a fish stock is made from ca bong, a fish from the perfume river. a salad of quickly cooked prawns, rice noodles, ginger, red chili, garlic and galangal. layer of rice noodle, banana flower, then the prawns, garnishes. the strained fish stock is brought to the table with the salad in separate bowls, and combined just before eating. >> lan hue: ooh. too spicy for you? >> anthony: no, it's good. >> lan hue: it is very spicy. >> anthony: i love it. oh no, i like it. what i found when i first came to this part of the world, vietnam in particular, uh, my palate changed. i needed an elevated level of chilies and heat. much of vietnamese cooking abides by principles of yin and yang, heat and cold. this one, a lobster dish with five spices, balances the coldness of the lobster, with the heat of the spices. red onion, ginger, lemongrass, and chilies are added to the boiling water to cook the lobster. once the lobster's cooked, it's presented in a bowl of lime leaves, and the stock is poured over it. whoa! that's beautiful. we're getting into this with our ha