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♪ >> anthony: one last trip straight back to where it all started for me. a simple good thing, in this case, one of my favorite things. oh, here it is, the mighty char kway teow. ordinarily, this is a breakfast, i eat it every time im in singapore. its just about the unhealthiest breakfast you could have. i mean, its literally like lard, crispy lard bits, healthy cockles, shrimp paste and a whole lot of noodles. and its like legendarily fattening.

Water. >> anthony: clear, kidney-cleaning water. so good and so important to a healthy lifestyle. id imagine. midnight nam prik moon. thats what you do after youve had a few drinks. maybe a lot of drinks, because what you need -- maybe you didnt know you needed it, but you do -- is nam prik. thai chili dip. >> andy: yeah. nam prik is what the vast majority of thai people who live in america who come to thailand to visit who go back ended up getting busted at the airport for trying to bring in. >...

♪ >> anthony: one last trip straight back to where it all started for me. a simple good thing, in this case, one of my favorite things. oh, here it is, the mighty char kway teow. ordinarily, this is a breakfast, i eat it every time im in singapore. its just about the unhealthiest breakfast you could have. i mean, its literally like lard, crispy lard bits, healthy cockles, shrimp paste and a whole lot of noodles. and its like legendarily fattening.

♪ >> anthony: one last trip straight back to where it all started for me. a simple good thing, in this case, one of my favorite things. oh, here it is, the mighty char kway teow. ordinarily, this is a breakfast, i eat it every time im in singapore. its just about the unhealthiest breakfast you could have. i mean, its literally like lard, crispy lard bits, healthy cockles, shrimp paste and a whole lot of noodles. and its like legendarily fattening. originally created to fe

My way of thinking, in the hierarchy of delicious, slurpy stuff in a bowl, bun bo hue is at the very top. nguyen qui duc is an author and journalist who spent much of his childhood in hue. >> nguyen qui duc: if im gonna die, if im going to go to prison, they give me a last meal, this will be it. >> anthony: this will be it. >> nguyen qui duc: this will be it. >> anthony: lets do it man. here, kim chau creates an elaborate broth of mixed bones scented with lemongrass, spice and fermented shrimp p...

Which might be why he thought of me and why were drinking shine for breakfast. where theres food theres also gonna be booze. and likely a lot of it. oh, thats good. >> andy: this is nam prik ong. you make a chili paste with chilies, garlic, shallot, shrimp paste, and tomatoes, and then you mix it with pork. >> farmer: thats for you. okay. >> anthony: oh yeah. oh, the nam prik is awesome. >> andy: isnt it delicious? this rice is grown here in the village. you just kinda make a little spoon-shaped...

Midnight nam prik moon. thats what you do after youve had a few drinks. maybe a lot of drinks, because what you need -- maybe you didnt know you needed it, but you do -- is nam prik. thai chili dip. >> andy: yeah. nam prik is what the vast majority of thai people who live in america who come to thailand to visit who go back ended up getting busted at the airport for trying to bring in. >> anthony: we get two kinds. nam prik ta dang. >> andy: its a combination of chilies, garlic, shrimp paste, dr...

My way of thinking, in the hierarchy of delicious, slurpy stuff in a bowl, bun bo hue is at the very top. nguyen qui duc is an author and journalist who spent much of his childhood in hue. >> nguyen qui duc: if im gonna die, if im going to go to prison, they give me a last meal, this will be it. >> anthony: this will be it. >> nguyen qui duc: this will be it. >> anthony: lets do it man. here, kim chau creates an elaborate broth of mixed bones scented with lemongrass, spice and fermented shrimp p...

Maybe a lot of drinks, because what you need -- maybe you didnt know you needed it, but you do -- is nam prik. thai chili dip. >> andy: yeah. nam prik is what the vast majority of thai people who live in america who come to thailand to visit who go back ended up getting busted at the airport for trying to bring in. >> anthony: we get two kinds. nam prik ta dang. >> andy: its a combination of chilies, garlic, shrimp paste, dried fish. >> anthony: and this -- >> andy: colloquially known as midnigh...

Which might be why he thought of me and why were drinking shine for breakfast. where theres food, theres also going to be booze. >> oh. >> and likely a lot of it. >> oh, thats good. >> this is nam prik ong. you make a chili paste with chilies, garlic, shallot, shrimp paste and tomatoes. then you mix it with pork. >> that for you. okay. >> oh, yeah. the nam prik is awesome. >> isnt it delicious? this rice is grown here in the village. you just kind of make a little spoon-shaped ball with it. >> n...