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Do you smell that . Motorbike exhaust, fish sauce, incense, the faraway smell of something . Is that Pork Grilling over charcoal . Vietnam. It could be no place else. Listen to me. Listen to me. There is no other way to see this city, hanoi, than from a motorbike or a scooter. To do otherwise would be to miss it all. It is one of the great pleasures of my life to join the river of people rushing through the streets. Vietnam. It grabs you and doesnt let you go. Once you love it, you love it forev...

♪ ♪ ♪ do you smell that? motorbike exhaust, fish sauce, incense, the faraway smell of something? is that pork grilling over charcoal? vietnam. it could be no place else . listen to me. listen to me. there is no other way to see this city, hanoi, than from a motorbike or a scooter. to do otherwise would be to miss it all. it is one of the great pleasures of my life to join the river of people rushing through the streets. ♪ vietnam. it grabs you and doesnt let you go. once you ...

First meal in hanoi, and its something they do here better than anywhere else. Im officially in hanoi now. Hmm. Magic. A spicy wonderful broth with tomatoes herb, noodles and fresh snails. Look at those beauties. Come to me. Plump little love muscle. Hanoi, capital city of vietnam. 7. 5 Million People live here. In the winter, its chilly and damp. The summer, hot, humid, sub tropical. Boulevards in many of the buildings are french but its heard and soul is always, always vietnamese. Americans co...

Between jakarta and bandung, another city in indonesia, called puncak, and its up through the mountains. so, youd have these roadside restaurants overlooking the tea fields. thered be a river running through the restaurant itself, and thered be these fish, these carp, that would be running through. youd pick the fish, they grab it for you and fry it up, and the skin would be real crispy, and they just serve it with a bit of rice, and it was the simplest meal possible, and nothing tasted so good....

That you should be a little more -- ? >> anthony: well, slurping is totally acceptable in this part of the world, but -- [ laughter ] it takes some skills, by the way, to handle these sticky, cold noodles. but whatever your opinion of the man, the president has those skills. >> president obama: mm. >> anthony: i gotta say. >> president obama: this is killer. this is outstanding. >> anthony: oh, so good to hear. >> president obama: its really good. >> anthony: and we share, apparently, sentimenta...

>> president obama: its really good. >> anthony: and we share, apparently, sentimentality about asian street food and southeast asia in general. >> president obama: one of my favorite meals of all time -- theres an area between jakarta and bandung, another city in indonesia, called puncak. and its up through the mountains. so youd have these roadside restaurants overlooking the tea fields, thered be a river running through the restaurant itself, and thered be these fish, these carp, that would b...

Good. >> anthony: and we share, apparently, sentimentality about asian street food and southeast asia in general. >> president obama: one of my favorite meals of all time -- theres an area between jakarta and bandung, another city in indonesia, called puncak. and its up through the mountains. so youd have these roadside restaurants overlooking the tea fields, thered be a river running through the restaurant itself, and thered be these fish, these carp, that would be running through. youd pick th...

>> president obama: mm. >> anthony: i gotta say. >> president obama: this is killer. this is outstanding. >> anthony: oh, so good to hear. >> president obama: its really good. >> anthony: and we share, apparently, sentimentality about asian street food and southeast asia in general. >> president obama: one of my favorite meals of all time -- theres an area between jakarta and bandung, another city in indonesia, called puncak. and its up through the mountains. so youd have these roadside restaura...

Not too elegant, but i managed it. >> anthony: and dip and stir and get ready for the awesomeness. >> president obama: im ready. now, is it appropriate to just pop one of these whole suckers in your mouth or do you think that you should be a little more -- ? >> anthony: well, slurping is totally acceptable in this part of the world, but -- it takes some skills, by the way, to handle these sticky, cold noodles. but whatever your opinion of the man, the president has those skills. >> president oba...

Mountains. so youd have these roadside restaurants overlooking the tea fields, thered be a river running through the restaurant itself, and thered be these fish, these carp, that would be running through. youd pick the fish, they grab it for you and fry it up, and the skin would be real crispy, and they just serve it with a bed of rice and it was the simplest meal possible and nothing tasted so good. >> anthony: now, as a chicagoan, trickier question fraught with peril. is ketchup on a hotdog ev...