Sunday, 03:00

Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey

Rick Stein's culinary journey continues as he travels down the Mekong River to Vietnam. Here, the food is light and fresh, prepared using an abundance of herbs, lots of freshwater fish and flavoursome soups made with thin strips of beef with rice noodles. "It's slimming food," he says with some enthusiasm. In Saigon, Rick visits the old stomping ground of his hero, author Graham Greene, and in Hanoi he meets up with a former employee who delights in the varied and delicious street food of Vietnam's capital city. For the ultimate in al fresco eating, Rick tries the night food stalls in the heart of Bangkok.