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Yan du xian, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stalk with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. mmm! oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> minji: mm-hmm. yep. >> anthony: it's a communist country, supposedly. it is, in fact, from all evidence that i've ever seen, the most dynamic capitalistic country on earth. what do you think about that? >> minji: i think a lot of my western friends come here thinking china is a posh version of north korea, or -- or the party controls everything. but, they come here, they're surprised it's actually not that much. they do...

>> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: it's when he went to high school and then he stopped studying. >> anthony: right, what was he doing instead of studying? >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: mahjong. mahjong. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> next this insanely delicious custard with bean curd, broth and kelp. >> that is beautiful. >> really good. everyone in the family. >> so after he graduated high school, he didn't have any idea what he wanted to do. my uncle, at the time e he was already in tokyo. he was like, look, come out to tokyo and he went to chuck it life and abminor mo...

Serve this at the french laundry. right? [ laughter ] >> catherine: i think we do. >> anthony: so back in the days of the family catering business, when he looked at his younger brother did he think, "this >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: he's like, "no." >> anthony: 'cause your dad said he was a bad, he was not a good student. >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: it's when he went to high school and then he stopped studying. >> anthony: right, what was he doing instead of studying? >> chef kazuo: [ speaking japanese ] >> catherine: mahjong. mahjong. ♪ >> anth...

Yan du shin, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stock with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. >> mm. oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> yeah. >> a communist country, supposedly. it is in fact, from all the evidence that i've ever seen, the most dynamic capitalist country on earth. what do you think about that? >> i think a lot of my western friends come here thinking china is a posh version of north korea or the party controls everything. but they come here, they're surprised it's actually not that much. they do seem to be promoting the free market ev...

And this to round things out -- yan du xian, a clay pot soup of bean curd-based stalk with salted pork belly, tofu ribbons, and bamboo shoots. mmm! oh, good flavor. this is a socialist country, supposedly. >> minji: mm-hmm. yep. >> anthony: it's a communist country, supposedly. it is, in fact, from all evidence that i've ever seen, the most dynamic capitalistic country on earth. what do you think about that? >> minji: i think a lot of my western friends come here thinking china is a posh version of north korea, or -- or the party controls everything. but, they come here, they're surprised it's...