>> isn't it delicious? this rice is grown here in the village. you just kind of make a little spoon-shaped ball with it. >> now, what's the famous greeting? is it have you eaten yet or have you had rice? >> it's both. literally it means have you eaten rice yet. but what it really means is how's it going? >> it is assumed that if you haven't eaten yet, things are not going well. if you've eaten, rice is such a fundamental component. >> eating is synonymous with eating rice. to eat a meal without rice would be unthinkable. >> what makes their whiskey special? >> because of the flavoring that they add to it. >> conveniently, our hosts in addition to having provided us with a fine meal, just so happen to run a distillery out back. >> they use a spice mixture they add to the yeast balls, let it ferment for five days, then she smashes it with a wood mallet. >> thai rice whiskey, lao khao, bucket of hootch, whatever you