It's the foodie capital of the South, and I'm here to get my induction to this country's incredible food.

What's the city?

I've never been to Vietnam before, and I can't wait to get started.

For me, the idea of escape is to to get comfortable.

You're not noticed down more poorly.

Turn the phone off.

I'm just just disappeared.

I mean, really disappear.

Just me and food.

That's it.

It's 10 in the morning and already it's a bawling 35 degrees.

I trust that this is not working.

This country is fine for exotic delicacies on fantastically fresh ingredients.

I've heard the Vietnamese are a nation of Faillace.

Food is they're rumored to waits.

Nothing.

And everything everyone say is in France.

It's the nose to tail over here, a completely different level.

If it moves the that's new charity for me.

Okay, we go.

My first stop is the mother of all fresh food markets, Ben Tang.

This is Vietnam's answer to our supermarkets, but here food is as fresh as it gets.

Amazing.

Where's the fish section?

Fish here, Actually that thank you.

It's the liveliest market I've seen, too many ingredients still have a pulse.

Unbelievable.

Everything's out open fresh.

He's taking heads of the shrimp.

Only Just said vibrant, alive, fresh and kick you Incredible Freshness is king in Vietnam and I'm here to meet a woman whose reputation relies on it.

Mrs.

How are you?

Nice to see you.

Yes, I was shopping.

What amazing place.

Hello?

No, you're beaching owns for the country's hottest restaurants.

She creates a new menu every day using the market for inspiration.

So there's your local market on How many times did you come here?

Nevers?

President.

Britain goes shopping once a week.

We have to shop every day because they're fresh ink.

Wouldn't you?

Can see everything for your life?

Yes.

This is normal.

To have the folks out here like that you want to get one that would cut it up for you.

So they just moved?

Yes, it is how we bought it just for you.

What?

They done their catfish.

You gotta buy when everything feel like world I strong.

Why would you even that small the catfish bring that time you eat the whole thing, the whole thing.

You're not gonna waste any way, have no daring.

So the bone is so important to get some power.

So no dough.

And that's why you're gonna eat everything you actually shopping fresher than a lot of Russians.

All this leaping and wriggling might look the stuff of nightmares.

But ingredients this fresh or a chef's dream, writes cook.

These hijacked a stall to show me how to turn these clams.

You just bought into a stunning dish fresh there because it's so firm.

I was like trying again to the Pentagon.

You can't even pierce open.

It's incredible.

More fresh.

Go, Come on, aboutthe officials.

So officials Crucial ingredient way dressing plan about again.

It's all charcoal is that you don't have ovens.

Everything's just sort of open flame.

That's incredible.

That Look how quick that I get it.

I love it.

Content to guess them done.

I love things.

No first approach.

In minutes, she's turned raw ingredients into the ultimate fast food.

They smell fantastic.

I'm dying to meet one of them.

Pulled a juice.

Yeah.

You need to see football.

We got a market like this.

Go.

I'm only here for a week.

So what a great start.

Thank you.

You.

Well, I think one week is not enough.

I don't think I'll learn enough in one week.

I think it is sure to short I'll come back on the end of the week.

Improved Thio.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you.

They were delicious.

Good to see you.

Look the other way.

V has upped the ante on.

Now I have a lot to prove.

He has every right to doubt because it's an insult to her culture to come here and tell her I'll be up to her speed after 31 years cooking that style of food within seven days.