Grilling up some pork meatballs (nem nuong). Stop it already. 🐷 7:45 am @ Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam instagram.com/p/-iEWsXhmkE/

Super sweet tofu and dumpling vendor didn't want us to leave without a souvenir. 8 am @ Ho Chi Minh… instagram.com/p/-iEii4BmkV/

Local fish braised in clay pot over charcoal. 🐟🔥 @ Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam instagram.com/p/-jiFoqhmj0/

Midnight chicken pho. You choose any chicken part you want. Even the McNuggets. 🔥 @ Ho Chi Minh City,… instagram.com/p/-jidp2hmki/

Morning banh mi. Fried fish cake filling. 👌🏼 8:28 am @ Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam instagram.com/p/-kkgrZBmqQ/

Bun rieu breakfast. Note the clever stacking of the red stools by the street vendors to form a table.… instagram.com/p/-klRvKhmr5/

Wok-fried Banh Xeo, a type of crepe with shrimp, pork and bean sprouts. Another classic Vietnamese… instagram.com/p/-koDxVBmgh/

An all-crab restaurant is a beautiful thing. Especially when all the crabmeat removal has been done… instagram.com/p/-k83s4hmvc/

Steamed crab classes with garlic onion sauce, deep fried soft shell crab and crab egg rolls (cha gio… instagram.com/p/-k9Qfdhmv4/

Steamed crabmeat tastes awesome with lettuce wraps, herbs and nuoc cham. Saigon, VN. @ Quan 94 instagram.com/p/-k9dwwhmgJ/

Banh Cuon hop with Jeni and Jeremy. Saigon, VN. @ Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam instagram.com/p/-nY4gehmvC/

Banh Cuon Trung, steamed rice rolls with pork filling, topped with fried shallots. Never seen this… instagram.com/p/-nZM9qBmvc/

Banh Cuon Trung. Steamed rice rolls with pork filling. She's so quick! Saigon, VN. @ Bánh cuốn Thiên… instagram.com/p/-nZc0Ihmv2/

Clever baby car seat. 5:08 pm Saigon, VN. @ Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam instagram.com/p/-pLoZIBmri/

In the town of Kaga, known for natural hot springs (onsen) and crab! The restaurants typically… instagram.com/p/-2jLSohmmk/

Seafood goldmine. You can see a video on how Japanese chefs are able to fill up that whole tray… instagram.com/p/-2ja7ehmnF/

Seafood goldmine. You can see a video on how Japanese chefs are able to fill up that whole tray… instagram.com/p/-2jkPzBmnZ/

More Kaga crab-mania. Young female Kobako crabs grilled tableside with chopsticks. 🦀 @ Beniya… instagram.com/p/-3thHbhmne/

I love "kani miso", or crab innards. Because they Kobako crabs were young, the innards were very… instagram.com/p/-3uMC0hmpO/

And the main event of Kaga's crab mania, a repackaged bouquet of crab parts: legs, roe,… instagram.com/p/-3udIGhmp5/