Most DANGEROUS Food in Vietnam!!! RARE Thai Village Cooking!!! | TRIBAL VIETNAM EP3

this is safe dude what is going on no i want to eat that i want to eat that vietnam's northwestern region is renowned for its rolling mountain landscape mountains that for generations were nearly impossible to traverse you guys very lucky because they have just done with the road and so before that it was just what [Music] in those hard-to-reach places isolated tribes practiced and preserved their culture for hundreds of years man she makes light work with that bamboo what they did then what is in the air it's largely what they still do today he's gone another day another fun food adventure today our mission continues here in the northwest of vietnam yesterday we got to hang out with the black lung people and see how they live andrew for you which part stood out the most well i'd say it was definitely the bit where the mother put the rat blood in her daughter's eyes just so that she could see better that was pretty memorable that was a good one yeah well there are 54 different ethnic groups in vietnam all of them are unique in their own way today we're gonna be visiting the thai people the thai are the second largest ethnic minority population in vietnam at about 2 million unlike the mountain dwelling hmong family from our last episode the thai people live mostly next to streams and rivers far far from the city you reckon they're gonna have any rats involved this time rats yeah we got something much better than rats we got something that's gonna make rat meat look like chicken mcnuggets can you handle it you're still questioning me can i handle it whatever it is i'm gonna do it first you're gonna do it first yeah that's right i'm gonna get the boss so damn high sonny i don't know if you're gonna be able to follow me you're stepping up i am between us you are gonna be the most culinarily woke that's right all right all right all right don't question my culinary wokeness we're here it's bright and early in the morning ma'am thank you for having us today what's your name okay miss kin has been living in this village for the last 26 years with over 145 thai families she's our host today giving andrew and i a closer look into the secret lives of the thai people we have breakfast before us can you tell me what you've prepared she doesn't have much same for breakfast she just microsticky rice and buffalo skin wait that's your skin yeah where'd the rest of the buffalo go go into someone else's stomach sticky rice is soaked in water for six hours then put in a bamboo tube add water seal it shut with ferrinium leaves and roast it until it starts steaming now this is really thick i've had bamboo sticky rice before but it's been a lot thinner you could beat someone over the head with this have you ever beat your children with one of these she why you such a big youtuber okay [Music] not bad i mean it's plain rice but sticky rice and i like the texture instead of bacon and eggs a side of sour buffalo skin this skin is grilled over fire to remove any hair then it's boiled for an hour cut it into thin slices and mix with galangal chilies and salt ferment for seven days then serve [Music] oh my god dude that is so sour it's sour but i like it where's that sourness come from they put little lemon into yeah it tastes like it's naturally fermented right how often would you eat this then don't eat it very often because they don't have water buffalo when you speak with her you speak in moms yes she only speaks thai and vietnamese oh she only speaks three languages yeah the thai have a rich culture with customs traditions and a language on their own [Music] they've lived in what is now known as vietnam for 1200 years mainly concentrated in remote areas of this country's northwest one thing that's really unique and very special about this place is you can only get here by bike there are no main roads out here me and andrew had to take some motorbikes to get out here and what blows my mind is that everything we see here this house the barns everything was brought what by bike how do they even build a house here their houses are made of wood and sit on stilts usually with the back leaning on a mountain floor you guys very lucky because they have just done with the road so you can come in with motorbike oh so we're calling this a road that little thin strip of concrete that we came in on that's the road how often are you leaving your home she will go to the markets one or two times per week to buy soap oil and maybe some garlic what kind of food that she's able to get around here something she can get at home is vegetable another thing is she can just go to the river to catch the fish are you thinking what i'm thinking i think so ma'am i have a proposition for you what if today me and andrew help out with procuring the food what do you think okay she say to catch the fish is the man's job so she trusts you guys look we're both strong one of us is obviously stronger than the other which one does she think that is fun yeah i think i just got picked to go fishing she said she tries that you will get more fish because you're very she said that it's not rude people always say if you're fighting you have enough healthy to walk on the field to carry something very heavy so if her one doctor wanted you she would choose you the fat one [Music] seventy percent of the world's population lives within a few miles of a water source the thai are no different they're known for building homes next to rivers and streams like this i'm not exactly sure how this works i'm with my dude t how are you doing hello i'm here with chikin we're gonna be cutting down some of this bamboo never really felt a tree before but i'm also a man i might not be as fat as sunny but i think i'm up to the task these freshwater veins bring life to the thai people here freshwater springs are used for drinking yeah oh god it feeds nearby towering thickets of bamboo that can be used in an infinite number of ways okay we got our tree we're gonna go for it man stuff is tough river water redirected is used to irrigate crops and fill the rice paddies she's going to show me a bit more oh my god she's shredding this thing i'm getting smashed by a 50 year old woman the patties produce rice but as a byproduct they provide fertile grounds for growing crabs and snails i can see air you can see the middle of the tree the last remaining piece [Music] along this whole river it's like a beautiful babbling brook with pools here and there i'm thinking these little pools are areas where fish could be so he puts the triangle in the water anywhere he thinks fish might be hiding he's trying to coax them into the net and then he's very disappointed to find he's got nothing the river contains a bounty of fish keep going you can do it but cultivating the riches this water provides still requires some knowledge and skill no shut up oh this is gonna feed a family of five yeah see that that's technically a fish nothing honestly this kind of style of fishing is very hit or miss come on fish i suck at this i think i'm doing the right thing here oh that's one big-ass piece of bamboo i mean i told miss goon that we're gonna help her she said i'm pang pang i'm a real fisherman i can't let her down we just have to go for it okay here we go go now we're continuing to cut it into smaller pieces so we have something that's usable i imagine as a cooking vessel oh my god i've ruined this one completely man this takes more calories to get these fish than you actually burn my ass you're getting it now you need the wrist action one more piece here yes wait what the i got a fish why is there a fish in my neck wow did you put this here man she makes light work with that bamboo this probably took me about a minute if you did that in 15 seconds oh my god don't jump holy cow look how big this is this is unreal it turns out it's possible it takes a lot of patience and a lot of time for not that much food [Applause] sorry man so um we're gonna keep fishing i think we need a little bit more time i'll probably do better without the cameras cooking is underway the fire is ready vegetables chopped the rice is being cooked but there's one more main course andrew needs to collect for our meal when i was told we're going to be collecting vegetables this is not exactly what i was thinking i'm told it's moss looks kind of like seaweed let's grab some and see what it's like as for the fishing team we've been rewarded with the bounty of some not so fresh fish that were caught long ago oh my god what is that oh that's potent what is in here we call sour fish sour fish actually it smells a little bit like the sour buffalo skin we had for breakfast are they using similar ingredient seasonings inside yes similar but the buffalo skin we eat this morning it has been cooked before mix and this time it's not so this is raw decomposed fish yes it's basically rotten fish and spices out here with no refrigerators food preservation must be done the traditional way how long can you keep the fish in here hiding bottom two to three years wow that's a pretty good expiration date the fish is seasoned with galangal lemongrass chilies rice powder and salt they put it in a clay vessel for three to seven days before serving it's kind of like rotten and sour at the same time but it's kind of enticing like i like it a little bit folks here also get plenty of fresh food too like this moss knowing that it's actually edible is a bonus we're sort of just scooping this stuff up sort of sieving it with your fingers trying to get as much of the mud out as you can and that's what it looks like it's really goopy not the most appetizing of vegetables okay he says hmm it kind of tastes like a cabbage or something you know pretty flavorless very water filled it's pretty non-descript but yeah i could eat this not bad these methods are the best most sustainable ways to live alongside nature but are they the tastiest oh the scales are still on here yeah well hi bye yo it's so tender it's almost gooey i think it's great it's really briny it's sour looking at it you think it would taste really overwhelmingly fishy it doesn't the juices taste better than i thought it certainly has a bold flavor to it but when you mix that with some herbs it's real nice i like it today's lunch consists completely of traditional thai dishes first grilled fish with bitter thai dipping sauce cut the fish open and remove its internal organs we'll save those for later butterfly then marinade with lemongrass chilies perilla leaves thai pepper salt and minced local stink leaves fold it in half clamp it with a bamboo skewer and grill for 30 minutes the fish is just a fish but the dipping sauce is everything the main outstanding ingredient the contents of the fish stomach and intestines season with msg salt pepper perilla chili more stink leaves and lemongrass mince it well then pour the mixture into a bamboo tube seal it shut and cook for 20 minutes now andrew's moss it's cleaned and chopped into small chunks seasoned with garlic chilies lemongrass shallots and cilantro that also gets cooked in a bamboo too finally a fish salad a bowl full of banana blossoms fish herbs and sour juice made from pickling bamboo shoots the only thing i don't see are the fish this looks awesome i gotta say i'm proud that andrew and i were able to make a small contribution during the day it looks incredible what do you think she said enjoy you can start fantastic first of all this is a big fish right here so what kind of fish is this the local name we call papinto the fish has so many seasonings inside you just dipped it right in there what is this it's the gastric acid this is our third gastric acid type contribution to the meal a trembling thumbs up it looks dark it looks demonic it's a bit intimidating i'm gonna just jump into it let's try it out oh that's what kind of tiny bite is that all right come on cheers how do you like it really it's not that bitter it is a bit more muted muted yeah mine is full volume really it's spicy it's oily it's super heavy and it definitely has some of that kind of bile intense bitter flavor it's not overwhelming but that's interesting i mean i wonder why not just eat the fish why do they need that dipping stuff will be more tasty if you dip into this the fish alone is delicious i like it they like to turn it up to 11. they're like why mess around they have powerful tasting ingredients here right this is what andrew was helping with straight out of the river it was really plain so they've clearly take some herbs and spices into it i can see i've never had moss in my life first time [Music] [Applause] whoa man that is way more flavor that's super delicious that is crazy you know it's almost like this moss is like a sponge ready to soak up all these flavors they put msg and garlic chilies and all kinds of fun seasonings in here the texture is almost like a fried spinach but even more fine somehow yeah i would eat that all day every day this is good wrong way so far so good i gotta say i don't see uh my contribution we went out fishing and we caught a ton of fish it took forever you caught fish we netted fish i mostly lost fish and they did not cook them yet well this is what we cut so what's next what do we do do we grill it here he's saying we're gonna eat it like this are they fine with us dude that's a big fish bro i just feel like we're being pranked right now i don't know what's going on there's no way [Music] all right so he grabbed the fish he put it in the salad he pinches it together with the what is going on [Music] that's his only critique andrew go ahead bro are we legit gonna do this yeah [Music] what are you waiting on what are we gonna do here are you oh that one's microscopic i'm not gonna do a big one bro it's swimming in the salad it's alive okay come on you don't have to do it i'm doing this i mean you said early on whatever it is i'm gonna do it first and i'm gonna set the bar so damn high sonny i don't know if you're gonna be able to follow me i think i'm being trolled oh it's kicking don't move don't think about it just give it one firm bite to kill it is it swimming in your mouth just trying to enjoy it a little bit andrew don't be rude before you get the wrong idea you should know that this is not a common dish at all those bones bro the fins you got a monster the woman of this house has never even tried it the bones thick you can feel it with your tongue yeah this is what i would call dude food shot of booze something a select few men challenge each other to eat when they've had a bit too much to drink um oh man i'm never doing that again so anyways i think we get it no what do you mean we get the idea no there's no way no i should do it yeah currently i haven't had enough to drink are you usually drunk before you do this when he comes when he comes he said that's right yeah i'm not drunk at all the key is to give them one strong humane life-ending chomp it's harder than i thought it's so big i've had some experience noshing on live animals before coconut worms in vietnam's mekong delta live shrimp salad in thailand oh i missed it but those things were small this is a whole fish come on you got this just keep munching oh that's delicious oh there's some part left over what is that can i be honest there is a moment of hesitation in the end i'm glad i did it the flavor itself is fascinating because there's something very bitter in the fish and i don't know if i'm it's just the guts i'm eating everything yeah my first bite i tried to do like the death blow immediately yeah it's concerning when it's in the chopsticks and it's still moving around but once it's in the mouth you're like alright we're most of the way there just keep things moving so how many shots would you usually have had before you're eating that [Music] he takes like half a liter of alcohol before he gets in the mood to kill fish with his mouth right really out there it's starting to fall in line though i'm blown away in general by just how much they get from the river and how resourceful people are with everything they have the whole meal comes from the river the moss these fish this big grilled fish once again it seems pretty like self-sustaining this village's river just a few footsteps from the home we're in right now brings life to this community you've lived here for almost 25 years has the flow of water changed since you came here around southeast asia there's a recurring conflict people living upstream damn irrigate take and use river water with little to no concern for those living downstream the very high speed change a lot they have built huge power stations in this area right so the water is start to get less and less if they don't have good water anymore then the rice fields cannot grow right it's the entire lifeline to the whole community it's the rice it's every food we see in front of us it's uh it's everything [Music] for now this god made geological feature remains a consistent source of vitality however the future is unknown guys thank you so much for scaring the crap out of my friend andrew and offering us a bit of your food and a lot of your culture thank you she's saying so happy welcome and please come back all right yeah maybe i'll do it again being an influencer doesn't require millions of fans all you need is this t-shirt entertain and inspire at your own pace don't be an influencer be a micro influencer get your shirt now it sounds like we called some fat ass [Laughter] okay give us a mid bite review sorry oh he puts an herb with it i'll take it like fifteen thousand onions he's got a stick of lemongrass to beat away the flavor because you'll taste it there's no way you can catch up with chopsticks dude it's impossible i'm telling you it's not gonna work bro this isn't the karate kid bro i can't it's not gonna work what are you gonna try next put your blindfold down this isn't gonna work guys i caught literally the dumbest fish in this whole river how did this fish swim into my net look how bad at this i am i fell on my ass do you see when i fell on my ass anybody oh my ass but oh look at this it's a freaking sign this fish literally just jumped out i'm not having good luck with fish today at all i did it yes get in there oh sorry it splashed everywhere that is it for this one thank you so much for watching i will see you next time a piece let's go this way all now you know i could really go for it like a cheeseburger man tacos maybe that put i don't know what it is but eating a live fish just really makes you want to eat cheeseburgers

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Length: 21min 41sec (1301 seconds)

Published: Sun May 23 2021