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Comes and helps. >> anthony: you famously said that you hate the word "authentic". what does that word mean? >> andy: depends on the context. if you're 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 you're the daughter of the woman who made this, then to you this is the most authentic version of that dish. if you're from nan provence, you still make laap but it doesn't taste like this, a little bit different. >> anthony: this laap is amazing. friday nig...

Get, like, tattooed tomorrow, man. >> andy: magic tattoos. [ laughter ] >> anthony: time for bed. ♪ >> anthony: so i woke up in a ♪ ♪

When the journey's coming to an end, when the movie's over, what's left to do? oh yes, wrap things up. i think we've learned something here today in chiang mai. i can't summon exactly what that might be right now. you know i was thinking about this whole mohammad said, you know, "don't tell me what a man knows or what he says. tell me where he's traveled." you learn stuff. maybe it's to remember to bring something to remove makeup before hitting the cabarets. >> andy: like the first time that i spent a long period of time in thailand, that sort of brightness, the spiciness, the simple elements...

Abracadabra. the stage is yours. step two: choose la quinta. the only hotel where you can redeem loyalty points for a free night-instantly and win at business. ♪ >> anthony: in chiang mai you can move in and out. from the quiet green of the countryside to, just a few miles away, the madness and chaos of chiang mai city, second largest in thailand. spirituality, reflection, the serene beauty of the rice patty, village life, maybe next episode, farang.

Which might be why he thought of me and why we're drinking shine for breakfast. where there's food there's also gonna be booze. and likely a lot of it. oh, that's 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: that's for you. okay. >> anthony: oh yeah. oh, the nam prik is awesome. >> andy: isn't it delicious? this rice is grown here in the village. you just kinda make a little spoon-shaped ball with it. >> anthony: now, what's the famous greeting? is it, "have you eaten yet?" or is...