Vietnamese BREAKFAST NOODLES + HOTPOT & Dealing with FOOD POISONING in Da Nang Vietnam

This has got to be the best [music] view ever when you're sitting on the toilet. [music] Best view ever. Yeah, this is for sure the hotel room with the best view I've ever stayed at. Period. This is just insanity. I look at this. Here we go. I think for the rest of the time I'm in Vietnam. I don't care what I'm eating in the morning, it always has to include a bowl of noodles wherever I am. And this is something I never tried before. Wow, >> this looks interesting. This is my first time having fish noodles in Vietnam. I've never seen noodles like this before. Looks like sausage, fish cakes, thin rice noodles, and check [music] this out. Chili fish intestines pork fish cake which apparently they make in house here. This thing is loaded. All right, let's try this broth. Oh, that's so good. M. Wow, that's good. Just tell me this is a fish broth. Oh my gosh, it's so yummy. Super light. Ridiculous amounts of umami in this broth. and so fragrant from all the herbs. And you can add more herbs. Obviously, there's herbs, sprouts, banana flour, and I think this will definitely be very good when it's brightened up by some citrus. So, she's saying add some of this this chilies in here, too. Oh, man. I think I added a dab too much chilies. Still good. The owner was sitting next to me and she's saying soup is all fish. It's so light. Such a beautiful deep flavor. What I thought was a sausage is not fish eggs. Fish eggs in here. Noodles are beautifully light, too. That goes really good with the broth. I have eaten jellyfish. Yeah, this right here. This is fish eggs. Fish roll. I've eaten a lot of jellyfish in my day. I've never had a noodle soup before. Oh, very snappy. That's pretty nice and soup. And um she brought over a little dish of chilies for me to dip the fish cakes and the sausages in. Yeah, that was a fishcake. M. It's really bouncy. really bouncy and nice intestines. I love trying all the different noodles in this country. Like even the basic one, noodles like fur, bombay, this are things I could eat for breakfast every single day in my life. I just felt so good going down. For me, I feel like it wakes me up way more than coffee or anything else. with just a nice pipe and hot bowl of noodle soup. And this bowl has everything. Fish, eggs, intestines, fishcake, and what I thought was pork, slices of fish. It's so interesting because every bite you take of this noodle soup, the different seafood parts all had different textures, you know, >> from the fishcake to the jellyfish to the fried fishcake, it's all different. So, no bite is boring. >> It's awesome. Very fitting noodle soup for this town. By the way, everybody over there was so so sweet. If you ever hear you want to try some unique noodles, I highly recommend it. All right, let's go to breakfast number two. This is what will be interesting. So, this is something you're going to see pretty much all across Vietnam and many parts of Southeast Asia. like there's a crosswalk, but nobody will really slow down for you. So, my strategy has been avoid the big cars and hope the smaller bikes will just ride around you. So far, still alive. This is the restaurant I'm going to cuz when you're in this city, you got to eat seafood. But yeah, this is it. I like food and that is why I'm here cuz I like food. Wow, this place is heating up. So, this seafood restaurant, I initially came because I wanted to get their tuna eye hot pot. It's basically a hot pot with a ginormous tuna eye. Now, I've had a tuna eye before. I actually kind of like it. It is still a bit intimidating, but when I got here, they told me that um actually I really should try their rabbit fish hot pot. So, if that's their specialty here, that's what I'm going to get. And right now, I've definitely left the touristy district. This is all local stuff around here. This is exciting. And I think all their fish, all their seafood. Well, for most restaurants in the city, it's all fresh. My food is here. There's a ladle. There's some spoons, chopsticks. So, this is the rabbit fish. The hot pot they give you. It looks like a combination of a lot of different herbs and veg. Looks like there's some dicons in here. Tomatoes, onions, basil. Smells very herby. Ooh, sour. A little spicy. They also give you, of course, ginormous plate of herbs, rice noodles, and this is the rabbit fish. I've never seen a hot pot where they bring you like the whole fish before. They also brought over some uh okra. I'm just using my chopsticks to to put the fish in the hot pot. These definitely look like fresh fish. This does not look like something they pull from a freezer. I've eaten a lot of hot pot in my day. I've never put a whole fish in a hot pot before. Wow. I put two in. I guess close the lid and let it cook. Oh, actually some more herbs in here as well. I'm not really sure what to do with the okra. I think they mean just just eat it as is. Don't put it into into the soup and just eat the okra as is with the fish. That's what I think they mean, but not 100% sure. And to eat with the hot pot, I also got some anchovi fried rice. M. Not bad. Pretty vibrant. They told me to add some um the shiakei sauce onto it. Although the rice is already pretty flavorful on its own. This is before I knew they're going to give me a giant plate of rice noodles. See if my fish is ready. I think this is ready. They gave me a a plate to put the fish in. Said to add some of this onto the fish. Wow. This is a really, really tender fish. Got to be careful with the bones. That's really good. M. Oh, that is a tender tender tender fish. The flavor of the fish is very mild. I think what I should be doing is making a dipping sauce. Some chilies, fish sauce, squeeze of lime, and I think just a little bit of the broth to kind of dilute the things down a bit. By the way, oh, this broth is so much better now. Now that the fish has been cooking in there for a while, fresh herbs. Add this to my dipping sauce. Rice noodles. Add some fish to it. I don't know if what I'm doing is correct or not, but this works for me. Oh yeah. Rice noodles with the fresh herbs with the tender fish. Awesome. And every time after you take a bite. I recommend sipping the soup. Oh, so nice. There's actually not a lot of bones in this fish. Remember, never flip the fish over. That is awesome. Ha. Three fish might seem like a lot. It's not. really really good. So tender and nice. Honestly, a little fish sauce added to the fish itself already tastes so great. It's such a clean fish. Really no fishiness whatsoever. My first fish is done. I get the second one out of here and then put my third fish in. I think I should have just put them all in at the same time and let it cook. I think the most difficult part about this meal is eating a hot pot outside. Oh my gosh, I'm sweating. My tongue's on fire. I think it's worth it. This is definitely a super unique hop experience. If you like hot pot and you're in the city, I would highly recommend giving this a try. The fish is delicious. One of the cleanest fish I've ever been into. Obviously, this whole meal, the flavors are so bright and herby. And if you come yourself, just the small hot pot alone can definitely feed two to three people. If you come here with more people, they also have a big hot pot. Yeah, I wouldn't be intimidated by having hot pot in this heat. This thing, trust me, the food is a delicious distraction. I think if I do this again, I wouldn't get the fried rice cuz the rice noodles. That's plenty right there. Plus, this soaks up all the delicious soup inside the hot pot. I finished the fish. I finished the rice noodles. The broth is absolutely incredible right now. And what really makes this taste so good is the fresh herbs. Fresh herbs and the fish and the rice noodles is such a winning combination. I'm about to die from the heat. It's hot outside and boiling up inside. Can't get enough of that soup, though. Oh, it's so good. Oh, man. I think this is definitely enough food to hold me over till dinner. Maybe grab a dessert, ice cream, or something. And dinner. I think dinner is going to be incredible. This I'm going full on seafood feast tonight. I'll see you then. Wow, that giant hot pot of fresh fish and rice, everything under $10. My goodness. Oh man, I'm so full. Let's see if we find some coffee. All right, it's night time. It's dinner time. I don't think I'm going to dinner. This has only happened a few times in my life, but I got food poisoning. I have an upset stomach. I'm running a little fever. Got the chills. And I don't know exactly where I got it from. Um I [music] obviously ate a lot of stuff yesterday, a lot of stuff this morning. Ate at some places I didn't film with friends. So, I don't know where I got it from. Or it could just be my immune system is sucky right now. But regardless, um I really wanted to to go grab one last seafood feast in this city. get the street vendor grill lobster. But yeah, I don't think that's happening. I can't even think about food, which doesn't happen a lot with me. But I think that the the best course of action because I'm going to other parts of Vietnam starting tomorrow. Best course of action is just not eat anything. Give this 24 hours. Hopefully, it'll go away tomorrow morning. The last thing you want to do when you do have food poisoning is just continue to shove food in your stomach. From experience, drink a lot of fluids. Don't eat. Take some Pepto-Bismol, [music] maybe some charcoal pills. Yeah, I don't think it's too bad. Like, it's not a big fever. It's just a tiny bit. should be fine. See you in the morning. >> The next day, >> it's been about 30 hours since I last ate something. And since then, I traveled to Daong. That was a rough trip. Got to be honest, that flight was super rough. I think right now I I still can't eat normal foods. I'm starving, though. So, I think I'm going to go get some crackers and yogurt. Not the kind of stuff I I I thought I'd be eating here, but it is what it is. >> [music] >> Check out this amazing view from this hotel room. $80 a night. Yogurt, although I forgot a spoon, and vegetable crackers. This coconut, you could pretty much just penetrate it with a plastic straw. I already poked a hole in here. I think I should have got a smaller straw. This is so good. So, not the first time I had food poisoning while on a trip. And if you're traveling to another country, I would recommend bringing some charcoal pills. When I first started traveling, I used to bring charcoal pills with me everywhere. And I didn't really have much of a problem. But recently, I got a little little arrogant. I was thinking like my stomach is good, but uh I do have some medications, some Pepto. This is all good stuff to have. So, I feel like I'll be good by tomorrow. Still a little fee. The key is not to push. What I'm craving for right now is burger and fries. Obviously, that's not great for you. So, eat some crackers, eat some yogurt, drink some hydrate. Yeah, like I said, I think tomorrow morning should be good to go. I'll see you then. Good morning from felt a little better today. Went to [music] the breakfast buffet at the hotel. Had a bunch of baguette. Breakfast buffet is actually really good at the courtyard. [music] Fresh baguette. So, this morning going to go for some breakfast here. About four more people in our group got food poisoning. [music] So, we're thinking it could be the ice that's in the drinks. Not taking any more chances for the rest of this trip. Charcoal pills. >> I ordered it, too, like you told me. But >> so, this place has just a mix of western and Vietnamese dishes. >> Still craving that burger. Tiny bit nervous for my first noodle soup. >> It's good though. It's worth the risk. I mean, this region, you got to just eat the noodle soup. Daan is of course right near and that's where Bulma is from. So, [music] there's a lot of these type of dishes, noodle soups in this city. So, this is a crab noodles. It's basically bumble way with crab balls. Oh, that's not a crab ball. This is a pork ball. This is a crab ball right here. >> Oh, it's so good. There's also beef shank and of course also a giant chunk of blood. Such a nice beefy soup. Always a little hesitant because noodle soup on a fast stomach, it's probably not the best. This actually feels really good going. I haven't had food in about 30 some hours. >> That's a nice chunk of blood. >> Beef is good. Needle's good. Tons of meat in here. >> Feels good. Feels like I'm back. Welcome to the Marble Mountains. And the legend said that the dragon flew to a nearby beach, laid an egg that hatched into a beautiful girl, and the shells of the eggs turned into these mountains. Oh, the temperature probably dropped by at least 10, 15° once you enter the caves. It's not humid either. This is not a bad place to live. Wow, that is pretty majestic cave right in the middle. Oh my gosh. This little trail leads all the way up there. This is a lot a lot of stairs. Whoa. This area says the gate to hell. And that's the depiction of hell right there. And this is apparently judgment hall where you will be judged after death. So I'm in a depth set of hell right now. Literally does feel a lot hotter down here. This really interesting place. You definitely get your steps in here. Apparently, I just went down to the first level of hell. There's 18 levels of hell total. Yeah, I'm good with hell. That's a little too much. So, while you're in [music] hell in the cave, this is the stairway to heaven or I guess the elevator to heaven. You can also climb this. [music] There's actually a stairway that goes all the way up here. I imagine it takes a while and you get a pretty nice [music] look over the city. It is nice and breezy up here. Wow. Who knew heaven still has so many stairs? Hey, this is the top. Oh, that's a lot of work to get up here. I [music] am so not in shape anymore. Oh, I get home. I got to get back in shape. This is a UNESCO World Heritage site and it's like stepping into a postcard. Look at that. Mangoes. Numb duck my mangoes to be exact. So, here's some really interesting facts about Hawaii's ancient city. Besides being so beautiful, again, this is a world heritage site. It features over 800 historic buildings. It's also known as the tailoring [laughter] capital. So, you'll see uh shops all over the place where you [music] can get custom made clothing in as little as 24 hours. And what's great, you can walk around because no cars allowed. And apparently one thing you have to do when you're here is the coconut boats. You don't get to paddle. Look at the line for this thing. Holy moly. >> There we go. Going down the river and a coconut. And apparently wear a hat. Oh man, when you have so [music] many coconuts on the river, we're bound to crack together. So, right now I'm at this really traditional Hawaiian restaurant and they serve these combo meals with dishes coming in really small little plates. I really like these noodles. Tastes like a freshly fried rice crackers. There's nothing spicy about this. I think maybe just a tiny bit of heat. The pork is really good. These noodles are really, really good. Wide, really chewy rice noodles. This thing is definitely a flavor soaker. Oh, I forgot to squeeze my lime. >> Even better with the spray of citrus. Yeah, this is super good. This does taste like a bite of tradition right here. A classic classic noodles and something I really haven't tried so far in Vietnam. This is a traditional rice dumpling. >> Dumpling wrapper is such a chewy texture. Like really chewy texture. Pork also really refreshing with the herbs. This is going to be a crispy spring roll. That's 100% rice wrapper right here. This is as crispy as spring roll wrappers get. >> And there's a sweet dish. This is a red bean soup. >> Really sweet. Really sweet. Comfortable lunch. I think I used to have stuff like that when I was a kid. My family would cook mum bean soup or red bean soup always with tons of sugar. Sweet, delicious, and it brings you luck, man. Oh, one thing I missed. It's one of my favorite things in Vietnam. Chicken rice. Chicken rice with some crunchy papaya on top. >> I missed this. Probably my favorite rice dish in Vietnam. I personally love seeing traditional culture, traditional architecture, traditional foods, and today I've [music] experienced all three and more at Huan. First of all, the coconut boats. I would highly recommend doing that. First of all, it's just so serene riding down the river. While sometimes it does get a little bumper boaty, but overall super serene. It was during sunset, so the temperature was dropping and the sun was setting and it was magic hours. Really nice. [music] And then exploring ancient town. That's something I've always wanted to do. It's just so surreal walking through those streets. You see so many shops, ancient architecture, a bridge that was built, I think was in the 1500s. The [music] Japanese bridge that I saw at the end with a temple in the middle. Mind-blowing. So beautiful. I love seeing things like this. The traditional foods I loved as well. I'm still dealing with the food poisoning. I'm not 100%. I'm maybe at about 60%. [music] And after eating everything, man, it hit me. I enjoyed everything going down and then it [music] like 10 15 minutes later, the food start fighting back. That 45 50-minute bus ride back to the hotel, it felt like 45 hours. You know, it's one of those things where I'm looking at my phone, I'm like, "Oh, okay. [music] 45 minutes. Let me try to keep myself busy, play a game or something." So, I do that, check back on my phone, and it's [music] 43 minutes to go. It's like that. I don't think I've dealt with food group poison this bad since I last went to India. I think that was like five, six years ago. I'm definitely getting better though. I think prior to today, I couldn't even think of food, which is very odd. There's a breakfast buffet in the hotel. I went to the breakfast [music] buffet. Still had like a plate of food just because, you know, you get a free hotel breakfast buffet. You don't want to waste that. But yeah, nothing really just sat right. But despite all that, such an amazing day. I mean, just so amazing being able to do the coconut bowl, explore ancient town. Definitely bucket [music] list items crossed off today. And as always, thank you all so much for watching. on to we eat again.