$10 Street Food Challenge in Saigon, Vietnam!! Oil Shower Chicken-!

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00:00Oh my god, this is scary.

00:02It smells quite crazy, actually.

00:04But I'm gonna do it for the views.

00:06Okay, I can do this.

00:09This is $10 dining, where we go to a random city

00:12and try to do a whole day of eating for under $10.

00:18This is Twit.

00:19She and I already tried eating some of the world's most expensive food.

00:22Whoa!

00:25But now, it's time she goes out on her own.

00:28It's been open for three generations.

00:30Hunting down the best food deals around her country of Vietnam.

00:34Oh my god, look at this.

00:36The budget is tight.

00:37It's really black.

00:38And the odds are stacked against her.

00:40Thank you, Sunny, so much for giving me $10.

00:42I mean, maybe a little bit more next time.

00:45So, can she pull it off? Let's find out.

00:47Saigon, Saigon, Saigon, Vietnam.

00:50I have to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner for under $10.

00:54I'm a little worried because it's a Thai budget,

00:57but at the same time, I'm quite confident

00:59because there is food in every single corner of the city.

01:02And there is also a lot of affordable, cheap, delicious street food as well.

01:06So, let's see if I can do it. Let's go!

01:08Our first location, or her first location, this banh mi shop.

01:17The banh mi is one of Vietnam's most famous food exports.

01:20Personal-sized baguette bread stuffed with goodies.

01:23But here, they're putting a dark twist on this age-old classic.

01:27Mr. Hu is the third generation in his family running the small-scale banh mi factory.

01:35Wow, that's crazy!

01:36Yeah!

01:37What brought us here is his latest creation, his new activated charcoal sandwich.

01:42Okay, so he said it's gonna have this smell of black charcoal, and also it has a slight sweetness.

01:48I'm very excited to try.

01:49When I eat this, I'm gonna get any health benefits.

01:52That's right.

01:53He's gonna Google the health benefits for us.

01:57Wrong!

01:58Before it hit the food scene, activated charcoal was already being used medically to treat certain overdoses.

02:04It's actually not very different from making the usual banh mi.

02:08When combined with food, some folks insist that it can detox your body, improving your skin, and even whitening your teeth.

02:15Right now, they are doing a very violent massage, and he just slapped really hard the doughs.

02:21You know, like you hate it.

02:22And they would roll it, and the cool thing is, they do it for so long that they all equal it.

02:27This is amazing, because I cannot do that.

02:30With some sesame seeds on top, the dough is left to get some rest for an hour, before it's ready to get baked, man.

02:36This resting process is called proofing, and you can also get baked before trying this bread.

02:45It's really black, but the size is normal.

02:50Oh my god, look at this, inside out.

02:53Smell from the charcoal, and also the sesame seed.

02:56Mmm, do you see it?

02:59It's good.

03:00It's good.

03:01It's good, right?

03:02I agree.

03:03The bread is not so dense.

03:04It has this airy texture.

03:05But when you eat it, yes, I can taste the sweetness.

03:08Really, really nice.

03:11The black banh mi is stuffed with Vietnamese shu mai, some dreaded cucumber, and delicious pickles.

03:16Herbs, cha su pork, and finally, their homemade red sauce to tie it all together.

03:21Today, I'm very excited because it's my first black choco banh mi.

03:37Aside from being a best ever guest host on this channel, Chuyin also specializes in being the slowest food chewer on the planet.

03:44Very cool.

03:45Wow.

03:47The flavor of the pork, it's just so delicious and so tender.

03:50The sour from the pickle, and also all of the herbs that actually make it very, very easy to eat.

03:56So compared to the normal banh mi, I cannot really taste much of a difference.

04:00But again, maybe a little bit of sweetness still.

04:03The owner said earlier that once he had this, he just like, you know, ditched the normal banh mi completely.

04:08So yeah, once you go black, you can never go back.

04:12I agree.

04:15Our second $10 dining dish, oil shower fried chicken and rice.

04:19We are here with Mr. Tuong, which is the owner of the place.

04:23In Chiang An.

04:24Fried chicken is everywhere in Vietnam, but no one is doing it quite like this.

04:28As you can see here, I have some awesome machines going on.

04:31Mr. Tuong fell in love with machinery as a child.

04:35It seemed there was no problem the right gadget couldn't fix.

04:38Even the challenge of making the perfect fried chicken.

04:41I don't know.

04:42I don't know.

04:43I'm the owner of the kitchen.

04:44I don't know.

04:45I'm the owner of the kitchen.

04:46Yeah.

04:47One time he went to a restaurant, he saw that people actually deep-fried the chicken

04:52and not actually shower in the hot oil.

04:55So he said, okay, I'm going to make a machine and solve all of the problems.

04:59This contraption resembles a commercial dishwashing machine.

05:05But instead of hot water, it's frayed boiling hot oil from above, showering the chicken beneath.

05:10I taxed him 18 years to make this machine, but he told me that he quit it three times already.

05:16And he only made it till the fourth time.

05:18This is oil-showered chicken, and it's only one of this mad food scientist's creations.

05:23Later on, when he opened this restaurant, he also needed a person who stir-fry the rice.

05:28And he's like, okay, why not just make a machine?

05:31They're going to do it by itself.

05:33Tired of tending to your fried rice?

05:35Now, you don't have to.

05:37This device uses a mechanized revolving blade to continuously stir the rice about,

05:42with no assistance needed from humans.

05:45Well, maybe a little.

05:47It's a work in progress.

05:49So the key idea here is he's going to keep the moisture of the chicken and the rice still inside,

05:55while the outside is very crispy.

05:58A few steps away from the kitchen, and I am here in the middle of the alley.

06:02Also, some bites going around.

06:04But I'm here enjoying my chicken rice for lunch.

06:08Firstly, oil.

06:11Let's be real.

06:12But can you hear it?

06:14Wow.

06:15Break it apart.

06:17Come right out.

06:18I'm going to try this part right here.

06:20The skin.

06:23It cannot be crispier.

06:25This is amazing.

06:26This meat right here.

06:27Let's see if it's juicy like he said.

06:31Oh my god, it's true.

06:32One of the best chicken shower in the hot oil that I ever had.

06:36Super crispy on the outside.

06:37And on the inside, it's still very moist and juicy and tender as well.

06:41Is it a little crazy to say this machine makes better fried rice and fried chicken than humans?

06:46A little cruel, but it's true.

06:48Now let's try this.

06:49I'm going to put the chicken on top of the rice.

06:51I learned this from Sonny.

06:57After two meals, Twin still has over half her money remaining.

07:01As the one funding this risky series, I am very happy.

07:05But let's see if she can stay under budget with her final meal of the day.

07:09Oh my god.

07:10Wow.

07:11That is just delicious.

07:13This video is one tasty treat for Twin.

07:16Many of these unique yum-yums have never been seen by outsiders before, including her dinner.

07:22Okay, so the sun is going down and I'm also at our last stop today right here in this cart.

07:28It's a big noodle.

07:30Wow, you guys.

07:31I feel very special right now because it's been open for three generations and they serve only this dish.

07:37Upon first glance, it looks like any other noodle soup.

07:40A stringy carbohydrate in a bowl of ocean fish fillet.

07:43Nothing could go wrong, right?

07:45Wrong.

07:46Except that they serve it with this, fish stomach.

07:49As a Vietnamese, it's true that we eat many parts of the fish, but I never have fish stomachs before.

07:55People eat the stomach mainly because of the chewy, crunchy texture that it has.

08:02And she said this dish is originally from a province in China, as we are in Chinatown right now in Vietnam.

08:08Chinatown, a potluck of diverse, delicious street food, all found in one place featuring classics and some rather unexpected food fair.

08:20This is a very unique fish soup, actually. I can smell a lot of it right now from the broth.

08:25This rare delicacy is a combination of bread noodles.

08:28Compared to other noodle dishes in Vietnam, it's super thin, like me. Skinny.

08:33Fish meat and a pork broth made with pork bones, ginger, cabbage and scallions.

08:40We all know that the fish smell can be a lot to some people, and that is why they put ginger in the broth.

08:46It actually soothes the fishy smell and taste, you know?

08:49I see fish egg, fish ball as well, fish filet, and then here is some fish stomach.

08:56Oh my god, it looks absolutely crazy, absolutely nuts.

09:01And of course our noodle, super thin.

09:09Because it's very thin, it kind of melts in your mouth, you don't have to chew as much like some other noodles.

09:15This one, I did like one, two.

09:17Yay!

09:18Try the meat.

09:22This is actually coming from an ocean fish.

09:24The taste is quite strong, but at the same time, it's soft, it's tender, but it doesn't fall apart when I chew it.

09:32Fish egg.

09:33It looks absolutely crazy.

09:35Like an alien, kind of mutant sea urchin, small version.

09:38Mmm, so it has this nutty taste.

09:43You can feel it, this texture of thousands of tiny little fish eggs, but it's quite fun.

09:49This crazy moment is here, I'm quite scared.

09:53So this fish stomach, I never have it in my entire life.

09:56It smells quite crazy actually, but I'm gonna do it for the views.

09:59Wait, I need a second.

10:10If you don't eat fish often, then I don't think it's a good choice for you.

10:14The fish taste is very, very strong.

10:16The texture is crunchy.

10:18When you chew it, you actually hear...

10:22Wow, it's out there.

10:23But I think I like it and I would come back for this just because they only have one cart like this in the whole Vietnam.

10:30And this is such a good experience for me because I never had this dish ever before.

10:36So you guys, we made it.

10:38I mean, we ate breakfast, lunch and dinner and the total is actually $6.99.

10:47I made it!

10:48I'm gonna pick one of my favorites and my choice would be the first location.

10:54It's a very nice upgraded version of the iconic banh mi that we are very used to in Vietnam.

11:00It's only cost me $1.30.

11:03Very, very delicious, affordable breakfast.

11:07Merge alert!

11:08This is for all you head-to-tail adventurous eaters.

11:11Always down for trying something new.

11:13No waste, more taste.

11:15Only available to the end of March.

11:16So you guys, this is for this one.

11:18I really hope that you enjoyed it.

11:20And if you do, please subscribe to Best Ever Food Review Show channel.

11:24I'll see you next time!

11:28Oh, I forgot that.

11:29Okay.

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