- (PvF) I larb you.
- Aw. - I larb you too.
- This is my favorite. - Wait, really?
- Holy [censored].
- You're a little nutty, aren't you?
(Jaxon laughs)
- Cheers! - Alright.
- (PvF) What do you know about Thai food?
- Oh, are we talking about like Pad, like Pad Thai?
- Thai tea.
- I've never had Thai food. - You've never had Thai food?
- No!
- I've been, you know what's sad about this?
I've been to Phuket.
It was a long time ago, though.
- Walking through the streets of any major Thai city,
and you'll find plenty of carts selling delicious treats.
We've rounded up a handful of Thai street foods
for you to try today.
- Okay, this is gonna be interesting. - Okay, I'm excited.
- (PvF) Also, I'm gonna apologize in advance
for my attempts at pronunciation, I am trying my best.
- (laughs) I wouldn't even know.
- Yeah. - Very excited.
- Dare I say, bring on the spice?
♪ (upbeat music) ♪
- Oh, she's got some little thing going.
- Yeah, a little like, spin, wow! - Yeah!
- She's like swinging it on to this huge rope.
- Oh, it's a potato.
- It looks like garlic balls or something.
- That's not a potato. That's like meat.
- It's like a meat rope.
- Are they necklaces?
- (gasps) Are they that big, and you kinda eat them,
like argh argh.
- It's like a meat garland.
- What is it? - Little baby sausages.
- Oh wait, hold on, hold on, we're putting it in a bag.
- Okay, what? - I'm so confused.
- What is this?
Oh, it is fancy meatballs. - Oh, okay!
- I feel like if I stay away from the peppers,
I am gonna be fine.
- Ooh, I can smell the spice!
- It smells really good. - It smells really good.
- Let's just, okay.
Mmm.
- It's a little sour, is there like onion in it?
No, it can't be onion.
- Like sweet and sour sauce on it or something?
- Sai Krok Isan is a fermented sausage from Northeastern Thailand.
It's grilled and served with bird's eye chilies,
cabbage, and ginger.
- I'm not a fan of sausages, but this one is good!
- Yeah.
- This is a banging snack.
- I'm getting tempted to touch a pepper.
- Yeah, let's do it. - Not gonna lie.
- You had a lot.
- (screams) Okay.
(pepper crunches)
Ow! (Jack laughs)
(Jair squeaks) (Jaxon laughs)
- She let out a...
- (PvF) Maybe spit those out of your mouth, guys.
- Why did we do it?
(PvF laughs)
I can't believe she let us do that!
(Jair coughs) (Jaxon laughs)
- It's very bell peppery. - Yeah.
- Ow. - Ooh, that's nice.
(laughs) Why'd you just... What was that?
(Jack yells)
- Like a spicy bell pepper, yeah. - Spicy bell pepper, yeah.
- I'm crying. (Jack laughs)
- I wanna try this red one though. Is this one hotter?
Oh my God.
- Why'd you do it again? - Because.
- (PvF) Yeah, people just snack on those.
- How do you just snack on that?
- Mmm, it's good with the spice though.
Mmm, mmm.
- Ugh, Nicole! (laughs) We just started!
- I dig that, that's really frickin' good.
(both laugh)
- What the [censored] was that? What was that?
- Spiciest food I've ever had in my life!
(both laugh)
- What is this?
Oh, like little pancakes?
- Is this salty, is this sweet?
- Yeah, I don't know, it looks like pancakes.
- Yeah.
- Is this gonna be like some sort of crepe?
- You think it's sweet or savory?
- On the sweeter side.
- Okay, what's the filling? That's what I'm curious about.
- Different colored onions?
- Okay, so these are like...
- It looks like a crepe taco. - It's like a crepe taco, yeah.
- Ooh!
- It looks like squash.
- They look like little tacos! - Ooh, yeah!
- I will say, the texture of this is very reminiscent of a...
- Fortune cookie? - Fortune cookie.
- (PvF) Khanom Bueang are a crispy, crunchy crepe,
with a sweet cream filling and toppings that range
from sweet to savory, like candied duck egg yolk.
- Ooh! - Ooh. (laughs)
- So it's a dessert, okay, great. - Okay!
- Is that what this is? Hell yeah!
- My brain was so not anywhere near candied duck yolks.
- Cheers. - Alright.
- Wee! - Watch it be so hot.
I'm scared. (laughs) - I know, ow!
Okay.
- This is pretty good.
- Oh, so it's kind of like a, what are they called?
Those white things that like go in a swirl,
that have a little pointy... - (PvF) Meringue.
- Meringue!
- Coconut! - It tastes like crayon.
- (laughs) I said coconut, you said crayon.
- Mmm! - Mmm.
- I like it, it's giving, like, melted marshmallow stickiness.
- Exactly!
- The crepe tastes like a fortune cookie, but flakier.
- Yes!
- I wasn't expecting something sweet from like a Thai place.
- Me too, I was expecting it to all be spicy, and like...
- Yeah, or like... - Tongue burning.
- Mmm, sticky. Oh la la.
(both laugh)
- Everything you do just surprises me.
- (both) Green Papaya Salad.
- Hmm.
- Somtam, I probably said that so badly.
(Sabrina laughs)
- Ooh, is that the dressing? Oh, is that the dressing?
- It's like with the guacamole, how they use the...
- Yeah, yeah. - The wooden thingy.
- Interesting, I've never seen this dish before.
- Oh, they have it down to a science.
They went blah blah, b-b-b-blah!
- But they're mixing it with seeds, it's giving very flavor.
- I didn't know you can get a salad as a street food, though.
- Okay.
- It's funny that they just crush it like that.
- I can't even remember like what a papaya tastes like.
- Okay, get it all.
It hurts my teeth, it doesn't hurt your teeth?
- It looks like my lunch from when I went to school
a long time ago. (laughs) - (gasps) I was about to say that!
It looks like a school lunch!
- Everything in a bag, always.
- (both) Ooh!
- It's like limey, it's like, I was gonna say vinegary,
but it's not. - I'm so ready, Jaxon.
Are you ready?
- It actually smells really good though.
- It smells very healthy.
- (PvF) Before you guys dig in, we've got a super tasty message
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Som Tum is a very popular and tasty Thai snack
that originated in Northern Thailand,
contains a mixture of shredded green papaya, with tomatoes,
carrots, peanuts, string beans, garlic, fish sauce, and chilies.
- Mmm, mmm, mmm.
- (PvF) Careful, however, as it tends to be a little spicy.
(Jair laughs)
- Thai food, I know is known for their spice.
They, God damn.
- I'm trying to get this little bean, okay.
- Wait, I like, oh, there we go. (Paulina laughs)
- You knew this whole time.
- It was great for two seconds.
- Ooh, oh no, we're having a turbulent failure!
It's going down, no! We gotta save the passengers!
Oh my God! Oh my God!
- That was a shh... (claps)
- It's not bad, I like it, it's flavorful.
It's like a good amount of spice just before my eyes start watering.
- Oh my goodness! - Uh huh!
- Oh my God. (gasps)
- It's like a, it's a very peppery spice.
(clears throat) I'm not dying that much here,
it just feels like I am.
- It's a very... (clears throat)
- This is intense, Nicole! How do people eat this?
- We're literally gonna be turning red by the end of this episode.
- Mmm, there's peanuts!
- You're a little nutty, aren't you? (Jaxon laughs)
(Jair laughs)
- My tongue is throbbing!
- Yeah, I'm not a salad girlie, but this doesn't even taste like salad.
Like, it all just tastes good, like every part of it.
- (PvF) This dish is actually the national dish
of both Laos and Thailand.
- Hell yeah!
I can see why, this is good.
- It's more spicy than Indian food.
- This is their snack? This is their national snack?
Like, this is so healthy.
It's crazy. - Yeah.
- Can we take the chili out? - Yeah.
- And then it would be great for me.
- Yeah, I feel like the crunchiness was good.
(Jair babbles)
- Mmm, mmm!
Oh!
- Oh, it's like fried chicken, or fried shrimp?
- I'm getting fried chicken vibes. - Mm-hmm.
- Is this fried chicken?
- Okay, maybe it won't be spicy. Is that cheese inside?
- Maybe fish? Oh.
- Oh, what is that? - Is that fish in there?
What is this? - What is that, I'm so scared!
- What are those black little things?
- Yeah.
- Oh my God, what is that, is that raisins?
- It's giving like bean sprouts, maybe?
- That looks spicy.
- Yeah, don't touch that.
- Is that kimchi? - Is that like carrot juice?
- I'm very curious as to what this is,
'cause like there's a lot of stringy stuff in there.
- Yeah.
- What is this? - I'm so excited!
- This smells nice. - It looks good.
- What is it, I'm confused. I need you to explain first.
- Peek Gai Yad Sai Tod, or deep-fried stuffed chicken wings
are the stuff of legend,
and they are often eaten as a starter or snack on their own.
- There's a lot going on in the middle of this.
- I'm scared.
- Mmm!
- The little stringy bits are chicken?
- No, no, no, no. - (PvF) No, the outside is.
- The outside is chicken?
(Jair stomping)
- I think I'm in love. - Me too!
- There's noodles, there's chicken, I think.
- (PvF) Mm-hmm.
- What is the little black thing? - (PvF) Mushrooms.
- Mushrooms. - (gasps) I love mushroom!
- Yo, this sauce, what the heck?
- Mmm! - That sauce!
- (PvF) Please try the sauce.
- Nicole. (Jack laughs)
It's sweet! - Not bad, yeah!
- Nicole! - You scared us!
- You tricked us!
- This looked scary, but it's actually so good.
- Okay, I would have that at a restaurant.
- Yeah, same.
- What's it called,
so I can ask next time I go to a Thai restaurant?
- (PvF) Peek Gai Yad Sai Tod.
- Pick...
- I'm gonna just roll the REACT clip when I order.
- Yeah.
- This one's very interesting.
This is not quite what I thought it was gonna be,
as far as like, Thai food, 'cause my brain is so just fixated
on like Pad Thai or curry. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- So it's nice to see like there's obviously a lot more to it.
- These are really good.
I'm trying to save my appetite, but I'm telling you,
the texture is, yeah [censored] it, I'll have more.
What am I saying? Oh, I just gleeked.
- Oh, what's going on?
- Is that pork?
- He's just saying words. - Cheese, chives.
- (narrator) Fresh chili. - I heard fresh chili.
- Okay.
- It's a chili salad. - A spicy salad.
- A spicy salad. - Yeah.
- Okay, I'm very curious about this one.
- Ooh! - This looks cute!
- This one looks really good, honestly.
- Yeah!
- Very limey and cilantro-y. - Ooh, I like that.
- Okay, wait, I love this.
- (PvF) Do you love it, or do you larb it?
- Is this larb?
- (PvF) I larb you. - Aw.
- I larb you too!
- (PvF) Larb is a savory, minced meat salad
that originated in Laos, but shares a lot of history
with its neighboring Isan, and is a truly unique and special dish
that is loved all over Thailand.
- I get why they larb it.
- Delicious.
- (PvF) Jair's just stopped talking. All she's doing is eating.
- Yep. Nicole strikes again.
- This is, I think this is my favorite so far.
This is really good.
- I love the cilantro notes, and like, the lime and the...
- Oh! (laughs) - Woo!
- So the savory meat, a lot of onion in here.
It's got some heat to it.
- It goes to the back of your throat.
- Yes it does!
- But it's just like something you keep eating, and it's just nice.
- Ugh, I came here to eat food. I'm being tortured.
- This dish is warming me up right now.
- Damn.
- Like, you don't even need to put fire on your food anymore.
Just put some larb, and you're good.
- Yeah, everywhere. - And it's gonna cook it for you.
- I don't know how to describe this, this is just like meat.
It's like a good meat, you know?
- (PvF) Is it a salad?
- Meat salad, I mean, I'm trying to think of,
like things that we can compare it to.
- I've had Mexican meat salad, like... - Yeah.
- You know, like one of the Chipotle bowls.
- You go to Chipotle, and you get like leaves,
and you put some meat, it could be a meat salad.
- A meat salad.
- Crispy fried banana! - That sounds great.
- Crispy fried banana? - Crispy friend, ah, nope.
- Hell yeah! - Nope.
- What!?
- Like, fried plantains are great.
- Ooh! - Yes!
- That looks like churros, but banana.
- Yeah!
- So we're nearing the end, so we're doing the sweet things now.
- Woo!
- Mmm.
- (PvF) What's happening, Jair?
- I don't know.
- (PvF) Kluay Tod are a warm and comforting deep-fried banana
in a sweet batter that makes a great on-the-go snack or dessert.
- Come on.
- Mmm!
- This is a very familiar flavor. - Funnel cake?
- Funnel cake! - Mm-hmm.
- Mmm! [Censored] yeah!
- I expected sweeter, I don't know why.
- Delicious! Yeah!
- Yeah, this really is just like a funnel cake banana.
- I like this, no spice. I will eat it.
- (laughs) I love this. (PvF laughs)
This is literally a donut.
- It reminds me of a bear claw donut.
- A banana that's been fried.
(Jaxon claps)
There was more!
With little black seeds. (both laugh)
- I would love more sweetness though. I love really sweet desserts,
so if I'm gonna do a dessert, I want like sweets.
- You can put the milk. (both gasp)
- No.
That looks really good. - Mm-hmm!
- Oh my God. - It's good!
- It is good though.
- This has been such a good episode.
The whole way through.
Yes, I told you! Mmm!
- Mango sticky rice?
- (both) Mango sticky rice.
- Oh, it's another dessert!
- I've heard about mango sticky rice before.
- Okay, me too.
- I've never tried it, though. - Same.
- This is the [censored]. This is the [censored]!
- Oh. - Ooh!
- Hell yeah, mmm! - Mmm!
- Rice with ranch.
- It's not ranch, not every white liquid is ranch!
- It is, I swear!
- (PvF) What is that, Jack?
- Ranch. - This is ranch.
I'm in ranch heaven, it's finally happened, everybody.
- Woah, alright. This is my favorite.
- Wait, really? - Holy [censored].
- (PvF) Khao Niao Mamuang, or mango sticky rice,
is probably one of the most iconic Thai desserts,
and a very popular one to find at street vendors
all over the country.
- Mango. - This is crazy.
This is, I think I must have had this as a child at one point,
'cause this is bringing back like weird memories.
- And I can tell this is a coconut sauce from the smell.
- Mmm. - Yeah, it's not ranch either.
Coconut, mmm.
- Without the food. - Yeah, wait, okay,
that sauce, actually was like kinda sour.
- What?
Mmm, mmm, mmm. I [censored] love mango sticky rice.
- Like, this is so good. I'm absolutely in love with this.
- Something I would have in like a tropical island.
- Yeah. - On vacation.
- On vacation!
- It's so basic, and it works so well.
- I'm not a mango fan, but like, I would eat this.
- It's so interesting, because I would never pair rice.
- With mango. - Yeah, and coconut sauce.
- Yeah.
- This is like one of the best things I feel like I've ever had.
This is crazy.
- Even though I don't like sweets, this is actually pretty good.
- It's bringing back like core memories
to when I was like maybe four.
- Didn't you literally go to Thailand?
- I did, yeah, maybe I had it there.
I'm like the food reviewer from Ratatouille right now,
you know, when he takes a bite. Phew.
- 10 points. - 20, back to you, Nicole.
(both laugh)
- We survived. - I feel great.
I thought I was actually gonna die, this whole episode.
- Which one was your favorite? - This.
- This, really? - Mango.
- I want to mango to Thailand. Thank you.
- (PvF) Thank you guys for watching this Thai street food episode.
I look really nervous right now, you do too,
because neither of us can handle spice,
but for you guys, we're gonna,
Thai chili pepper challenge.
Alright, subscribe, like, all the things, bye.
- Instant. - (PvF) (laughs) Ooh, ah!
(both scream)
- Oh my God, what the, hot.
(PvF screams) Oh my God.
- (PvF) Getting in my hair, alright, bye.
(laughs)