic, animism, 06:56.733 --> 07:00.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% and Hinduism all mingle to create a unique faith. 07:00.666 --> 07:03.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% (Daisuke) That spirit of sanuk we see 07:03.900 --> 07:07.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% in art and architecture comes out in the food too. 07:07.833 --> 07:12.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Thai flavor is an explosion of intricate and complex flavors. 07:13.033 --> 07:17.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Good example is som tum, the green papaya salad. 07:17.300 --> 07:20.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% One thing I find interesting about traditional Thai cooking 07:20.700 --> 07:23.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% that many ingredients come from elsewhere in the world 07:23.800 --> 07:26.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% like chili peppers and papaya. 07:26.100 --> 07:29.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% Right. Thais are very welcoming of other ingredients 07:30.033 --> 07:33.800 align:start position:10% line:10% size:55% or ideas about cooking in their culture 07:33.866 --> 07:36.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% and yes, the ingredients can come from elsewhere-- 07:36.800 --> 07:39.433 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% the chili, the palm oil, 07:39.500 --> 07:44.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% nam pla, which is the fish oil, salty, and the lime. Right? 07:44.300 --> 07:47.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% But they're very quick to make it their own. 07:47.400 --> 07:50.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% I mean, look at this-- this is where it's at, 07:51.033 --> 07:54.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% I mean, hand-cut, even such a humble, simple cuisine, 07:54.200 --> 07:57.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% there is art to it or craft to it. 07:57.566 --> 08:00.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% You see, these days you can find these apparatuses 08:00.933 --> 08:03.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% to mechanically cut, but what that does is, 08:03.966 --> 08:07.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% It makes even pieces, and you get bored. 08:07.366 --> 08:10.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% I mean, you get desensitized, and you stop paying attention. 08:11.033 --> 08:14.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) You mean in your mouth, while you're eating? 08:14.166 --> 08:16.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% (Daisuke) With this, each pieces are random, different, 08:16.933 --> 08:20.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% and when you cut like that the surface of each piece is 08:20.966 --> 08:23.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% really glossy-- it's very pleasant in your mouth. 08:23.566 --> 08:26.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% (Rudy) Really? I never thought about that. 08:26.600 --> 08:30.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% It sounds sort of easy; that's easy enough. 08:30.100 --> 08:32.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Yes? I'd like to end this with 10 fingers still. 08:37.433 --> 08:41.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% Harder? Harder. Like so? 08:41.200 --> 08:45.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% It's not as easy as it looks, it turns out. 08:45.300 --> 08:47.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% Daisuke likes irregular pieces-- 08:47.233 --> 08:49.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% he's going to like these, then shave? Okay? 08:49.933 --> 08:53.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% You're so much better at this than I am. 08:54.033 --> 08:57.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% That's why I don't run a restaurant in Bangkok. 08:57.333 --> 09:00.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:10% Wow! 09:00.166 --> 09:03.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% I've had a lot of papaya salads in my life. 09:03.933 --> 09:05.800 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% This is number one. 09:05.866 --> 09:09.100 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% You see what I mean by random pieces, 09:09.166 --> 09:10.700 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:37.5% random shapes, glossy surface? 09:10.766 --> 09:12.500 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:17.5% Makes a huge difference. 09:12.566 --> 09:15.600 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:35% Plus, this is made with love. 09:15.666 --> 09:21.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Just the burst of flavors here and there, but so well managed. 09:21.633 --> 09:24.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% I would come to Thailand just to come to this restaurant 09:24.900 --> 09:27.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% just to have papaya salad. 09:27.100 --> 09:29.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% [piano & guitar play in bright rhythm] 09:36.700 --> 09:40.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% I tell folks who have never been to Bangkok before 09:40.133 --> 09:44.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% to go down to one of the piers by the Mandarin Oriental Hotel 09:44.233 --> 09:47.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% or the Shangri-La and for, I don't know, $40 an hour 09:47.966 --> 09:51.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% rent a long-tailed boat, and just say take me up the canals, 09:51.600 --> 09:53.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% They're called klongs here, k-l-o-n-g-s-- 09:53.266 --> 09:55.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Take me up the klongs, just take me around. 09:58.233 --> 10:01.600 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% And it sort of seems like you're in the country here, 10:01.666 --> 10:05.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% in some rural place, but just in front of us is a skyscraper, 10:05.466 --> 10:08.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% Bangkok, and the huge, wide, very busy Chao Phraya River. 10:08.433 --> 10:11.800 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% And to be able to come up one of these klongs-- quiet... 10:11.866 --> 10:13.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% (Daisuke) it's a residential area. (Rudy) Yup. 10:13.900 --> 10:16.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Life along the Klongs gives a glimpse 10:16.433 --> 10:18.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% into a calmer, more traditional way of life. 10:21.700 --> 10:27.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% A fitting finale to our klong tour is a meal along a canal. 10:27.133 --> 10:30.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% Daisuke's taking us to Boat Noodle Canal. 10:30.200 --> 10:33.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Back when Bangkok was a city of canals, 10:33.266 --> 10:35.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% noodle vendors paddled along selling their wares. 10:35.733 --> 10:38.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% (Daisuke) Want this one, this one, this one? 10:38.800 --> 10:41.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% You want to try the fried pork skin? 10:41.166 --> 10:42.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% (Rudy) The signature, we've got to. Yeah 10:42.633 --> 10:44.433 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% Okay, we'll try that too. 10:44.500 --> 10:46.833 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:47.5% Three of these are official boat noodles. 10:46.900 --> 10:49.400 align:start position:10% line:68.67% size:77.5% These two are with pork or soup 10:49.466 --> 10:52.200 align:start position:10% line:68.67% size:77.5% and this is sort of dry, sauce. 10:52.266 --> 10:55.566 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:70% And we'll get a couple extra just for taste. 10:55.633 --> 10:59.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% Ah-ha, first bowl. What's this red stuff here? 10:59.966 --> 11:02.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% This is a vinegar, the scary vinegar. 11:02.933 --> 11:05.633 align:start position:50% line:79.33% size:40% "Scary vinegar?" [laughs] 11:05.700 --> 11:08.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% (Rudy) that's scary. (Daisuke) that's the scary vinegar number two. 11:08.600 --> 11:11.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% Green peppers. Chile yeah. Green chili. 11:11.466 --> 11:15.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% That's scary pepper, and that's not so scary sugar. 11:15.166 --> 11:16.500 align:start position:50% line:79.33% size:35% Sugar, I can handle sugar. 11:16.566 --> 11:18.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:27.5% Ummm, good. 11:18.800 --> 11:22.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% This is, the soup is thickened with blood. 11:22.866 --> 11:24.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% (Rudy) What kind of blood? (Daisuke) Beef, I think. 11:24.966 --> 11:27.266 align:start position:50% line:79.33% size:40% (Rudy) What did you put on it? 11:27.333 --> 11:29.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% I used scary pepper and scary vinegar number one. 11:29.866 --> 11:31.766 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:70% I'll try the scary vinegar. (Daisuke) It's very good. 11:31.833 --> 11:34.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% I don't know why we're calling it scary. 11:34.133 --> 11:36.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Because I'm a Westerner, and I know 11:36.400 --> 11:39.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% Thai dishes can be very, very, very spicy. 11:39.066 --> 11:42.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% (Daisuke) Some can be but it's all in balance. 11:42.766 --> 11:46.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% People talk about bold flavors in Thai cuisine. Right? 11:46.900 --> 11:52.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% The spicy, the sour, the sweet-- to me there is a background 11:52.466 --> 11:57.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% of more deep, balanced, complex flavors, it's almost like having 11:57.066 --> 12:00.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% a very intricate carpet in the background, 12:00.233 --> 12:03.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% but then you have these bold sculptures put on top. 12:03.566 --> 12:06.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% I mean, this is a good example, using the blood for thickener-- 12:06.700 --> 12:10.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% bold, complex, well-balanced-- 12:10.366 --> 12:13.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% makes it terribly satisfying. (Rudy) This is beautiful soup. 12:13.200 --> 12:16.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% But then on top of that you've got these flavors. 12:16.966 --> 12:19.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Ah-ha! Oh my goodness. Look at that. 12:19.466 --> 12:23.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% Do we do them one at a time or do we hop from one bowl to the next? 12:23.366 --> 12:25.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% You can, but usually people finish a bowl, 12:25.366 --> 12:27.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% and then they move on. (Rudy) Oh, they do, okay. 12:27.400 --> 12:29.400 align:start position:10% line:68.67% size:20% So Rudy, what do you think? 12:29.466 --> 12:32.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% It's wonderful, I mean, it's a party in the mouth 12:32.100 --> 12:35.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Heat in the mouth, great flavor, not the kind of heat that hurts. 12:35.100 --> 12:37.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% The one or eating now is not traditional boat noodles. 12:38.000 --> 12:42.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% I like it, I have it on my boat. Well, you got to get a boat. 12:42.466 --> 12:44.866 align:start position:20% line:74% size:62.5% Got to win the lottery. Well, there's that first, yeah. 12:44.933 --> 12:47.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% I better win the lottery. I've got to see 12:47.633 --> 12:49.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% a Thai tailor about getting bigger slacks after this. 12:49.900 --> 12:52.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% Are you kidding? We just had some snacks! 12:52.366 --> 12:54.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% We're going to go to another Bangkok favorite after this. 12:54.533 --> 12:57.000 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:50% You're kidding. Oye! 12:57.066 --> 12:59.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) There's no real downtown to Bangkok, 13:00.066 --> 13:02.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% just major districts with town centers. 13:02.933 --> 13:06.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Getting from one to another can literally take hours. 13:06.433 --> 13:08.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% Bangkok traffic is legendary. 13:08.366 --> 13:10.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Locals will avoid traveling across the city 13:10.600 --> 13:13.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% at all costs-- except for a great meal. 13:13.233 --> 13:15.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% The Skytrain provides a speedy, 13:15.466 --> 13:18.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% mercifully air conditioned way out of the jam. 13:18.400 --> 13:21.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Although it's scope is limited, it's one of the best places 13:21.600 --> 13:24.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% to sit and take in the sights of Bangkok. 13:24.100 --> 13:25.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% We're on another quest for soup. 13:25.833 --> 13:27.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% Yes, it's sweltering outside, 13:27.833 --> 13:30.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% but that doesn't stop people from craving tum yum. 13:30.433 --> 13:32.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% I love all these outdoor restaurants here, 13:32.600 --> 13:34.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% not street front-- on the street. 13:34.800 --> 13:37.533 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:50% That is good food. 13:37.600 --> 13:42.400 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:57.5% Look at that, see that? That's a freshwater food. 13:42.466 --> 13:44.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% So there's different kinds of shrimp, 13:44.966 --> 13:46.566 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:50% freshwater shrimp, saltwater shrimp. 13:46.633 --> 13:48.333 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:55% Freshwater shrimp are more delicate, 13:48.400 --> 13:51.433 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:45% it's not as firm as the sea shrimp, 13:51.500 --> 13:54.033 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:55% or the deep sea shrimp but they're also sweeter 13:54.100 --> 13:57.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% The sea is a generous helping of that stuff there-- 13:57.233 --> 14:00.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% that's like the inside of the head of the shrimp. 14:00.800 --> 14:04.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% You know the yellow part the people call the mustard of the crab? 14:04.500 --> 14:06.766 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% It's a similar thing for the shrimp, 14:06.833 --> 14:09.866 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:55% and that's what makes a really good meal. 14:09.933 --> 14:12.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:15% (Rudy) I like this place. 14:12.200 --> 14:14.166 align:start position:10% line:63.33% size:30% Looks pretty popular. It's awesome. 14:14.233 --> 14:16.266 align:start position:50% line:63.33% size:40% It's going to be fantastic. 14:16.333 --> 14:19.200 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:15% Hello. [both speak Thai] 14:19.266 --> 14:22.600 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:42.5% And fish balls, maybe, fish balls, 14:22.666 --> 14:27.300 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% And the shrimp. [speaks Thai] 14:27.366 --> 14:32.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% (Rudy) Ummm. So what have we got here? 14:32.833 --> 14:35.766 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:55% These are fish balls, fried fish balls, 14:35.833 --> 14:38.500 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% obviously this is the small shrimp. 14:38.566 --> 14:42.166 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% They are fried, you can dip those in here. 14:42.233 --> 14:44.066 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:50% This is a vegetable called chayote shoot. 14:44.133 --> 14:45.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% (Rudy) These are really sweet. 14:48.366 --> 14:52.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% This is the tom yum. This is the tom yum. 14:52.700 --> 14:54.866 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% You see these things floating about? 14:54.933 --> 14:58.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% That's the extra ingredient they put, the inside of the head. 14:58.233 --> 15:01.233 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:60% They put extra of that. Head of the freshwater shrimp. 15:01.300 --> 15:03.900 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% Right, and that's where all the flavor is. 15:03.966 --> 15:07.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% In the old days, sugar was an expensive commodity, 15:07.566 --> 15:11.266 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% so to be hospitable, a lot of people 15:11.333 --> 15:13.966 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:37.5% started adding a lot of sugar. 15:14.033 --> 15:16.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% To show they were especially generous. 15:16.600 --> 15:18.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Especially in the high-end restaurants 15:18.933 --> 15:23.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% also where the foreign travelers came, they'd add a lot of sugar. 15:23.366 --> 15:28.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Here the sweetness mainly comes from the shrimp itself. 15:28.366 --> 15:31.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% It's definitely also sour, it's that Thai sweet-sour thing. 15:31.100 --> 15:33.666 align:start position:60% line:79.33% size:12.5% Ummm. Yup. 15:36.233 --> 15:38.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) For short trips and for some sanuk, 15:38.533 --> 15:40.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% tuk tuks are the way to go. 15:40.800 --> 15:42.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% Many are adorned with garlands, 15:42.966 --> 15:45.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% offerings to Mae Yanang the goddess of journeys. 15:45.533 --> 15:49.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% We're headed to garland central, the flower market. 15:49.300 --> 15:52.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% In this land of perpetual summer, flowers abound. 15:52.633 --> 15:55.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% And the flower market overflows with the ubiquitous garlands, 15:55.733 --> 15:57.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% offerings to appease or bring luck. 15:57.900 --> 15:59.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% (Daisuke) I like that. 15:59.800 --> 16:01.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:15% (Rudy) The intricate flower designs 16:02.033 --> 16:04.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% mirror the elaborate temple decoration. 16:04.233 --> 16:06.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% All over Bangkok, gorgeous gilded temples 16:07.000 --> 16:09.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% rise up toward the heavens. 16:09.600 --> 16:13.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% These serene enclaves, in the midst of the roar of traffic 16:13.433 --> 16:16.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% and street vendors, reflect the duality of the Thai spirit: 16:16.733 --> 16:18.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% the contemplative interiors are hushed and solemn, 16:18.833 --> 16:21.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% while the temple exteriors burst 16:21.133 --> 16:23.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% with color and gold and effervescent energy. 16:23.300 --> 16:25.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% These temples often illustrate 16:25.666 --> 16:29.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% the uniquely Thai intersection of Buddhism and Hinduism. 16:29.300 --> 16:32.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Buddhism may preach letting go of desires, 16:32.666 --> 16:36.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% but that doesn't stop people from pursuing 16:36.266 --> 16:40.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% the pleasures of life-- food of course, and shopping. 16:40.166 --> 16:43.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% Megamalls abound in Bangkok. 16:43.233 --> 16:45.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% Look at this. I love this town. 16:45.466 --> 16:48.000 align:start position:10% line:10% size:37.5% This is exactly my kind of town. 16:48.066 --> 16:51.700 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% Why eat 3 big meals when you can eat often and well? 16:51.766 --> 16:54.200 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% This is a shopping, this is a food court. 16:54.266 --> 16:56.200 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% (Rudy) what is this? 16:56.266 --> 16:58.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% (Daisuke) That's fried liver back there. 16:58.233 --> 17:00.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Fried liver? I've never had fried liver. 17:00.666 --> 17:03.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% Pork bones, fish cakes, fish. 17:03.466 --> 17:08.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% (Daisuke) This is a high-end food court, and you have street food almost. 17:08.366 --> 17:12.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:15% (Rudy) And this is just like 1% of it. 17:12.433 --> 17:15.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Northern Thai spicy sausage, this is called Thai sausage. 17:15.900 --> 17:19.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% We're just getting started. Good, huh? 17:19.100 --> 17:22.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Oh, this is fantastic! (Rudy) Ah, lovely! 17:22.933 --> 17:25.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% (Daisuke) Look at that! You know, when it's done 17:25.666 --> 17:27.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% so gracefully like that, it'll tasted better. 17:27.900 --> 17:28.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% (Rudy) It enhances it. (Daisuke) Absolutely. Ooo! 17:32.200 --> 17:37.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Hum! Unexpectedly soft and melts in your mouth. 17:37.133 --> 17:40.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Told you-- I'll never lead you astray when it comes to food. 17:40.200 --> 17:42.100 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:42.5% Never had chive dumplings before. 17:42.166 --> 17:46.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% So this is the main thing, if you stay in that hotel 17:46.233 --> 17:49.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% you can walk through inside, come here and have street food 17:49.600 --> 17:51.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% all under the comfort of air conditioning. 17:51.900 --> 17:53.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% And it's still street food. It is. Right. 17:57.533 --> 18:00.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Food has a special place in Buddhist ritual as well. 18:00.933 --> 18:04.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% In Thailand, young men are encouraged to spend at least 18:04.100 --> 18:07.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% a few months in the monkhood as a kind of rite of passage. 18:07.900 --> 18:10.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Doing so insures "merit" or spiritual points, 18:10.166 --> 18:12.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% good karma for the next life. 18:12.200 --> 18:15.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% Merit is also had by giving alms to monks. 18:15.300 --> 18:17.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Every morning people deliver food 18:17.166 --> 18:18.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% and receive a blessing in return. 18:20.500 --> 18:22.233 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:27.5% So what is this hour's snack? 18:22.300 --> 18:24.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:37.5% It's phad thai. 18:24.700 --> 18:27.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Why'd we wait so long to have Thailand's most famous dish? 18:27.800 --> 18:29.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% It's famous alright, but actually 18:29.566 --> 18:32.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% it was made up as sort of a propaganda 18:32.366 --> 18:34.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% and that wasn't so long ago. 18:34.133 --> 18:35.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:40% Really? Yeah. 18:35.600 --> 18:37.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% So actually phad thai in Thailand 18:37.933 --> 18:40.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% is starting from around World War II 18:41.033 --> 18:43.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% As a result of a government decision, an issue, a promotion? 18:43.933 --> 18:45.600 align:start position:10% line:68.67% size:35% Yes, we wanted it because 18:45.666 --> 18:47.300 align:start position:10% line:68.67% size:27.5% We have the economic problem 18:47.366 --> 18:49.666 align:start position:10% line:68.67% size:30% and the rice is very expensive 18:49.733 --> 18:52.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% but the rice noodle is made from the broken rice, 18:52.666 --> 18:54.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% so that's why it's cheaper 18:54.600 --> 18:56.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% So broken rice could be used for any rice, 18:56.933 --> 18:59.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% any form of rice, any shape of rice. 18:59.300 --> 19:01.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) And these are still rice noodles today. 19:01.566 --> 19:03.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% (Thanyanan) Yes, this is the authentic phad thai. 19:03.800 --> 19:07.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% And because our restaurant has a long, long history, 19:07.933 --> 19:12.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% So we are starting from my grandmother in my generation. 19:12.066 --> 19:14.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% Right now it's 77 years already. 19:14.933 --> 19:17.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% (Rudy) 77 years. (Thanyanan) Yes, already. 19:17.466 --> 19:21.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% We still use the tradition way to cook the Thai food 19:21.133 --> 19:23.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% because we use a charcoal stove. 19:23.666 --> 19:26.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) The charcoal is very interesting. 19:26.533 --> 19:30.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% (Thanyanan) It gives us the special flavor, special smell, and that is 19:30.533 --> 19:33.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% the way that we preserve the traditional Thai cooking method. 19:33.966 --> 19:36.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% My father-in-law, he is a fisherman, 19:36.533 --> 19:40.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% that's why we use the seafood to cook our phad thai. 19:40.733 --> 19:43.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% The deep-sea prawn is very fresh, we buy it every day. 19:43.900 --> 19:45.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% (Rudy) Never frozen. (Thanyanan) Yeah, never frozen. 19:45.933 --> 19:48.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Fantastic. Before World War II there was phad thai. 19:48.066 --> 19:50.133 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:52.5% Yeah, no phad thai. 19:50.200 --> 19:52.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% One of the most well-known dishes in the world. 19:52.700 --> 19:54.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% (Thanyanan) Yes, thank you very much. 19:55.033 --> 19:58.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) If I were to use one word to describe the Thai people, 19:58.533 --> 20:00.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% I would choose graceful. 20:00.433 --> 20:03.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Not just in movement but full of grace. 20:03.133 --> 20:05.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% Just watching the greeting between people, 20:05.366 --> 20:08.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% the "wai" or swift, slight bow speaks volumes 20:08.333 --> 20:11.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% about the respect the people show each other. 20:11.066 --> 20:13.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% And everywhere, sanuk abounds. 20:21.033 --> 20:23.200 align:start position:20% line:74% size:20% (Rudy) Victory Monument-- big traffic hub. 20:23.266 --> 20:26.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Well yeah, this is why this area has got great seafood. 20:26.133 --> 20:28.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% A lot of people passing by. You know? 20:28.433 --> 20:30.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% Hang on, I've got to check the lottery. 20:30.666 --> 20:32.633 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% Ah, the lottery, tell me if I can retire. 20:32.700 --> 20:35.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:25% And... oh. 20:35.233 --> 20:37.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% Not a single nine. No nines at all? 20:37.766 --> 20:39.800 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:7.5% No. 20:39.866 --> 20:41.900 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% We've get to play the next lottery 20:41.966 --> 20:43.700 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:50% because I'm getting obsessed with numbers. 20:43.766 --> 20:45.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Everywhere you look anywhere there are numbers. 20:45.433 --> 20:47.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% Me, I see food everywhere. 20:47.433 --> 20:51.266 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% Yeah, we are on our way to snack number 16,782. 20:51.333 --> 20:54.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:20% Hang on, that could be your next number 20:54.866 --> 20:59.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Could be. And we are at Victory Monument! Could be. 20:59.900 --> 21:03.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Lots of the dishes that Daisuke and I have devoured 21:03.433 --> 21:05.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% have their roots in Chinese cooking. 21:05.600 --> 21:07.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% It's no surprise-- Thailand has 21:07.866 --> 21:10.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% the largest ethnic Chinese community in Southeast Asia. 21:10.600 --> 21:12.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Chinese traders came to Siam early on 21:12.833 --> 21:14.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% and became the merchant class. 21:14.766 --> 21:17.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% They assimilated and intermarried, in fact, 21:17.366 --> 21:20.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% many Chinese Thai no longer are able to speak Chinese. 21:20.400 --> 21:22.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% Chinatown in Bangkok is immense, 21:22.466 --> 21:25.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% lively, colorful, and packed with food. 21:25.133 --> 21:28.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% In typical Bangkok fashion, the people take a Chinese dish, 21:28.900 --> 21:32.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% add their special ingredients, and a new dish is born. 21:32.300 --> 21:35.033 align:start position:10% line:68.67% size:65% A great example of this is 21:35.100 --> 21:38.366 align:start position:10% line:63.33% size:65% the chicken and rice dish, Khao Mun Gai. 21:38.433 --> 21:40.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% All right, I'm looking forward to it! 21:40.733 --> 21:42.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% It's been here 40 years. 40 years? 21:42.700 --> 21:44.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:32.5% Look at that! 21:44.600 --> 21:46.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:32.5% Kobkhun krab. 21:46.900 --> 21:49.433 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:50% (Rudy) Oh my gosh, look at that! 21:49.500 --> 21:52.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Now, you must regard first how plump and skinny-- 21:52.800 --> 21:55.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% you see how it's plump and skinny? 21:55.566 --> 21:58.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% But the skin is plump but not oily. 21:58.233 --> 21:59.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% So they have somehow managed 21:59.933 --> 22:01.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% to cook this by draining 22:01.766 --> 22:04.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% the fat away from the skin 22:04.400 --> 22:07.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% which would go into the meat and would taste really good. 22:08.000 --> 22:10.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% But the skin is sort of blown up. Try it. 22:12.000 --> 22:13.900 align:start position:60% line:84.67% size:12.5% Ummm! 22:16.466 --> 22:19.566 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:60% The chicken is not dry, it's incredibly moist, 22:19.633 --> 22:21.733 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:47.5% not stringy, it's incredibly firm. 22:21.800 --> 22:24.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% It's just cooked just right. 22:24.066 --> 22:27.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% A seemingly simple thing like this is really not easy to do. 22:27.966 --> 22:29.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Ingredients change. Right? (Rudy) Right. 22:29.666 --> 22:32.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% (Daisuke) Chicken you taste today is 22:32.333 --> 22:35.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% not like chicken you tasted when you were a kid. 22:35.766 --> 22:38.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Yet somehow they managed to make this chicken 22:38.400 --> 22:40.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% taste like when you were a kid. 22:42.766 --> 22:46.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:10% Wow! That's flavor right there. 22:46.366 --> 22:48.800 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% That taste-- that's chicken. 22:48.866 --> 22:53.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% You're eating chicken right now-- real chicken. 22:53.666 --> 22:56.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Your family has been in the chicken business for 40 years. 22:56.233 --> 22:58.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Who started it, how did it begin? 22:58.066 --> 23:00.133 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% My grandfather moved to Thailand 23:00.200 --> 23:02.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% from Haibnan province in China. 23:02.600 --> 23:05.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% What he knew back then was how to cook chicken right. 23:05.600 --> 23:08.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% At the beginning it was just a little street counter. 23:08.466 --> 23:11.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% (Daisuke) What I'd really like to know is, how did you manage 23:11.533 --> 23:14.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% to make the skin so plump yet not fatty at all? 23:14.366 --> 23:17.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% (Ekkaphon) It takes a lot of patience. 23:17.500 --> 23:21.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Thai people are used to cooking with really high heat 23:21.333 --> 23:24.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Chicken takes really, really low heat. 23:24.100 --> 23:27.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% It takes about almost 2 hours just to cook one chicken. 23:27.166 --> 23:31.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% The other thing I really like about this food is 23:31.433 --> 23:35.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% that your rice-- each grain is so pristine, no broken pieces, 23:35.733 --> 23:39.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% and you have managed to keep the natural sweetness 23:39.466 --> 23:44.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% and the smell of rice-- that's really beautiful to me! 23:45.033 --> 23:48.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% (Ekkaphon) And we still cook in the traditional method-- 23:48.900 --> 23:52.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% open pot-- we don't use any electrical rice cooker. 23:52.466 --> 23:54.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% That's one way of making sure 23:54.700 --> 23:57.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% that the rice comes out with a nice grain. 23:57.833 --> 24:00.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% How hands-on is dad? He's here every single day. 24:00.533 --> 24:02.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% Every single day? Every single day. 24:02.200 --> 24:04.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% My god. Are you happy 24:04.466 --> 24:07.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% your son is now doing this business with you? 24:07.333 --> 24:11.400 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:40% [speaking Thai] 24:11.466 --> 24:14.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% [laughs] (Daisuke) We don't need a translation for that. 24:14.066 --> 24:16.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% I'm really happy! [laughs] 24:16.700 --> 24:20.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) It's almost too good to be true-- 24:20.266 --> 24:23.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% a city filled with fun-loving, food-crazy, 24:23.833 --> 24:27.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% spiritually rich, profoundly graceful people. 24:27.066 --> 24:30.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Bangkok is like the perfect Khao Mun Gai-- 24:30.100 --> 24:32.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% subtle, balanced, bold, spicy-- 24:32.900 --> 24:35.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% a symphony of flavors. 24:35.433 --> 24:39.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Bangkok bursts on the palate and lingers in the heart. 24:42.000 --> 24:43.800 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:45% We end our journey 24:43.866 --> 24:46.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% as we began it, on the street 24:46.833 --> 24:50.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% in search of more food, in yet another corner 24:50.666 --> 24:53.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% of the enormous dining room called Bangkok. 24:53.300 --> 24:56.233 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:45% Can we just walk for a little while? 24:56.300 --> 24:59.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% Are you kidding me? This is my fantasy come true! 24:59.666 --> 25:02.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Miles of food stalls-- I can eat here all day! 25:02.333 --> 25:03.900 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% Right. Which relieves you of the restriction 25:03.966 --> 25:05.766 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:35% of just having one lunch a day. 25:05.833 --> 25:07.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:20% Exactly! 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