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  • I've just landed in the capital, Bangkok, and I'm straight off the plane and ready for my first taste of Thailand.

  • There's food everywhere every into these papers, food after food, off the food off, the food ties, Britain's fastest growing cuisine, and I can't wait to get to grips with it.

  • Now I know how to make a bad time, but that's about the extent of my tie cuisine repertoire.

  • It's better than just packed.

  • I hear I've got my work cut out just one week to master authentic Thai food.

  • So I've asked one of Thailand's top chefs to help me on my way.

  • Now there's one unique individual chef, McDonough.

  • Apparently, guys clocked up more prime time hours than May.

  • This guy's gonna set me on the right track.

  • I can't wait to get started.

  • Have agreed to meet celebrity chef McDonald for dinner.

  • First, our fried enter market between squids have flower store Look, a place not at a fancy restaurant.

  • He asked me to meet him at his favorite street food stall in Bangkok to educate me in authentic Thai cooking.

  • Looking for a chef?

  • Look dance?

  • No, he's given me a map, but it's a foreign language to me night.

  • But I know a star when I see one.

  • Uh huh.

  • But your mouth away.

  • How are you?

  • Hello.

  • Going.

  • Grab me.

  • Good to see you.

  • Used to meet you.

  • How are you?

  • Very well.

  • Do you think I'm so excited to be here?

  • This place is basically amazing.

  • Amazing.

  • And it's This is one of my favorite star.

  • This is Mr Whiskers.

  • Mr.

  • Whiskers, Right on the most populous would be pad Thai.

  • No, no.

  • Jesus.

  • Crazy.

  • Okay, one on.

  • It's really boring.

  • Is this?

  • Yeah, because every Westerner says Oh, Thai food party.

  • Okay, Bull, why don't you try something that we consider that I like the tie hamburger.

  • Ah, one plate dish that we always eat power.

  • Take me through, please.

  • Chicken guard.

  • And he puts a ticket in.

  • Took in the Thai way.

  • Looks simple, but there are strict principles.

  • I need to master Give me the secret behind good tigers.

  • It's a balance of tastes, nice saltiness and sound.

  • But you cannot cook Thai food without a doubt.

  • Saltiness sweetness.

  • Soundest in a paste is the bedrock of Thai food with different ingredients used to deliver the essential flavors that one he just put in fish officials have been oyster sauce.

  • Always have sweetness.

  • Boys, that is Holy Holy basil.

  • I mean, it smells incredible.

  • Here you go.

  • Thank you.

  • Can I do this?

  • Break that.

  • You just stuck?

  • Yeah.

  • Crispy on top of my delicious while you find an egg on top of this amazing food.

  • I know, but this is how we eat.

  • It combines all the flavor's delicious.

  • It works.

  • My first taste of authentic Thai food has impressed me.

  • It's bursting with flavour.

  • McDonough has got more to show me.

  • You know, I have a television show.

  • I heard It's on what?

  • Once a year?

  • Give me a break way.

  • Do every week.

  • Still two d two weeks.

  • Yeah.

  • You have more experience from a on television, right?

  • You see, everybody in Thailand knows where would you consider coming on my show on your show life?

  • So you convince May I am not gonna miss you.

  • We can a telephone and talk to each other.

  • What?

  • We're going to do it.

  • Okay, you run One big question.

  • I'm a real chef.

  • Are you a TV chef for real chef?

  • Really?

  • Because I went to school for.

  • We'll find out next week.

  • Okay, now it's too much.

  • I thought he was a bit of a joke being with, but he's actually quite serious and he knows his shit.

  • And I'm a Thai cooking novice with just one week to Richmond Dang standards or face a very public humiliation.

  • Okay, out and left sexy.

I've just landed in the capital, Bangkok, and I'm straight off the plane and ready for my first taste of Thailand.

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