nguyen qui duc is an author and journalist who spent much of his childhood in hue. >> nguyen qui duc:n, 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 noodles, r