'Parts Unknown': Hue, Vietnam
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'Parts Unknown': Hue, Vietnam – In the latest episode of "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown," the host travels to the city of Hue in central Vietnam. Here, Bourdain eats with fishermen on a boat at a floating market.
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'Parts Unknown': Hue, Vietnam – Bourdain eats cơm hến, or clam rice, in the streets of Hue.
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'Parts Unknown': Hue, Vietnam – Bourdain says some of his best meals, like this one, are served in a bowl on the side of the street.
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'Parts Unknown': Hue, Vietnam – Residents stop for bun bo Hue, an elaborate noodle soup, in Dong Ba Market. Bourdain calls it "the greatest soup in the world." Rice noodles are cooked and served in a spicy, rich broth made from beef and pork bones. It's often accompanied by cubes of congealed pork blood, banana blossoms, scallions and mung bean sprouts.
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'Parts Unknown': Hue, Vietnam – Bourdain eats with his good friend Linh at Duyên Anh, a seafood restaurant that lets diners pick out fresh catches from the Tam Ziang Lagoon and the South China Sea.
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'Parts Unknown': Hue, Vietnam – Bourdain and Linh feast on grilled eel at Duyên Anh.
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'Parts Unknown': Hue, Vietnam – Bourdain travels a few hours north to the village of Vinh Moc, which moved underground in a series of elaborate tunnels during the Vietnam War. Quac Thanh, a local fishermen who grew up in the tunnels, roasts a fresh catch over an open charcoal fire on the beach for Bourdain.
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'Parts Unknown': Hue, Vietnam – Bourdain partakes in "an choi," or recreational snacking.
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'Parts Unknown': Hue, Vietnam – Bourdain eats bánh bèo, a steamed rice cake with crumbled fried shrimp, fried shallots and pork cracklings.
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'Parts Unknown': Hue, Vietnam – A woman at the restaurant blows on the coals to keep the flames going for a meal.
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