Eating Thai Food with Andrew Zimmern in Bangkok!

- I might have to take charge. -The vlog? - The vlog. More permanently. (rhythm music) - Hello everyone, I'm Mark Wiens from migrationology.com and eat

thai

food

.com in Bangkok, Thailand. I'm sitting down right now to have a very quick breakfast at home, but before I start

eating

, I want to tell you a quick story. When I was in college in Arizona from 2004 to 2008, I always watched a TV show called Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, one of my favorite shows and still is. I never dreamed that I would have the opportunity to not only meet Andrew, but also hang out with him and eat with him.

Andrew is in Bangkok right now. He's filming for a new TV show and I have the honor and opportunity to meet him and I think we'll go meet him. I know we're going for a ride in a tuk-tuk and then I know we're going to eat at one of my favorite restaurants in all of Bangkok. Producer Patrick has said I can vlog, which is also great. I'm excited, stay tuned for an amazing day in Bangkok with Andrew Zimmern. This is (speaks in a foreign language) what I ate last night, so it's leftover Thai

food

, my favorite.

Let me grab some of that fish on the side. You can also mix that with a little (speak in a foreign language) on the rice. But I gotta get that garlic, I gotta get that garlic and that chili here too. (groans) The soup is sour, you can taste the lemongrass, you can taste the garlic, and you can also taste the galangal. Breakfast was excellent. I'm on a motorcycle on my way to the BTS and we're heading to the Dusit area of ​​Bangkok. We have just arrived at the Dusit Zoo, gate number four. This is where we find them.

We're a little early, so let's hang out. It is right opposite the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall. The whole team has just arrived. They are preparing all their equipment and equipping the tuk-tuk with some GoPros and some cameras. And then back in that van, right there, they're setting up all the cameras and equipment. Soon we will be about to jump into the tuk-tuks. - Show time, show time. This is Patrick, the producer. - Show time, Erin. Intuitive content team, intuitive content, baby. The best place for television. - He'll come and pick a bander, okay, just make a circle here, okay? - Now I'm in the tuk-tuk with P'Weera.

We'll do a quick circle and then pick up Andrew Zimmern. Now I'm in the back of the tuk-tuk with Andrew Zimmern. Say hello to Andrew, very, very cool. I'm excited and it's a real honor to be with Andrew. We headed towards Soei, which is one of my all-time favorite restaurants in Bangkok. I started out mostly blogging and now I mostly do vlogging and food videos. - It sounds more fun. - Yes, I love videos. - There is no pressure, but let's see how you are on camera. The question is not what we are not going to order, but how we are going to eat each item on the menu.

Because I'm not really a determined guy, I'm a do-it-all guy. - I think we will get along well together. - It's a much better way to approach it. - We arrived at Soei, hanging out with Andrew and P'Weera. And we just ordered some of the dishes and Andrew just ate a head of mackerel that he calls (he speaks in a foreign language) out of a GoPro, which is a pretty amazing move. We're getting ready to dig and I have to start

eating

those mackerel heads. I'm going to get a mackerel cheek. - Crazy good. - Oh yes, those mackerel cheeks are ridiculously good. - Crazy. - Completely crispy until the end.

How is the food? - Well, we have eaten six dishes, five of which have been the best dishes of this type that I have ever eaten in my life and the sixth is the first time I have eaten something like that. The quality of the cooking here, the skill and precision, a lot of technique. This is an amazing, amazing place. Yes, there is too much talking at this table and not enough eating. -We just finished main filming eating at Soei and now we're just cleaning up this grilled shrimp salad. It's incredibly good. The flavors are sensationally good and what I really love is that it slices or shaves the lemongrass so it's not too woody, but then releases a lot of lemony citrus flavor along with the lime juice.

The whole team is taking photos and recording some videos of P'Soei while he cooks, but I just wanted to quickly show you this dish which is called (speaks in a foreign language) and many times in this restaurant, I like to order it with (speaks in a foreign language ), which is the soft shell crab, but they were out of it today, so we ordered it with (speaks a foreign language), which is shelled crab. It is an absolutely wonderful dish. It is a dish that must be ordered. It is a dish that you must order when you come to Soei.

How is? I have to eat something here too. Andrew just stole my bite. -When I really want to make something clear, I do one of these and raise an eyebrow. That raised eyebrow has earned me three James Beard awards. Practice raising your eyebrows, foodies. - Yes, it's ridiculously good. There are also egg yolks here to elevate the richness even further. Now we sit down to lunch with the entire crew. This (speaks in foreign language) is mackerel fried rice and this is the kind of fried rice I have never tried here in Soei until now. I'm going to mix it with a little bit of lemon juice and you should also eat it with (speaks a foreign language), which is fish sauce and chilies.

Put that on top. - You should try these. - Well. - They are excellent. - Steamed oysters with soy sauce. - Get everything in it or? - Yes, I like to include a little of everything in a bite. - I like to avoid the little red dots, it seems like something dangerous is going to happen. - With the seeds inside? - Yes, but anything goes. - Okay, yes, but let's eat this together. By the way, this is Adrian, the protagonist of the movie... - One of them. -One of the main film crew members, so he's really cool. - Wow that's cool. - Wow, that's ridiculous. - Taking mine. (laughs) - He's the best photographer in Worthington, Minnesota. - Yes.

This is a dish called (speaks in foreign language) and it is fried pork skin. These little nuggets are pork skin and here are kaffir lime leaves, chilies, basil and it almost seems like little, the fat from a fried battered item, but that's all pork skin. Oh, that's ridiculous too, mmm. - You even felt that it was one of those transcendent meals and that every time you go here it reaches that level of quality. That's only because all the food goes through the hands of the chef, a special attention towards health and well-being and the lightness with his food that I think makes it truly unique. - Yes, perfectly said. - I might have to take over... - The vlog? - The vlog more permanently.

I truly think Migrationology is one of the best food vlogs and blogs in the world today. You do a fantastic job, jokes aside. - Thank you. - We'll have to send you to the Andrew Zimmern School of Truth-Telling and Swearing. (laughs) This is the action (mumbles) for your audience. - Yes, very cool. Hello. - Hello Beautiful lady. - And here we have a big bag of sound equipment. - What is it, what do I need? This is the kind of behind-the-scenes stuff you only see on Migrationology. Thank you. - Do you want an iced coffee? - I have to go to work now. - You want a Maserati, you have to work. - You have to work, I want a Maserati. - I don't, I just want to make people happy.

That's all I want to do, I want to make people happy. - If all you want to do is make people happy, why do you make me feel so miserable all the time? - Because I love you and you are very good at what you do. You inspire people, you inspired this man. You were an inspiration. - Definitely. - The other way around on the motorcycle. - The other way around on the motorcycle. With the incredible Jim-ball. -That's why he works with us. - It's the only reason, it's the only reason. I'm not good at anything else. - It's fantastic!

Action! (upbeat music) - We arrive at Ratchawat, we are about to eat some hot dogs. Ying just brought me an iced coffee, okay? - Thank you. - I think you made a terrible mistake. Here's the deal, do you ever go out to dinner and have a date and make him leave his camera at home? - I really want him to leave a camera at home. - I think that should be a new policy. A dinner date with a camera and another without. One with, one without. - Listening? - International rule. - Thank you. - Relationship 101. - Thank you. - Dry pork.

We stopped to eat some fried meat. This is fried pork belly. - I haven't been walking, I've been carried in a sedan chair by a whole pack of lackeys and (mumbles) whose job it is to transport me that way. - Fried pork? - Then they leave me and I go out and it seems like I've been walking. - Very crispy. - It's very crunchy. - And perfectly salty. - It's the perfect street meat. There is nothing better. - Yes I agree. Mm, that's good, very good. We also ate something (speaking a foreign language) which is Northern Thai sausage. (upbeat music) We just finished filming a drone shot where we entered the tuk-tuk and it drove away in a tuk-tuk, all taken from above.

It's going to be a really cool shot, I can't wait to see it when the TV show airs. The drone returns. Andrew is right behind me now doing a little presentation and standing right at the entrance to Ratchawat Market. - Every day. - Say hello. (speaks foreign language) - We've finished filming here. I just want to thank P'Weera. (speaks foreign language) he took us in a tuk-tuk. If you ever need a tuk-tuk when you're in Ratchawat market, this is his tuk-tuk with the (mumbles) in the back. Ying and I just got on a bus. The modern type of bus with wooden floor, the classic in Bangkok.

We returned to Anusawari, which is the Victory Monument. We're almost home, but we decided to stop for a quick bite to eat at this street food stall right behind me. They specialize in Isan food, which is food from the northeast region of Thailand, and they also have jim jum, which is a Thai Isan hot pot. I think there's chicken, there might be some pork in here, liver, some intestines and there's an egg right in the center. What you're supposed to do is just break up the yolk and stir, at least Ying told me to stir it all up.

She opens this soup. There should be something, there's some galangal here. There are some kaffir lime leaves, what else is down here? Lemongrass and first I will add all the meat. Or just slide it in, bang! Add all these vegetables. There's basil down here, sweet basil. There is water bell, so water bell. What you normally have to do is break it up and then throw it all into the clay pot. Gotta add that cabbage in there too. Okay, I'm going to stir this up. While the jim jum was cooking, I also ordered a side of laab which is minced pork salad.

There are also some intestines here and this is a very good looking dish. I better get an intestine in that mouthful. Oh yeah, what I like about this version is that it has a lot of (speaks a foreign language), which is toasted rice, powdered sticky rice. So it gives it that crunchy texture but also a smoky flavor. That dressing. Yeah, I think we're good with the soup. I'm going to help myself to some vegetables. Yes, that should be fine for now. I'm going to take that piece of pork and this is a different sauce. Oh, that's hot right out of the pot.

I'm going to eat some vegetables too. Yes, you can really taste that lemongrass in there. Ying and I are going to sit here and finish the rest of this meal, so I'll end the video now. It was a really great day and really an honor and really amazing to hang out with Andrew Zimmern and walk and eat at one of my favorite restaurants in Bangkok. Big thanks to Andrew Zimmern, big thanks to producer Patrick Weiland, also a great guy, and also to Erin and the whole team. I also want to thank kylele.net. I was with him in Vietnam.

I'll leave the link to him in the description box, but that's how I originally met Patrick, the producer. Thank you very much to all. (speaks foreign language) What's up from Bangkok? Thank you all so much for watching this video and remember to give it a thumbs up and leave a comment below. Make sure to subscribe for more food videos and I'll see you in the next video. (upbeat music)