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>> anthony: dried squid. >> older sister: mmm. >> anthony: ah, i love this, this is delicious. >> older sister: when we eat and there, we enjoy food. in lao, we say "seplai." >> anthony: seplai. >> older sister: seplai. >> anthony: your hotel. >> mama vaughn: my hotel. >> anthony: how long has it been open? >> mama vaughn: well, its been about twenty years. >> anthony: today, im having lunch at the ban lao hotel, during the secret war it was the offices for u.s. foreign aide mission. the buildin...

So made by the sticky rice, so -- >> anthony: yes. >> older sister: it taste good. [ laughter ] >> anthony: look, this is close! both of you born here? >> older sister: yeah, im the older sister, and shes the younger. >> anthony: how has the country changed since you were little kids? >> older sister: wow. the country change a lot. we open the tourism scene so its good for the local economy and local people they can earn money direct from the visitor and tourists. >> anthony: well, president oba...

>> anthony: unexploded ordinance removal. i -- 90 million dollars. its -- >> both sisters: 90 million, yeah, thats a lot. thats a lot. >> anthony: thats a lot of money? >> both sisters: help a lot. its a lot of money. this one, the local snack. >> anthony: ah, chicken feet. good. >> older sister: and, ah, buffalo tendon. >> anthony: oh nice, good. yeah, im gonna try that. >> older sister: and the dried squid? >> anthony: dried squid. >> older sister: mmm. >> anthony: ah, i love this, this is del...

Obama was just here a few months ago. >> younger sister: he was here. a few months ago. yeah, he got off a lot of, ah, helpful, the education and for the -- >> anthony: unexploded ordinance removal. i -- 90 million dollars. its -- >> both sisters: 90 million, yeah, ths aot. thats a lot. >> anthony: thats a lot of money? >> both sisters: help a lot. its a lot of money. this one, the local snack. >> anthony: ah, chicken feet. good. >> older sister: and, ah, buffalo tendon. >> anthony: oh nice, goo...

Complicated history with the u.s., laos. once again bourdain is exploring culinary treasures while challenging those with stomachs of steel to take things to the next level. let me bring in the host of cnns original series "parts unknown," one mr. anthony bourdain. good to see you again, anthony. >> good to see you. this is season nine, nearly a decade of traveling, exotic food-tasting. you werent to laos for your show. heres a clip of your show. >> chicken feet. >> dried squid. >> squid. i love...

>> correct me if im wrong here. dried squid, m&ms and mixing your alcohols? >> yes. >> come back. >> it seemed like a good idea. back at the office. ♪ >> next ill be performing a medley from mama mia. >> fire, fire. yes! >> we got a low score, we only have 45. >> mouse? >> mouse fish.

If you like adventure and exotic meals, get ready for brand new episodes of anthony bourdain parts unknown. it debuts sunday night at 9:00 right here on cnn. first up south korea. heres a preview. >> everything you learned painfully in college about drinking dont mix, you know try to avoid raw shellfish in excess while drinking. they do all of those things. >> dried squid, m & ms and mixing your alcohols? >> yeah. >> modern korea has over the course of the last decade or so invested so heavily i...

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