Episode
Somebody Feed Phil: Saigon
Overview
A tasty trip to Saigon kicks off with pho and banh mi. Phil gets up at dawn to harvest lotus stems and learns how real Vietnamese coffee is made.
Details
- Series
- Somebody Feed Phil
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2018-01-12
- Runtime
- 56 min
Episode context
Saigon is Episode 2 in The First Course of Somebody Feed Phil. It aired on 2018-01-12. The runtime is 56 min.
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Episode 1: Bangkok
Phil tours a floating market by boat, samples the world's best street food in Chinatown and takes on a 25-course tasting menu with a futuristic twist.
Episode 3: Tel Aviv
In vibrant Tel Aviv, Phil reconnects with old friends over shakshuka, visits a synagogue-themed hummus shop and meets "the princess of soup."
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