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every journey has its starting point ours is in berlin. our journey will take us around the world exploring foreign cultures and cuisines. we have a dinner date. with the world. to three words some fries and i think thirty plays that history. will be leaving behind the familiar for some eye opening adventures first to the far east. will also be learning about the people we meet as we eat what they eat. will be sampling savoring and slurping as we encounter surprises overcome inhibitions. will taste of life on the street it's food for thought for the wider world.

do you norman i'm off the first stop shanghai. nice plant thomas straight to china's boom town into the deep end keep me updated. it's saturday night and in the priciest club in the city the local jets that celebrate them. well and there lies the luxury and excess.

anyone who's anyone order champagne and not just the one bottle or two but happen doesn't don't care neon naturally had a thousand dollars a pop. china's young nubile reached party hard most of them courtesy of their parents' money. later that night a jaguar pulls up on a street corner in the same town but a world away from exclusive nightclubs. wealthy young night owls may not be used to waiting in line but they're happy to do it here at there's no frills fast food stall. you invent and we'll be here all night serving up is your child at fifty cents

a stick. i mean that you're not all that a good child shouldn't taste oily it needs to be soft on the inside and crispy on the outside when you bite into it. and so on to look. like any other hit snack your child is refreshing lee straightforward politely salted dough is cut into strips stretched and then plunged into sizzling oil leak it's fried until golden brown leaf your child is classic comfort food something in big demand amid the hustle and bustle of life in the metropolis to go ahead and. we'll. all have. high. and fatty. oh my goodness. they're going to. chew street food is one of the few places where all sections of

society meet the rich and the poor not the healthy and the six zero zero zero zero zero tomato doesn't mean what he's originally from a quiet little village in the neighboring province where he slept more but are and less. about. now without either. i had a boring life back home and it would have some nights i slept more than twelve hours you should never hear my only say the trail for i was a day only i got a five in the afternoon and i'm booked through to midday the day after oh man don't if you want to and not money you have to sleep less than that is what i have this is. a new day dawns in shanghai. this city is deceptively quiet in its early morning slumber . kites flying on the waterfront seem to be dancing with the fading move. in the

park it's time for tight cheap chinese downtempo anti-stress workout. but then the pace picks up as the city always. start to working day by meeting about seto. she's now eighty years old and his business savvy as she was when she started baking buns thirty years ago. what's at stake to alter the whole of it so the fact. and i didn't know how to fill in form the outside world so i went to round to see how other people made them i copied everything i know from them the book also how they help. since then other

people have copied her legendary bazza she feels the soft o. with the sumptuous pork in onion filling the recipe however remains a closely guarded secret. but. left to strangle who did this guy is. the way of the tongue not sweet but what if i don't need a scale i can feel the weight of the ingredients with my fingers and all i need to work out the proportions for a meat filling is my heart. no start to the day in shanghai is complete without the crispy brown savory bottoms it's breakfast for the busy. weather at the counter at ms wong stand. for as

a pick me up energy later in the office. thing on the way down from a trip to italy on her. about so looks simple enough but for first timers i'm eating them is anything but. once you get the hang of it however this shanghai specialty is a hugely satisfying meal in a mouthful a crispy exterior with a hot and juicy broth and ms wong spicy meat filling us among. the hundreds of cheese yet not bad hey. she got on how about you work for me and sell them in your country from. who needs ravioli when you have bouts of. ms wang is never short of new business ideas and she still finds the strength to start afresh she's had to relocate three times over the years after the

building housing her stall was demolished. the old sleepy side of the city is being eclipsed by the new shanghai looming above with its astronomical real estate costs. that evening after a brief sleep through defies exhaustion and fires up the stove again. he always has his daughter in mind he says she's attending a private school in britain he invests every penny he earns in her future. families find out that came to visit during school holidays sadly i miss her a lot but i have to bury these feelings in my heart so i hope she will one day have a better life than me. mileage as i demanded.

mr trew and ms wong have earned their modest little share of china's economic boom with their buyouts and your child and a lot of hard work they've climbed up a rock on the social ladder hoping that their children and grandchildren will rise even higher. the problem is norman that shanghai street food vendors are being squeezed out in the city where money wolves. it's a different story in thailand business on the street is buzzing. welcome to bangkok a city that resemble. as one big vibrant and thriving market that offers everything you might possibly nate.

a bank without street food is unimaginable. manner of dishes served up at the little street stands right there way around the world exotic imports in the west. on local staples here in thailand available at every street corner. so you do walk back named began her career in cooking at one of these street stores she had little other choice alternative opportunities for getting ahead or nonexistent it was a question of survival. as one of the biggest slums in mecca out there practically no jobs here but plenty of problems from drugs and crime almost no one has any qualifications and even those who do find

a job don't earn enough money i don't know i learned how to how my. people who have nothing have nothing to lose from toohey has a reputation as a rough neighborhood who guides the few tourists who are curious about life in the slums and about the local food and that is where who comes into. your file you only member yeah me good man but not yet me you know you can't quote we cop or not you can barbecue so well thought out get up there read what you can eat why what the fight now we call saw all that.

somehow we have to field and come up there a lot of hockey thought anyone here and dan that you didn't have to the market. and found possible. and they are tell me the athlete i don't know for me also been a kid. who is a veteran of the street food scene even if she no longer operates on the street itself she still income to it but now runs her own cooking workshop here which has become a hugely profitable enterprise. she caters to tourists eager to try to handle street food from time to green curry and tony young all now popular dishes tiny restaurants around the world it's the first stop being an insider tip years ago after jamie oliver featured her on his cooking show. success story is unprecedented here. for pearl and that doesn't stop she now employs it's been

a route out of poverty even if not a ticket out of the slum. ok now back up and i wouldn't leave here even if i could this is where i belong the government is reportedly planning to tear down the slum and build new high rises in its place but that would be a big shock i cried when i heard the news last i love that. who feels thankful but she knows it was hard work the girls are that. bit. bangkok is a phenomenon day or night a sprawling mega-city where there are always new temptations to indulge in twenty four seven including cullen everyone's. it's a fascinating paradise for food lovers although for outsiders sometimes the challenge

of your prickly proposition install. many of the coloring joys that city dwellers relish originally hail from far away in the countryside where life in time run at a completely different pace and rhythm. where the crickets chirp away in peace for now at least. two or. lose. the work is easy if you enjoy farming insects is something you either love or find boring but i like raising them and listen to them and it really isn't difficult or hard work i can bring them here at home which is convenient.

what that is enriching in various different ways. jai has everything she needs right outside in her garden. for future film to class some sawyer flowers for protein and a drizzle of water. joy has no formal training she told herself after her daughter developed a taste for crickets because of the rising cost of groceries and with achieving gradient an endless supply of business was born. it's harvest time year round it might sound on to some outsiders but that's the term they use here harvesting insects. this part of the process may not be too appetizing for the on enlightened insects

lives are over after just a month the drowning is that essential an ingredient is the fresh leaves in her it's growing in jais garden. and finally of course comes the real moment of truth food stop. and it part that last. i like. a. man but. as i burst the shell i'm waiting in vain for a burst of flavor crickets have little if any of them mate but evidently tastes differ. business is good for jarring not least since western diners also developed a taste for insects. nutritious food from

organic production giant joys the backing of dietary and. spots not to mention her many regular customers at her roadside stand. and she also has time to take a deserved rest for her efforts it seems she simply has the perfect recipe for success. by thomas tynan shows how passion is a vital element of street vote and in some places more recently an innovation to go . it's the other way around. here street food is still very traditional. our journey to the baking heat of the to comic-con desert in northwest china feels like a trip back in time. in centuries past the

caravans traversing the sea of sand along the silk road had not only silk spices n.j. . they also brought with them new recipes new religions and an alternative outlook on life. the day before the bizarre all the moon returns from the field surrounding in a way since on the edge of the comic-con. the thirty year old farmer and his family belong to the leader of people a muslim minority in china's wild west. speaks minimal mandarin the readers have their own language and identity and their

own food. and. cuisine is part of our culture. and we don't want to disappear. so. assayas the team john has a very diverse culture it seems on the committee and we hope it will continue to cross person and to evolve. thanks honest life. but it doesn't take long for the police to show up the chinese government looks unfavorably on the culture and traditions of the leaders in the eyes of the authorities in beijing they constitute a threat to security and national unity. the police check our credentials with a group of. wherever we film in the scene john region we find ourselves accompanied by government minders. and what we

film reflects both sides of life here a magical throwback to the days of the silk road and in the present suspicion and stigmatisation. the next day is a bizarre day this too is part of china will be a part that feels closer to tear on or damascus the regime where local farmers haggle and barter over cattle as their forefathers did centuries ago back. at the good this is. going to be doing a little bit back. alley mo has his own stand. once a week he goes through the same solemn ritual cutting up the lamb into pieces small enough to fit on skewers.

me liver in fact. the to comic-con recipe for the harsh conditions on the edge of the desert. unlike what people in europe might be used to there's. no everything on it option with the weaker. as exemplified by alamos kababs is a fusion of meat and fire his soul concession to the modern world is a fan which isn't working today. but the. little square horse down his face at the top of a little. book there. but almost forgotten as the spicy aroma of grilled lamb and warm pita bread permeates the senses. just as in times past we pull the chunks of meat off the skewers it's

a smoky taste one of her and the scent of cuba. the kababs are a hearty unpretentious affair not unlike the people. next door we witness a fascinating feat of parliamentary choreography. what will all that tossing twisting and turning result in. a change on style noodles of course. that's the candidate you look at most of the fans if by magic there they are all with the same identical fitness. needle making machines are redundant here a little a little above the. rest of it's not something they can learn in a day. at the knowledge is passed on from generation to generation of them with one . of the books though it's a that we go coax unknown fall from the middle of the foot much business. not let

us look at what he doesn't like that in a. leak. could it be that marco polo egg noodles and sheen john during his legendary trip to china. that noodles were invented here and merely in. reduced to europe by the italian explorer. then there's this blend of lamb onions tomatoes and peppers. perhaps a precursor to italy's bill in a sauce. served by the maestro himself freshly prepared steaming shin john noodles are a warming no frills delight. eaten here of course not with a fork and spoon but with chopsticks as locals looked on amused.

and. i think that. we now leave the bazaar there something else our government minders want to show us. something foreign visitors rarely see. a special performance just for us a wedding dance with traditional instruments and colorful costumes a spirited performance. it's a good thing it seems as if our escorts are proud of local change on culture. and except for this peculiar sight one of the men is wearing a false beard for the regime in beijing long beards are seen as a symbol of radical islam and only permitted among elderly men.

it means a weaker musician has to dress up as a weaker. and ironic twist of fate. the menu centers on fish cooked on sticks in keeping with weaker custom with fresh herbs peppers and tomatoes over a crackling fire fight. as night falls the dancers perform their finale around the flames. the little. zero zero zero zero zero. zero zero zero zero zero. zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero. zero zero. it's promising to be an evening to remember for me an evening raw invision weekers an ethnic conjoining the sitting

together around a fire eating fish. can hopes of reconciliation be candled here in china's troubled northwestern province. just moments after the dance is over however the fish is packed up and taken away. though her dancers disappear into the not. the only eating done by ourselves and our minders will be later in an ethnic chinese restaurant. near norman they don't eat together and change jobs and that's precisely the problem. that's a shame thomas but i'm experiencing the opposite in vietnam you know eating brings people together. for two and shammed their daily commute looks precarious navigating the relentless rivers of traffic that dictate life and city for many known as saigon life here is never dormant everyone appears to be on their

way to somewhere else. well almost everyone. life is distinctly upbeat terror in the city. and indeed the entire country vietnam is a nation in transition economically and socially a nation permanently on the move for life on the go life to go. something soon and share know all about with the grocery shopping done for the day they head back home to prepare everything they meet for their prized product who choose a noodle soup a simple sounding name belies the veritable taste sensation of waiting in every

bowl. and bring fresh vegetables plus rice noodles. boil pork belly. and then of course herbs and spices chopped up extremely fine and mixed together. all. the broth has cooked for at least four hours. two and could probably do it blindfolded same routine seven days a week a bowl of soup costs twenty thousand dong the equivalent of eighty euro cents on a good day they serve up to one hundred portions but not every day is a good one. for now at least the story of tuna and chan is one of just getting by a story that began where else but in a restaurant. when i first arrived here i got

a job as an assistant cook that's where i met my future wife was a waitress. after we got married we left the restaurant we wanted to set up our own business. and that plan has come to fruition in there my. just little streetside kitchen. tune and then believe that life is what you make it what they really dream of is having their own fully fledged restaurant one day in city. it's a dream for which tune words well into the night vacation is more or less a foreign concept for him and his wife as it is for many vietnamese families even taking a day off is a special treat. and on this day they're paying a visit to tunes parents they don't live far away but the boss needs four hours at

least traffic permitting it's a time consuming and expensive journey into four euro's per person a luxury they can afford only once a year if that. parents are over the moon to see them they've only seen their little granddaughter tram once before. him calm. yet we're poor people but my son is now a self-made business and i'm very proud of him. hold up a lot and after that and now. all. their long wait is always worth it on this special day the women take care of the cooking. sizzling away in the pan

awesome ice fresh from the biosphere. eight tunes mother as cooking up his favorite dishes as so many mothers to the world over. i cry when he comes back home tears of joy when well i miss them all so much. our son had to leave home because he can't earn any money here. tonight his family enjoy the rare pleasure of a day off and the chance to replenish their batteries for a few hours. for others it will be

another all too short night by the big river. it's still dark when tran t. by begins how walking day. was i never have a day off people depend on me if i don't show up they have nothing to eat. for years she's followed the same daily routine as her mother before her. at dawn she transports everything she needs across the street to her but. her. every item has its place. every morning by meticulously loads up the

pint sized vessel before setting out across the big river. how can we. right now god will reward us some day if we do good deeds he will bless us. i pray every day that he will give us money for a new home. crying and working by also believes life is what you make it she calls out rice with pork rice noodles with crab who's hungry. as.

this is her workplace the floating markets of the city of qom toll. by this points the mekong river is almost five thousand kilometers from its source taking in and telling stories along the way. the mekong delta is a hive of trade after being harvested from nearby fields of fruit and vegetables are transferred from big ships to tiny boats before reaching the stands on land the commercial food chain that works the same way it has for centuries. to the street vendor from the main city always gets nostalgic here grow up close by but often accompany his mother to the market taking in the sights and smells takes him back to his childhood the food here is still the best he says.

to live on this floating crossroads tune from the big city. from the big river to very different people find they have much in common. i'm originally from here but now i live in hotels in city i have a stand there or i've been selling the same dishes as you. for seven years. so i was. business and. it's going ok you know. how about you. i'm glad it will all go over the plate and all. the pretty good there are good days and bad days you know you cannot comment on. the last. two lines briefly crossed palm seven lunch on the mekong people going their own separate ways again. but they remain kindred spirits and that's not some old vietnamese saying it happens across the world.

hi thomas place no taste like home. sounds like japan to i'll be seeing you there shortly. fukuoka is said to be the most livable city in japan. initially i feel a little underwhelmed. but then again we have yet to go out for dinner. after the ten thousand kilometers we each have under our belt storing street food stands in eastern asia we've now arranged to meet back up at a kiosk in japan. i'm here where are you lost a tooth woke up. will be right there yes i got lost by the gaming on kate's.

we finally find each other in a convenience store. among the shelves of magazines on sale is one dedicated to one thing the japanese variety of little city raman. it features one of japan's best known raman bloggers toshiyuki kamimura. but what's his motivation. coming more or tells us that can be best answered over a bowl of noodle soup. he suggests meeting at a sheen to temple and appropriately enough it's thanksgiving in japan. outside the temple you can buy proper been predicting your future. after reading what fate has in store for them or others the fortunes are tied to

a fence. it looks like some may not have been happy with their fortunes and the cleaning team is kept busy tidying up. kamimura sohn is in his thirty's and remarkably slim for someone who eats four hundred portions of ramen a year. the other tasty morsel bailable rice cake spilled the beans taste flaming kababs and sweet treats do not seem to appeal to have. we're dining at a yacht thai one of fukuoka is rustic fast food stands. i'm just. a powerful media aroma hits me as the bowls of paul are brought to the table as if there were a huge steaming pork roast in front of us i. get so hungry that i think of

you the first to go and. then slurping isn't frowned upon when eating ramen. on the contrary. to the local the don't have to slip more to suck in the noodles. i've heard in public when. i didn't have enough for you know him and the noodles and broth have to hit your mouth. together . slurping really doesn't prove the taste like a quality red wine the noodles and broth have to brief in this case oddly no matter what our etiquette conventions say when you are from germany you just learn not to slow down but if you. yes the noodles taste better if you slow you have to it's part of our culture that have been. on the bottle and don't forget to wash them down with a gulp of broth which has

a creamy consistency reminiscent of liquid meet. people a lot of sweat and toil goes into preparing tahn coats of a japanese pour process that has a far tang here taste in vietnam. the old empty noodles atop the spring onions seaweed and pork. the might look simple but it's an art i mean thank you thank you thank you my chosen for because you're not from so much that. she likes raman my child too but she says i eat too much for the third rum still they just wait outside. the remnants of a typhoon sweep across the city but that doesn't dampen anyone's appetite in fukuoka. their love of robin soup is stronger than the whims of whether. the waterfront is jam packed with fast food stalls. with the rain pouring down

incessantly there are kinda little refuges islands of escape from japan's new tory asli hard working day. i. miss you i was twenty five when i started out here before that i spent four years in office. i was sick of the pressure and overtime every day over the. past. i've heard that congress has cut a path. our impression of eastern asia is one of constant ebb and flow of control and cullen every traditions transition and reinvention. as we saw with ms wong in shanghai who's keen on exporting her savory buns to germany. or giant bangkok with dreams of a big future with little insects. we've been in fresno not only by our coal unary discoveries but equally by the results one is passion and pride among the people

who cook them. for sara willis. is a passion. join her on her journey as is her goal discovery. now as she asked some production team what they'd like to bestival so far. it turns out they will have their personal favorites. this time it's the.

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