nguyen qui duc is an author and journalist who spent much of his childhood in hue. >> nguyen qui duc: prison, they give me a last meal, this will be it. >> anthony: this will be it. >> nguyen qui duc: this will be it. >> anthony: let's do it man. here, kim chau creates an elaborate broth of mixed bones scented with lemongrass, spice and fermented shrimp paste. at the bottom, rice noodles, garnished -- nay, heaped -- with tender slow cooked beef shank, crabmeat dumplings, pigs' foot, and huyet, blood cake. garnished with lime wedge, cilantro, green onions, chili sauce, shredded banana blossoms and mung bean sprouts, it's a wonder of flavor and texture. the greatest soup in the world. look at that man. that is just unbelievable. >> nguyen qui duc: that's -- >> anthony: blood cake? >> nguyen qui duc: blood cake. >> anthony: with the sauce. i want to see how much he put in there. >> nguyen qui duc: you gotta make it look really red in there. it has to be blood red. >> anthony: and the broth is wonderful. people are put on earth for various purposes. i was put on earth to do this. eat nood