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00:00I'm not gonna let you go
00:28Bangkok also reigns supreme when it comes to street food
00:58many tourists come here to enjoy the world-renowned Thai cuisine
01:04every street of the city is filled with stalls
01:15producing sizzling noises
01:18with smells of fried food traveling in all directions
01:23how much
01:29good
01:30good
01:34finally something cold
01:55very good I like it
01:58fruits and ice creams are sold alongside more exotic local meals
02:03hi
02:08what is this
02:11spicy
02:12spicy
02:13very spicy
02:15little
02:16often Thai food
02:19which is quite spicy
02:20can cause heartburn and indigestion
02:22or exacerbate
02:24gastritis
02:25this can happen with anybody
02:27so if you are an inexperienced tourist
02:29be careful
02:30so this is spicy
02:34hot
02:44a little hot
02:47I think I can handle it
02:52excuse me
02:53do you want this
02:54I can't believe it's hot
02:56for me
02:57very hot
02:58do you want
02:58do you want
03:00okay
03:02thank you
03:04okay thank you very much
03:06it's very hot
03:06thank you
03:07to learn more about the Thai cuisine
03:28it's best to seek help from locals
03:31a girl named Tan
03:34agreed to be our guide
03:36Tan brought us to a food market
03:39frequented by locals
03:41according to Tan
03:59chicken
04:00chicken is the most popular meat in Bangkok
04:02the skin is removed off drumsticks
04:06blood and egg embryos are also used in cooking
04:11like the eggs of the chicken inside
04:15the inside
04:15the inside
04:16yeah inside chicken
04:18the eggs
04:18oh my god
04:20it's delicious
04:21but we came here for a different reason
04:26Tan has decided to teach us how to make perfect Tom Yum
04:31the famous Thai soup
04:33first of all we need seafood
04:35Tom Yum literally translates as cooked spicy salad
04:53because it's usually made of a variety of vegetables and spices
04:59we shall also require some fresh herbs
05:05tomatoes
05:11cauliflower and broccoli
05:14mushrooms
05:16and lime
05:18we call it lime
05:22I don't know
05:23maybe lime
05:24but lime for me
05:25it's like the big one
05:26yeah
05:26yeah but this
05:27we call lemon
05:28big one
05:28and this one
05:29it's the opposite
05:30right
05:31yeah
05:31so now we're done
05:34with the products
05:35and seafood
05:36and vegetables
05:36and we can go home
05:38yep
05:38let's go to my home
05:40Tom decided to ride home on a psycho rickshaw
05:56another type of transport in Bangkok
05:59as you might have guessed
06:11this vehicle is steered by the feet
06:13this transportation just in this area
06:20because in Bangkok I haven't seen
06:23yeah I told you that
06:24it's hard to find Bangkok
06:26I don't know why this street have
06:27but they have since I was young
06:30very young
06:30and what's the most longest distance they can
06:33they can like ride
06:35yeah at the end of the street
06:37how long is it
06:38about one kilometer
06:39because my house like at the end
06:42at the end
06:43the driver's name is Song Chai
06:46he works from five in the morning
06:49until two after midnight
06:51and this time he makes 50 journeys on average
06:54earning about $250 a month
06:58we asked him how hard it was
07:02to drive people around day after day
07:04Song Chai says it's not hard at all
07:06his only fear is the absence of tourists
07:09in which case
07:11he won't be able to earn enough money
07:12to feed his five kids
07:14thank you
07:30bye let's walk
07:31bye
07:32bye
07:32bye
07:33bye
07:35bye
07:37bye
07:37bye
07:37bye
07:38We'll come to my home.
08:04Come in.
08:06And here are my friends.
08:08She's waiting here.
08:10Hi.
08:11Hi.
08:11Maria, this is my friend, Marianne.
08:13Hi, I'm Marianne.
08:15Marianne, nice to meet you.
08:16Tan, our guide, shares an apartment with her schoolmate.
08:24Tan is a translator who works for a translating agency.
08:28And her flatmate, Marianne, works for a transport company.
08:33The two unmarried girls live in a spacious house with little furniture.
08:38Almost every cupboard here is cluttered with kitchenware and girls' stuff.
08:44Even though Tan is a Muslim and Marianne is Catholic, the girls get on really well.
08:50They explain that Thai people showed respect towards all faiths and all beliefs.
08:55And they never singled out any one of them as most important.
08:59So now we're going to start cooking Tom Yam Gung and all the ingredients is here.
09:18For Tom Yam Gung, we have the seafood, vegetables here, chili, and then for the stir-fried vegetables.
09:26So the mushroom, the reason that we put it is for to make the soup sweeter.
09:34The more you have the mushroom, the sweeter the soup will be.
09:38First, clean the squid, prawns, or other seafood.
09:48And cut the vegetables.
09:53Put the chicken broth on the stove.
09:58Add some lemongrass and ginger.
10:01A few minutes later, add the squid.
10:15Leave it to boil for just a few seconds since overcooked squid tastes like rubber.
10:20And it won't taste that good.
10:23Actually, we should, like, bring the lemongrass on.
10:30Afterwards, add the mushrooms.
10:36Then, add spices.
10:41Tomatoes.
10:44And fresh chili.
10:45Just put it on and boil.
10:48Leave it to boil.
10:54Nice.
10:55I can't wait.
10:58A few minutes later, remove the cooked vegetables and dip them into a bowl filled with coconut milk.
11:05Add soy sauce and salt to taste.
11:08Then, put the seafood into a bowl.
11:15And decorate with parsley.
11:18Tom Yum is ready.
11:20Wow.
11:20This makes it pretty hot.
11:24Tom Yum by us.
11:26Oh, one more thing.
11:28This Thai soup is traditionally eaten with rice.
11:31Preferably of a brown variety.
11:33I like it.
11:45I think it's even better than they sell in the market.
11:48Because you cook it by yourself.
11:50And you know the ingredients.
11:51You do.
11:52And it's really fresh stuff.
11:54Yeah, because we bought it on the market.
11:56And we know they're all fresh.
11:57Yeah.
11:58Thank you very much for helping me.
12:01No problem.
12:01Thank you very much.
12:28Thank you very much.
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