18 Jun 09

A Cook’s Tour: Bangkok and Singapore

Anthony Bourdain’s ‘A Cooks Tour’ Season 2 Episode 13 “One Night In Bangkok.” This is the episode for the jet setter with long stopovers. Bourdain shows you how to do it from 2 hubs in Southeast Asia, Bangkok and Singapore. Segment 1 (10:20 min)

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6 Comments

  1. #1 CS
    on Jun 18th, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    Hmmm…I think the rotten fish and fried frog skin may be a bit too exotic for me. :D The fish head curry at the Banana Leaf Apollo Restaurant in Singapore is a must though - brings back some wonderful memories there for me. Eat with your fingers off the banana leaf - the only way to do it! :)

  2. #2 shapeshift
    on Jun 18th, 2009 at 7:56 pm

    I think that frog tastes like chicken and I bet the rotten fish is decent. There’s a Vietnamese anchovy sauce that is like rotten fish but it is great. One has to be adventurous though unless one grew up eating it like I did. I also like the whole concept of eating on banana leaves…

  3. #3 CS
    on Jun 18th, 2009 at 11:55 pm

    Oh I don’t mind frog, stir-fried or in hot pot; fried frog skin, I am not sure. :) From what you described, I think the rotten fish thing may be quite similar to what we have in my hometown, a kind of fermented fish sauce. Tastes great with plenty of lime and fresh cut chili as a dipping sauce for grilled fish and raw vegies/salad. One of my fav’s actually. I think the word ‘rotten’ sounded bad; I’d much rather they had used ‘fermented’. :)

  4. #4 shapeshift
    on Jun 19th, 2009 at 7:00 am

    I am not sure I like the word fermented either but it does have a more appetizing appeal than rotten.

  5. #5 ann
    on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 8:40 am

    this takes me down memory lane…I’ve eaten @ Banana leaf apollo many times….there are also were a nbr of other spots where you could eat off the banana leaf….we used to go to a little cafe/coffee shop near our office on Saturday’s (at that time our office worked 1/2 days on Saturday) and have fish head curry for lunch before we all went home….it was de-lish and such a nice tradition with our friends…

  6. #6 shapeshift
    on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 9:00 am

    He he he… we all have some of our best memories in Asia around food… love it. Gotta go again.

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