This fertile region is crisscrossed with hundreds of waterways.

It's home to a floating food market, where I'm heading to learn a Vietnamese classic that's essential to my culinary education.

Inside this market is Ah, lady, he's a bit of a legend, shares in a reputation for her.

Braatz on If I'm gonna get up to speed quickly within a week about Vietnamese cooking, the broth is that helping the broth queen?

Mrs E.

High is a veteran.

She's been selling her suit for 40 years and today are rolling up my sleeves to work with her.

Good Morning, Gordon Shep Luke Newman is here to help, too, so she's a master of Roth's.

She's the master of Broth, so let's go check it out.

Any way to do it is to get in and do it yourself.

Well would have fell in that boat.

You and I am a CZ.

Well, let's do it is a bit rocky.

You're right.

Yet see how I vote is the equivalent of a market cafe on a soup recipes, the ultimate in fast food and now you're gonna teach me how to make it.

So the broth.

Where did the original recipe come from?

Is it from my mom?

Um, just from eating.

She eats on the street eating little stores, and she changed palette to make it the best that she can on the floating rib.

You hear what she started?

That is So we've got banana blossom there.

You're being scrapped.

Yeah.

Shredded, Uh, what has been instance And throw some vermicelli noodles behind you.

Yeah, so here we just got some hot water.

Water?

There's gonna be a lamp.

Okay, so she cooks very, very quickly Now, in Vietnamese cuisine, the clear with the broth the better, right?

I mean, it looks like it doesn't have much flavor, but sleeping.

It's just, well, very complex.

See, Highs trick is to put the dish together in seconds to ensure it retains its Vietnamese crunch.

Quickly.

Thank you.

Well, that is delicious.

And the fragrance of the herbs at the end as well?

Yes.

Lovely coriander.

The sweet basil texture, balance of flavor, lightness, Vietnamese cuisine in that show.

There for you.

There's no more time for me to practice today.

I take Mrs the highest place serving her regulars.

She needs to sell 60 to break even 60 bowls, 80 balls to make some money.

Okay, so roughly she'll make around how much that go for less than a dollar less than little in a dollar.

So we're looking at 50 pence.

Christ would really get to work.

Vietnam.

This is how she advertises dish.

She sings it out.

So she's saying both dishes.

But she sings the least melodic tune.

It's quite beautiful.

I get to digging out Syrian front me 1/2 past seven in the morning, singing for your breakfast.

Oh, to both over the head.

You know?

Jesus photo booth, 60 portions a day minimum.

We're gonna do 80 today.

Let's make some money.

Grab a really good look at them.

Rushing No.

One portion sold your eighties ago, Mrs C.

Hi.

Spent most of her life working this patch, but I could ruin her reputation in just one morning.

Thank you for that customer coming down.

Well, allright.

Finally being spread more, More, more.

Someone see a regular first guy?

No, no, You 1st 1 of the day.

All right.

Thank you so much.

Why?

There was no idea she wants Jesus from real.

Come on.

It's fantastic that she's happy.

This is serious.

Drafting beyond belief.

Incredible.

You sold 20 porters yet?

Just a speed.

Gotta work out.

But I'm being something.

Tangle into one little spot here.

Cooking without moving.

I've never known.

Making suit to be so difficult.

These broth is a triumph.

I would like to do it.

Justice.

Thank you.

No, thank you.

What do you think?

Okay.

No client.

She's seeing a customer.

Russia, That's it.

Someone's cold arrives.

Select Excuse me.

Have it.

This is hot, hard work and only managed to sell a fraction of what z Hi.

Serves up every day.

Please enjoy.

Thank you for telling on the chef in the UK And I've never sat still.

I have to cook in one place for so long.

That long bang bang.

That's quite funny.

Thank God she said, Do you think it's hard work?

Yeah, this is This is beyond hard work.

I've been to lots of Vietnamese restaurants in London and the broth in the soup.

Absolutely fine, but nowhere near as delicious as this.

Yes, you're amazing, lady.

Ah, A few days into my adventure and I've got a brand new respect for Vietnamese food.

If he was right, mastering this cuisine in a week is gonna be a tall order.

I'm nervous because I wasn't a blast, but I I thought Vietnamese food was similar to tie this complete different.

So I think it's gonna be harder to understand than any other country I've ever visited.