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This is a world of fresh, delicious, spicy, meaty, salty, sour, sweet, bitter. often with a "just picked" herby dimension. and always, the most vital thing, giver of life, sticky rice. andy here is constantly back and forth from america to thailand for nearly 25 years now, looking for recipes, techniques, digging deeper and deeper into an amazingly complex and widely misunderstood cuisine. and getting his ass chastised by a few aunties as he goes. >> andy: okay. >> anthony: on this trip, andys w...

>> anthony: you famously said that you hate the word "authentic". what does that word mean? >> andy: depends on the context. if youre in the united states and you say a traditional, authentic thai restaurant, to me that has come to mean a standard thai restaurant in america. that menu. when you come here, authentic is, if youre the daughter of the woman who made this, then to you this is the most authentic version of that dish. if youre from nan provence, you still make laap but it doesnt taste ...

And, of course, eggs bob and spit in the magical hell broth of fish, spice, and herb. mohinga? uh, this i must have. correct me if im wrong, if theres a national dish, a fundamental, most beloved dish, would it be -- would it be this? >> u thiha: yeah, for example, take a look at all this sweet stuff. this is indian. these are chinese, et cetera. but then mohinga is a local thing. and its popular not in the city but also in the rural areas, too, in a fish base with some rice or noodles. we would...

Pickled ginger garnish, and eat. now. oh, he looks aggressive. oh yeah. >> kenny: oh, hes ready to go. this guy i think is gonna win this one. >> anthony: all right, well, we havent seen his opponent. oh yeah. my moneys on him. el aggressor. ♪ ♪ pretty decisive winner there. im not accusing anybody of gambling but, uh -- i see some money changing hands.

This is, for me, one of the most exciting things about korean food, actually, is the banchan, yeah. >> nari: banchan? yeah. doesnt that just make you want to drink more soju? >> anthony: is that a hint or something? [ laughter ] >> nari: oh no, no, no, no, no. >> anthony: oh yeah, yeah, right. >> nari: i know, the formality of it all. >> anthony: and appetizers? yes, i remember these guys. >> anthony: oh, our old friend. again. >> nari: this looks familiar. >> anthony: its bringing back memories...

The honorable decision and ill tell you, thats something all we can do is go to the lord in prayer, follow our conscience and try to make the best decisions we can. >> trump sounded pretty thrilled with all of this in a statement saying, quote, i am greatly honored by the endorsement of senator cruz. we have fought the battle and was a tough and brilliant opponent as you can no doubt recall trump hasnt always referred to cruz with such respect. >> lyin ted, right? lyin ted. >> you know, lyin ted...

>> thank you so much. how are you guys doing?

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A new season of cnns "parts unknown" kicks off this sunday. it is in the premiere episode anthony bourdain visits hanoi. >> what? >> believe it or not. but heres where it gets more interesting. he gives president obama a crash course on eating needles. >> stop. >> you hack off noodles, drop them in your bowl. >> thats not too elegant. >> and dip and stir, and get ready for the awesomeness. >> im ready. now is it appropriate to just pop one of those whole suckers in your mouth? or do you think th...

Very small group of people at the white house, and at my production company we were looking for a place that we could do something, you know, we ordinarily do on the show. i mean im not an interviewer. im not a foreign policy specialist. if the president wants to hang and eat noodles, great. >> why not chinatown instead of vietnam. you went all the way to vietnam for this. >> no, the president was doing a sutheast asia swing state visit to vietnam. his first. so, when we heard he was -- when the...