What to Eat in Da Lat, Vietnam (Filipinos will be Jealous)

This is like kind of dangerous man this is how Indiana Jones would eat he's got like a literal fire around my bowl how is this place not been sued yet today on the best-ever full review show we're taking Internet food videos to a whole new level closing it and we're running out what's going on in the secluded highlands of delight Vietnam we've tracked down master chefs thank you so much come on on making some of the most unique food I tried the amazing port but what is this that you won't find anywhere else welcome to the lat we're starting the day off right heading a couple miles outside the city to this mountainside restaurant sometimes if you want the most amazing food you're gonna have to go outside of the main city area and that's why we are starting our day here at Tom when our young I said I own 

I own as laid-back as this place seems you've got to order your food one day in advance and if you're late picking it up you're out of luck she said it's been weight tested to 200 kilograms it can hold a small elephant so I should be okay I'm pretty relaxed I think we can go eat now Vietnam has over 50 ethnic minorities the owner and his family are part of the gyri people with recipes and cooking techniques that have been passed down through generations and right here is a kitchen the chef's busy at work the grill master Joe on ah nice to meet you thank you thank you for having us today they have this beautiful kitchen and they're cooking some of their specialties right now that bamboo rice here is where he's making that bamboo rice here you can see all the spent bamboo this bamboo had rice in it already and they cooked it right over here so that is the bamboo right there they put a little plastic on top to help kind of keep it contained so they strip it out of here and then they put it on the grill and this man has said if this rice sits out for one day the next day you can use it as a weapon but today we're going to use it as food 

we can see here as he's toasting it is turning a beautiful golden brown the chicken on top it's ready so right now he's handing me some of this super unique mountain herb I've never tasted anything like it I had a little bit before off-camera this uncommon jungle grass is the secret behind the amazing flavors coming out of this kitchen getting turned into a puree mixed with salt and lime it is like cilantro mixed with lemongrass and mixed with lime Imperial of hot Oh I can handle it oh my god that is terrific long long long one so you know a word that's cute some of the best rice I've ever had because it's nice and crunchy on the outside just warm and soft on the inside so he's gonna show me some of this awesome chicken Oh what do i do just take the whole that Oh is hot plating it up ma'am that is a nice leg Oh I mean if that doesn't look like an excellent meal right there and take a look at that we're gonna eat here on how we're sitting down and he's like no you gotta bust into this now it's a very lean chicken obviously it's a little more thin than your average like drugged-up American chicken hmm 

so oh that is tremendous just torched up skin crispy on the outside and piping hot on the inside and then with this spiced incredible before leaving our host invites me for one more bite would you look at that I've been invited to try some of this whore patty it's been roasting away for about five to seven minutes really with my hands okay I can do that oh I'm gonna have to wait just one second he's like oh you can still feel your fingertips I can't I don't remember what that's like all right here we go let's try now mm-hmm meaning low fatty tons of lemongrass flavor in there and almost some like lemongrass texture I just want to get a a giant bun and make this into a hamburger sir thank you so much come on on mmm long long one very long so good so good 

so won't come next up we're heading back to the city where a local chef is putting her own spin on the central Vietnamese classic what we're gonna be eating is called them known this is the owner right here and you can see already she's grilling up some beautiful skewers they squeeze the minced pork around it there's some pork there's some shrimp there's some pork liver there's sugar and fish sauce okay it's a smart lady she's like hey free labor get to work we got a bag on we're gonna mush it around slow but sure how is this that's pretty good laughter usually means I did a good job try one more hold on give me some notes I need some constructive feedback I'm better at eating than making this okay yeah once the pork is finished grilling it sliced up and served along with some peanut sauce rice paper greens and this what is this this isn't right paper always just frying rice paper right 

I can eat a bag of these like Doritos they're so good long so we're gonna make a roll we're gonna put some greens on there oh you're gonna make mine too look at their service guys I have never had a roll with this fried rice roll like this it's gonna add an awesome texture inside I can't wait you make it so perfectly there we go rolling it up BAM that is a nice roll give it a dip let's go mm-hmm it's perfect I love this fried rice paper yeah just as frail brittle little crunch Adiemus inside the roll thank you so much for inviting us and showing me your food thank you so much thank you guys I hope you're liking the food so far this next place is sick they're creating something really special their way of cooking is super unique I can't wait to show you we're just heading to the kitchen straightaway we're gonna get right into it she's filming me she's like yo you're gonna film me 

I'm gonna film you oh god what show is she watching do you know this show oh is that the best ever food review show that's really amazing you just watch that in your free time that's very cool we're gonna go to the kitchen but glad you're a fan when I visited the Philippines I tried out one of their staple street foods called balut a duck egg that's been developing for about 18 days before being boiled well in this central Vietnamese restaurant they're whipping up a flaming balloon they put it in this broth that's kind of a medicinal broth as far as I know they're gonna crack open the egg and then put it inside of the vegetable there this place is just full of surprises after boiling they place the egg in a calabash or we could just call it a gourd throw on some fresh herbs soak it in broth and then light that baby on fire oh my god the broth the plain the eternal flame that's gonna keep the bullet warm for days 

Oh with their bare hands digging it off this is like kind of dangerous man this is how like Indiana Jones would eat okay just going right for it how is this place not been sued yet we got a piece of our squash and then we're gonna get some balut I mean this place gets a 10 out of 10 for their execution like look at that oh god this is the most dangerous meal I've ever eaten so I've got the balut in here and let me tell you balut is not something you want to cut into a lot of pieces it's a lot better if it's just whole and you don't see everything that's inside everything's there mmm Wow so fresh 

so I mean there's one of the most interesting things I've ever eaten the taste is actually good no strong flavors a lot of egginess and the medicine flavor is at a minimum it's not the main flavor in there and the fun does not stop there next up beer sauna chicken something is underway they've got these stones on the fire I'm gonna be honest I don't know how this works at all but we're just gonna witness it together and try to get all the cool sexy angles the chicken spa treatment would not be complete without a full-on spice rub down with tons of peppercorns and freshly minced chilies red-hot stones they're going into the bottom of the clay pot they're creating kind of a barrier on the bottom with a bunch of coriander and lemongrass and then shoving the chicken that's just been drenched with chili on there closing it and we're running out what's going on Oh fuckin there this is crazy what that dude talk about a sauna that's ridiculous this chicken is cooking like right there in the beer 

I didn't know how this was gonna work it's my first time coming here it's super unique and bam it's gonna hang out in there for 15 minutes by far one of the coolest things I've seen in Vietnam no in my life after 15 minutes the chicken is ready it's been roasting away in there it's been steaming away I should say oh look at that you can see those beautiful red chilies on the outside every part is in there we've got feet we've got organs liver a little bit of head it's really it would feed a family of five come on Wow unbelievable it looks moist it's got the chili still on there and then right here we've got the new chain green chili sauce just go to try it will dip little dip so perfect and that lemongrass flavor is captured in that meat so well I will say it's not super tender I think it's because of the kind of chicken it is it doesn't have a lot of fat on it so the meat it's a little bit chewy 

I don't mind the chewiness it's got just a ton of flavor in there you pair it with this sauce and then perfection this is one of the most unique restaurants I have ever come across and they still have one more round pork belly grilled on a shingle as far as I know it looks like a roof shingle to me we're gonna use this to cook our pork I think so they brought us some beautifully marinated pork it feels a little bit like Korean barbecue but they have a clay shingle on here what's brilliant about it is they've got some cooking oil it put the cooking oil up top and then they put this pork belly on there so as it cooks the oils are gonna come drip back down onto here and then we can reuse the oil again up here our pork is looking nice and ready I almost did it wrong oh we're doing a Korean style thank you Wow look at this service guys they just hand it right to you I pull of chili sauce now Oh fatty crispy pork belly its salting the skin has become crispy fide it's awesome this is so cool it's kind of set I'm eating this alone this is it's really a meal you want to have all your friends around I mean guys we're cooking on a shingle how cool is that like just a creativity the ingenuity is amazing 

I love it our last grilled food for the day Viet Nam's famous bong Chang Nome wonderful you can do that I didn't even know about this I've never seen that oh look at that oh rice paper grilled with an infinite amount of topping combination possibilities am i won't bunting like this one I've never had one like that with cheese we're gonna get one like that and we're gonna get one with seafood too so here's how it starts BAM rice paper and then an egg a whole chicken egg on there and then she's just gonna mix that about and guys this is a great place to get warm 

I don't know how these guys do it all day because it is hot as heck here and then now the cheese is coming she's put some white cheese on there oh she's gonna mash it up a little bit and then a little bit of shrimpy powder it's actually some dried beef on there so less than $1 for this whole beautiful creation I'm gonna get to because I can't not want a new high Seng this can be found all over Vietnam but here they're serving it up with unique toppings she put the egg in there and now they put the seafood on top shrimp Eze squid and some snails all working together in there with the egg as soon as that's done roasting away they're gonna fold it over like a taco and we're gonna take it out to eat oh come on first we have this cheesy one 

I've never tried this one before all tremendous the crunch there's some sweetness in there from the grill it's a little smoky is cheesy egging last up we've got the seafood pond Kingdom that's a lot of food for less than a buck all that seafood those shrimp ease our squid it's so springy and chewy with the crispy outside it's awesome you cannot go wrong here there's a limitless of combination of ingredients you can do here so delicious so crispy and the cool place to go with all your friends right guys yeah I'm just hanging out with my friends yeah thank you so much for watching this video was made possible by one trip Vietnam one trip is a company putting on amazing tours throughout Vietnam I'm talking food tours adventure tours village tours and my personal favorite the Mekong Delta tour one trip it is the best way to experience the real Vietnam.